Shipping Arrivals and Passengers Entered at Port
Ships from Townsville and various ports bring passengers and crew including Mesdames D O Brien Atherton and children R W Collyer G Black Bennett and two children Howards and two children Robinson and three children with many others listed in steerage. Agencies Burns Philp & Co act as agents for the arrivals and entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jareiry
Arene
Mawell
Amtreses
Gru
S . Miller
W. Senith
Newton
W. Thomas
R. Pasley
L. Iswall
J. Dunning
Lynn
C. Miller
A. Cadman
H Power
Adelante SS
Do. Lad
Kuranda
Raven
Townsville
Ace
Luciads Point
Macklyan Harbor
D. O'Bren
Atherton
R. W. Collyer
G. Black
Bennett
Howards
Robinson
West
Elie
Aol
W North Std
Redpath
Waugh
Thomas
Rattray H. Elffort
T. Collins
Departures and Moon Phases for January 1918
The notice lists departuring passengers including Karanda Ra ven Portamen and Macdonnell with steerage names such as Gallogly Johnson Martin Burne and McMahon along with Burns Philp Co as agents. It also notes moon phases with apogees on January 3 and January 31 and tides at 6 29 am and 6 37 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karanda
Raven
Portamen
Movements of Vessels Wryreema and Upara Sail Saturday
Wryreema departs for the south on Saturday, and Upara leaves for the south next Wednesday, according to the company schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wryreema
South
Fenwick & Co Market Report Bris January Sales
Commercial report from Fenwick and Co notes firm market for prime beef and lambs with crossbreds topping, lambs sold well and hogs mixed. Cattle yarded shows market dull but values firm with prime heavy weaners at £4 14s and light stock at 15s. total 1426 sheep and lambs and 1258 cattle and calves sold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenwick & Co
Brisare Coe
Dév's
Hides and Sins. 1938 January 17 fair hide sale results
Hides catalogues offered to a small turnout with tanners focusing on hides free of tick and blemish. Prices reached up to 18 1 per th but tickier hides and shipment demand waned amid higher overseas freights, while calfskins and yearlings sold well though some lines lagged. Tallow demand was dull with limited export buyers, and prime stock cleared at 45 15 per ton with few second quality sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenwick & Co
Brisbane
Sorghum Yields Highlighted in Queensland Trials
Brisbane reports note excellent grain and green fodder yields from Sorghum species on Agricultural Department plots in Southern and Central districts. In Kingaroy drought year grain sorghums exceeded 50 bushels per cut, while Boonah district yielded up to 103 bushels per acre. Central district fodder and grain results range from four to eight and a half bushels per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agricultural Department
Brisbane
Kingaroy
Boonah
B. Brooks
Rockhampton
Queensland
Inga
Clermont
Britain’s Wheat Purchase Debate Shrinks Commons Focus
Fragmentary report notes debate in the House of Commons on wheat purchases and associated parliamentary interest. Ambiguously dated references and partial phrases describe peer involvement and policy questions affecting dependent sectors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Commons
Senondinn
Britain faces wheat waste after war spending
The report cites wartime policy failing to export Australian wheat and costly storage losses. It notes six months of war added 750 million to debt, urging restraint on further purchases unless shipping can be secured. Australia fears ongoing war more than economic disruption post peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Australia
United States
Mining share quotations from Cairns broker AH Carke
Quoted list of mining and metals prices in Cairns sourced shares and debentures. Includes Ham b 2/6 Mt Cuthbert St Mungo St Andrew Vulcan Gilmore Tommy Burns Lode Hill Hill End Amal Ig Consols Tyrconnel New Minnie Moxham Oaks Reserves Thompson's Oaks Bowen River Coal Bowen Coal and Coke Cairns Preteres Commonwealth War Bonds Cairns Jockey Club Debentures Queensland Insurance Australian Drugs Burns, Philp Mount Morgan with bid and sale price notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ham
Mt. Cuthbert
St. Mungo
St Andrew
Vulcan
Gilmore
Tommy Burns
Lode Hill
Hill End Amal
Ig Consols
Alamadan
Charters Towers Market Prices Report
Market prices listed for cattle and goods in Charters Towers with multiple entries including Brilliant Deeps, Bonnie Dunder, Extended, Clarke's, Kalamadan, Mills' United, Minnie Moxham, New Brillant Freehold, Cross sid, Bowen Coal, and Joh among others. Prices shown in pence or shillings and pence with various bid amounts and conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lowing Teres
Hirilliant Block
Bonnie Dunder
Pau
Clarke
Kalamadan
Mills’ United
Minnie Moxham
New Brillant Freehold
Cross
Sid
Bowen Coal
Kalgurli Gold Mines Yields Bullion Despite Higher Costs
The Kalgurli Gold Mines general manager reports for the year ended July 31 extraction of 103,210 short tons yielding bullion worth 179,857 with head and ore values rising but costs of mining and treatment up to 24 4 per ton. Prospects hinge on maintaining costs amid rising supplies and wages while prospecting yielded modest ore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.A
Black
Iit
Harbor Board Approves Cairns Cold Storage Plan
