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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1916
Page
2
Unclear roster of individuals and partners linked to shipping duties. Readable names include Leone, Garhate, Hitter, Macken, Hartwan, McGre, Melbourne, and others set against a noisy OCR run. The text lists unpaid stevedores, patrons, and company personnel, interspersed with misread locations and dates.
January 24 departures list names crew and passengers aboard Austrian Steamships Led including Captain Minehane and Master Mogsuhast with several passengers and crew members such as Mesersets Raranael A. Priesiiy Hintent W. H. Blant Phomay Real Seal Melaren and others as reported in the port notice.
Burns, Philp Co. Limited reports vessel movements with Cairns departures and return legs. AUSN steamers Sturlay to Townsville. Rowen, Mackay, Brishase schedule. Sydney and Melbourne calls. subsequent southbound and return legs detailed for the week.
Fragmentary timetable shows steamship movements with multiple ports including Townsville Mackay Bowen Bowen Brisbane Sydney and Fort Alma. The garbled text lists departures arrivals and travel sequences on various days with numerous misspellings and unclear dates.
Fearnley and Co Ltd announces Taiyuan to Hong Kong voyage scheduled for February 1. Details unclear due to garbled text but confirms departure plan and associated parties.
The steamer Verran of the AC line sails from Cairns for Hong Kong via Timreday and Port Darwin on Tuesday. The Morne arrives at Cairns this afternoon. The Wyandra secured Cairns on Tuesday after leaving Tomnsride on Wednesday. The cargo steamer Urilla departed Cairns on Thursday bound south.
The list shows copper and lead price ranges in pounds shillings and pence. Copper ranges from 178 to 179 pounds per ton while lead trades around 94 pounds 2 shillings 6 pence to 161 pounds. Silver is noted at 27 shillings per ounce.
OCR fragment lists many unreadable names and figures such as Jeena 77 Boone Beeder 6 6/9 0075 Tra Jinn and Selina Rixtomied with various codes. It resembles a trade or market ledger entry with incomplete itemized lines and unclear dates or amounts.
A fragment reads as a garbled note about actions related to a Tor and a root. Readable details are scattered and unclear, with no coherent event or named entities to anchor a summary.
Fragmentary notes reference a local person and event with unclear details. Names and places are obscured, leaving only hints of a speech or presentation and a social gathering. Further readable specifics are unavailable in the text.
The Brisbane market opened with 25 700 offerings and a dry time impact. Wool descriptions showed a fine of 10 7 per cwt for all descriptions, top price for greasy wool 195d, merino 184, scoured wool 34. Prices and lots span Arana We Sold For Mostton Talty to Alph Ewendale Tracombe Willowsank Goondintedi P hart Allora Gis i Jericho Dalby St Thlea Torobomah Loe.
Wheat prices ease in London trading as congestion at the port plus ship arrivals prompt officials and railway representatives to discuss transport and cartage. Government committees examined potential measures to speed loading and reduce backlog amid January conditions.
An OCR readable fragment lists various domestic items and prices including calico fabrics and white textiles. It mentions products like Pure White Dame and Pure White Deomen with prices such as 1/7 and 3/6, and references items like Domest and Madapetem.
An OCR fragment shows mining related entries and product notes including White Line Service ad details, various names, item codes, and prices. It references Bow en River Coal Bowen Coal and Coke Co Ltd, Mareeba Gold Mines, Tyrconnell Extended and Sam Rewee Tek Tonia among others, with scattered figures and merchandise like tea towels and glass cloths.
The Warden presided over a case involving Peter and other parties with a defense by Mowe P Jaime as the prosecuting matter. The testimony included bearing evidence and examination of witnesses while the court considered the charges and potential penalties. The session noted the restraining action and the judge urged careful handling of the proceedings.
A partial 1915 record shows the Calene Ambulance Brigade handling 205 cases and 428 minor office counts. The document notes mileage traveled about 105 miles and 1451 total events including police cases.
Receipts totaled £17 14s 8d reported for the event held Saturday last at the Caires Starr Bowcett Society venue. Aylord Sheen and EHD Hawkina are noted as the first two attendees in the piece.
A wartime column rails against a Prussian-like press system and clerical censorship while criticizing pacifist and anti conscription stances. The piece questions motives behind antiwar arguments, mocks Labour figures, and ends with two wedding notices from 1916, Casey-Tewkesbury and Blackburn-Stewart.
The Cairns Chamber of Commerce met at 4 pm today. Sale of furniture set for next Thursday at 8:80 pm. Mr Woodward will chair the function. Error filled notice outlines events and times with partial names and dates.
A meeting of parents will be held Monday night at Elallo Hall to discuss recognition of long service by Mir. Taerett Head Teacher of the Oxires School at Charters Towers. The notice promotes Cenig's Compound Syrup for nervous comfort, sold at 2/8 per bottle or 3/3 per pound.
An eccentric OCR fragment describes a theatre event at Catmte Tamatre with a high class program featuring Me com Keillat and Debra roa. It mentions a shelter, a town march, and a warning from Bent Puborahs about the show’s reception and safety concerns.
Obscure ad copy on cold tablets appears alongside a notice listing nominations for Shire Council vacancies. The fragment names candidates for subdivisions including No 1 and No 2, with initials and partial surnames, but details are garbled. The text mixes promotional phrasing with electoral matter and lacks clear context.
The fragment describes a disrupted weather scene and a discussion of alleged copies of Hobert Craig's work "Skeet Bans." It notes discomfort and confusion amid many imitations and loss of confidence in the original author.
The piece describes a lively theatre scene with performers, music, and announced programs for the upcoming nights. It notes patrons flocking to the venue and curiosity about special acts and comic performances. Details include drink prices, sparsely legible figures, and a sense of nightly bustle.
Torn weather forces postponement of Rede tymch peatponed service. timetable now to be announced pending conditions.
Fragmentary notice indicates a forthcoming sale named Sale of Party Berd at Peeumen Temoren. The text references a time of 9.38 tomorrow and mentions Nerwose The Cairns Devil het and Reims Yrmsent with various garbled terms.
In Cairns Susrtmans Court on Thursday Frank Boundy faced a charge of supplying liquor to a shoriginal and a fan. Prosecutor Sergeant Kenny led the case against Boundy as the court moved forward with the proceedings.
Public praise grows for Collins tropolax a tropical remedy claimed to ease malaria coastal dengue and allied fevers. The advertisement notes strong recommendations and lists a price of 6d and 3d per turtle with W A Collins chemist Cairns North Queensland as distributor.
A group from Cairns sees off Mr Quigley who has enlisted for the front. The crowd includes Mr Aigley and volunteers Deranton Mesa Grogan and Spratt. They extend best wishes for a safe campaign and a pleasant return to Malpas.
The notice lists various fabrics and garments with discounted prices and revised rates. Items include white shirts, white cotton ski vateis, kip thuchern, Kip matertigal com sacs, and yellow white caneas comrt. Mentions reductions to specific prices and stock references, with partial totals and shop names.
A feature on a theater program titled Veiled Dreams outlines a cast including Kate Watery and Alice Theanine in leading roles. The show showcases a three act structure with a torah showine motif and screen portraits of characters in a memory themed production.
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