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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1929
Page
5
In a North West dyke area near Freehold, Timco Ltd signals promising ore indications. Managing Director notes earlier drives yielded rich ore, with Mr Day expanding the search and reporting solid tin finds. local director Mr Lowe reports further sinking instructions.
The site lies 17 miles south of Mt Isa and four miles east of the Mt Isa railway line. The country rocks include green hornblende schists grey quartzites and clay slates with parallel bands of quartz fank the lode channel on either side.
The Field Superintendent reports from Roma dated January 10 on Continent No 1 drilling through hard black shale. Drilling reached 360 feet, shale sludge pronounced. water ample and sub bore tested. Analysis planned for No 1 shale. expect better drilling ground soon.
Under date of January 10 our Director intimates No. 1 Bore has reached 307 feet and the sub plant has begun drilling for water for engine supply.
The report records N. McIntyre achieving the best 600 yard mark with a score of 33. A note says Santey’s footwear may be arranged by the committee during the event activities.
At Daly's theatre in Leicester during a performance a man in evening dress with a revolver held up the gallery pay office demanding cash. A theatre girl dropped for cover and fled. The assailant fled to a waiting motor car and escaped. London reports the incident dated January 25.
A prize of five pounds three shillings is offered to the person suggesting the meat suitable for our stout which will be marketed soon. Bouies close February 7 1929. The decision of the Directors shall be final.
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