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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1912
Page
1
Fragmentary report mentions Fearnley & Co Ltd and Australias Ching Navigation with references to passengers and routes between Cairns and worldwide destinations. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Vessels and schedule details show ships from Adelaide and Townsville routes, with departures and arrivals to Sydney, Melbourne, Singapore, and Hong Kong. Entries mention Wyreema, Fanpire, Woon jem, ADELAIDE COMPANY LIMITED, SMITH CO. LIMITED, and various ports including Melbourne, Port Morestry, and Port foreies.
The list details several ships and their routes with estimated arrivals and departures. Rees NDL leaves, Sydney path to Les tleq and Southampton via Changsha ports due around June 14, Gethmne Hankong due July 2, Fremantle Vine due Cairns July Lith July, Taiyuan Tine due July 21 Hengborg via ports, Ressberg GA leaves Townsville for German ports via Wacassar July 17 calling Cairns if inducement, Zeiten NDT leaves Sydney August 7 for London and Southampton via ports.
An advertisement touts Sheldon’s Gin Pills as a quick cure for gout and rheumatism caused by poltanoew waste in the blood and kidney disturbance. Pills priced 6d and 3s 6d, available through grocers.
Mail from Cairns dated around July 24 1922 to Europe via Rotterdam and The Netherlands with reduced fares offered by Adelamf Strawsnypen Limited agents for travel to Pirva Java and Singapore aboard the Royal Packet Steam Navigation service on the regular monthly schedule.
Reports from Wishart and partners near Bradbeugh show tin seams and ore patches with promising grades. O’Hanlon, Frameway, and others push sinking and mining on the Goodenough lode, while Lempriere Co buys concentrates at £115 per ton. Prospecting continues at Clyde West Herberton and Begtleman shaft with several crushings and rising ore yields. overall outlook remains positive.
The claim widens with 18 feet mapped back and drill lines 6 to 8 feet along the lode, indicating a highly payable proposition. The ore body is gossan Kaolin ironstone and likened to Stella and nearby shows. An offer of £500 from N Barratt was rejected by Von who seeks full ownership. Dines and M Devereaux report a tin vein below Bassis find now opened to 18 inches of payable ore.
Reports indicate a shipment of heavy gelens is forwarded from Mount Jackson to the Havelock works for processing. Details on origin and destination are limited due to the fragmentary text.
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