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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1910
Page
2
The text shows garbled words and stray proper nouns such as Suavghat Tharse Feekun and PAM Helen with scattered references to Bijon and consignments. It reads like OCR noise from a page with multiple fragments and misread names, dates, and places.
A 3500 ton packet ship named Wan Wag will depart from California Harbor to NWLCK on Friday July 8. The voyage is scheduled with limited details and coastal port operations listed by Royal Peet S. S. Co. on the move.
Skating schedule tonight and daily hours listed with morning and night openings. Grand Hat Carnival scheduled for July 22 with prizes for largest and smallest, half-mile Handicap, and special events. season tickets offered for three months, one month, or weekly skating passes.
Public notice of an auction by STINT &A CO. for Rory Estate Hug deceased. The sale lists multiple allotments in Coir Town near ATS 8e’s wharf and Keating's Hotel, with rents and terms. Properties include Esplanade front lots and Abbott Street parcels, each with detailed area perches and monthly rents, to be sold by one third cash and remaining by rent intervals. reserve and plans available.
Owing to business changes Rot Surt & Co relinquish the furniture portion of their business. Every article is marked at exceptionally low price. sale day Saturday 30th July 1910. Auctioneers Robt Sturt & Co offer £1500 furniture at reduced prices and urge immediate viewing.
iSkating promoters Anderson Houldsworth and partners advertise skating nights at Tibersgan Hall on Friday and Saturday with afternoon sessions from 3 30 to 4 admission 1s for gentlemen and ladies stations listed. The notice touts dental pain relief products and a business pitch by A Be Dempes seeking investment.
A partial notice announces an express excursion train from Cairns to Chillagoe and Atherton starting Thursday 30 June. Service runs Thursdays until further notice with a 10:16 am departure from Cairns and fares listed as 85/2 and 25/1 to Chillagoe and 14/14 and 9,9 to Atherton. The timetable notes delays and a late return from Atherton.
A. J. Draper auctioneer offers for sale James O Neill's General Store in Nelson near Cairns center of a thriving sugar district. Sale includes stock and trade items. Full particulars on price from A. J. Draper.
Mulgrave Central Mill advertises for a relinite baker with wages of C2-10 per week and a bonus of & per week. If the applicant completes the crushing season, Constant Joh. Apply personally, S. WW. Daveds, General Manager.
A listed trip under the Hiernian Austral Aute Meme Society outlines an Excursion from Atherton to Lake Evanam with early morning trains. It notes male participants, 3.30 a.m. departure, arrival in Atherton around 13.2 pan, return to Cairns by 10.20 pan, and a food dag’s emjoxmuen with fares and arrangements mentioned.
Diana Forget invites members to Caledonian Oddfellows practice tonight at eight o clock The notice lists venue details and adds a call to attend for rehearsal and planning.
An examination for Certificates of Qualification for Milk and Cream will be held on Saturday morning the 17th July 1910 in centres arranged to suit candidates. Notify the Under Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Breck, Briabame, by 11th July 1919. Entrance fee 5/. late submission 7/6 accepted to 25th July 1710. K. G. E. SCRIVEN. Cider Secrete Department of Agriculture wr ret Brisiane, 27th June, 1019.
Crown land to lease announced for Monday August 1 1910 at the Caires Land Offices. Annual rent set at 10 per square mile for the initial ten year term. For details contact the Inquiry Office Department of Public Lands Beisham or the Land Agent Caires.
Official notice from Brisbane Works Department invites teachers to 7 PM Friday for discussion on erecting a new school and converting an existing building into a teacher residence. Details reference site, plans, and approvals by local authorities.
A garbled sports page item notes teams and scores with scattered proper nouns. Readable names include Kalamadan and Marshall’s queen with references to Frecholda and United, hinting at a local match or tournament outcome.
A fragmented list from the Cairns stock exchange shows various consignments and prices including Mt. Molloy pref 1/10 Mt. Elliott Clon 80, Hampden Clon 14/ and 14/9, Tommy Horns 510 pounds 7/10, Onka Rush paid 1/9, Mitchell River 52, and other entries like Vulcan 1/4 Stannary Wills 1/6. The brief includes multiple references to places Mount Agnes Macksmith and Aded entries in a mixed ledger format.
A Fourth of July celebration was held at Hemlington's Hotel Kuranda on Monday evening to mark the American Independence Anniversary. Guests included Mr and Mrs J B Button visiting from California via Sydney host and hostess, with Mrs Mason Mr Adra Crozier from Sydney Miss Richards and Miss Wall from Melbourne and Mr J McLean from Bulimba and Belvue Stations North Queensland. The menu featured American style dishes and Washington and Californian names. Ladies recommended Hoadley's Tistagne and fefllca. Also advertised were a picture show at Sir Wald Enterprise with American imports and a notice about a Grand Doe event.
A damaged OCR excerpt mentions a birth with scattered names and fragments such as dates and places, but essential details are unreadable. The readable bits point to a vital event but lack clear identities or proper context for a full summary.
The report notes tin ore production and metal values for a month. It lists 304s of tin ore from Sich, black tin weighing 1.2 tons, stream tin 24 tons, and valuations totaling £95,290. Principal mines include Fairplay and Tommy Harn with multiple metal outputs and prices.
A yesternay article examines banana farming in Malinda district and its impact on local employment, land use, and wages. It notes opposition from farmers and calls for balanced policy discussion involving government and landowners, highlighting the economic stakes for 150-acre holdings and per acre costs.
A Melbourne telegram reports Mr. Fisher’s pronouncement on excise and bounty, asserting the current arrangement will continue indefinitely until a better method for sugar industry goals is found. The Sugar Growers Union may push for a fixed cane price through excise refunds, a move seen as constitutional or not, with worker and planter interests in play.
Mr Ald reports yesterday's sale of allotments in section 1 near Lake and Florence in Cairns. The Mataram steamer is due at Cairns anchorage this morning to transfer cargo and passengers.
Fragmented document outlines a presentation prior to Towrs site work. Mentions transfers and speed, aims to present to Cam Av Pies and others. Indicates forwarding copies to Ur Gunton for review and action.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a dated event at a wall with references to a party and baton, noting observers and initial impressions. It mentions the Caledinian wall and a crowd gathering, but precise actions, dates, and names remain unclear.
A historic proposal by Mor tl Waters outlined building a stone wall from foreshore to light to shield the shore. The plan imagined frothing stone from Servant Beach and placing a wall with a long frontage, costing about £2000 yearly revenue and yielding acres of protected land.
St Monica's tall attracted a large crowd for an evening of dance and music. The Ladies' Committee listed many names and the hall was decorated by Rev Father Dewey with the interior transformed into a pleasant scene. Music featured Foster on violin, Mrs Foster on piano, and Taylor on bass with MCs P Toohey and W H Kelly.
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