The Harbor Board voted to hire a refrigeration expert to design 100 ton cold stores at Cairns wharves with a modern conveyor system and electrical capacity. The move aims to boost Tableland exports of butter and other perishables, though full operation awaits further steps and funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harbor Board
Cairns
Tableland
Lennon
Heale
Atherton
Cairne
Unclear Historical Ad Remnant from Cairns
Fragmentary OCR item noting a remedy fee and a chemist named Green at Abbott Street Cairns. Details are insufficient to identify event, person, or date. text reads like an old advertisement or invoice fragment with limited legible elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green's, Chemists
Abbott-street
Cairns
Furniture Sale Filed by Auctioneer Mr Woodward
Auctioneer C Woodward of Lake Street sells at public auction on the premises to-day. Instructions come from Mrs E Sprenger with signatures and related details, signaling a full range of household items to be offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Woodward
Lake Street
E. Sprenger
Artyn Street
Sale Notice for Lease Property Near Mount Molloy
In Cairns the Land Office lists a sale by Land Agent Mr Turley for a special lease in Portion 9 Parish of 16 miles East from Mount Molloy. The parcel covers 20 acres with an upset price of £29 and a 10 year term. purchased by Mr M J McNamara at upset price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns
Mr. Turley
Mount Molloy
M. J. McNamara
Weather and garbled notes from Our correspondent
Our correspondent reports continuing wet weather and mentions unclear phrases about meals and memory. The text contains incomplete lines and nonsensical segments, with no coherent event or identifiable sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ary Hilly Mac
Tim Scratcher
Land Court Actions and Local Forfeitures at Cairns
The monthly Land Commissioners Court will be held at the Cairns Land Office next Friday. Tuesday morning at Cairns Police Court John Brennett aged and Robert Jones aged 29 forfeited bail for obscene language. Sale tomorrow at 2.30 pm on the Esplanade premises of Miss E Faithfulls furniture and effects. Agencies Royal Insurance and Yates Seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Land Court
Momthly Land Commissioners
Cairns Land Office
Cairns Police Court
John Brennett
Robert Jones
Smoke Concert Welcomes Returnees at Esplanade Club
A concert in the Club rooms Esplanade Thursday evening January 24 1918 welcomes home 13 Fleming and R Pasley from active service Admission 2 shillings. AN members and friends are invited to attend. Clark's Model Store promotes thrifty housewives as best customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Esplanade
At & Pom
Fleming
R. Pasley
Clark's Model Store
Scheme Abandoned in Townsville City Lights Plan
Townsville report shows Aldermen abandoned Hubert well electrical plant scheme for city light and power. Lighting committee to report on two other options at a future date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsville
G. B. Metalloch
Hubert Well
Mulgrave Mill Report Week Ending January 1
Mulgrave Central Mill operations show season to date figures with sugar output and cane data. Reported tonnage of sugar and cane, wood consumption, and efficiency metrics include sugar produced 116 tons, cane processed 12 285 tons, co efficient of work 825, and residue metrics such as ash and moisture noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mulgrave Mill
Mulgrave Central Mill
Tata
Store Pricing Highlights Household Necessities
Mayers Lei outlines value pricing for common household fabrics and linens. Current stock includes Longcloth Os man at 4d per yard, white twill sheeting Os man 2/11, Elephant brand 3/3, Dacca rbd 1/9, and 54m at 1/9 per yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mayers
Osman
Dacca
Horrockses
Soin
Bain
Pearl Disaster at Brisbane River Bridge Collision
The Pearl ferry capsized February 13 near the Victoria Bridge in Brisbane with 24 drownings. Captain Chard reported 66 aboard on the final trip, as the Pearl struck Normanby and the Lucinda, then sank after being driven against the Lucinda. Queen Victoria sent condolences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Victoria Bridge
Trafic
Chard
Romning
Berg
Queen's Wharf
Lucinda
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Macdonnell, Macdownell & Mine
Cagans
High Court of Australia
Supreme Courts of the Whale of the Commonwealth and New
MacDonneLl
B.A
Brownlee
Gpace Street
Herberton
Ael Abel
Customs, Shipping, Commission
Howard Smith Chambers
Gramophone Records
H. H. Pettard & CO
Abbott Street
Stepy
Hemingway & Robertson
Pasion
Howard South Chambers
Poone
E. J. Harris
Victoria House
P.O. Box
MOT Carmel College
Charters Towers
The
Christian Brothers
Universi Exons
Mee
Kennedy
Owen Whittick
Winsor & Newton’s Artis
Phone
Craig’s
Craig
Murray
Marsland
Once Street
Cairen
Abijeh Murray
Melbourne
Urs. Hughes
Miss Smith
Green's
Chemists
J. P. Neary's
NEARY
Near Court House
Jist
Commercial
Gram Sorghums Scientific
Sigati
Britain
Cairns Stock Exchange
AH. Carke
Charters Towers Markets
Kalgurli
Staneus Thepaens
Rome
E. Foster
Seaton Ze Rodd
L G. Bulcock
N. Watters
C. Ff
D.C. W. Davice
Pater
E. Panchard
A. Johoron
Bosanke Gy
F. Lock
Ge Py
McKenzie Rt
A. Leisner
Speed Paarde
Heme
Eas. Zow
Phillip Mean
the Post
Toma
Eeplanade
Jour
Waddeh
Babinda
Royal Insurance and Yates
Seeda
F. Stacey
Abbott St. Cairns
Mt. Carmel College
Mt Carmel College
Frank Kennedy
Stannary Hills
Thatlon
Patrick Walsh
Ravenswood Junction
Mount Carmel College
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