09 Jul 1912
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 09, 1912
Page
1
Fearney and Co. Ltd promote as agents for air and sea freight between Cairns and all parts of the world. The notice emphasizes passenger and freight arrangements handled by the firm across Australia and international routes.
Shipping notices show Burns, Philco and Co with four offices handling weekly departures to Townsville every Tuesday from townsille and aves at 5 am returning Wednesday. Palmer ships depart Tuesday and return at 1 pm from Townsville. Alas steamers leave Cairne on Saturday reaching Townsville Sunday with Rene and Marky Tuesday, Keppel Bay Wednesday, Kribate on Friday. Aramar expected from Melbourne Thursday. Eastern sails for Hong Kong in July. Prichene schedules Townsville Friday and returns Monday night.
Ocean shipping notices report vessels including Adelaide Steamers departing Cairns for Townsville and Sydney, with arrivals in Melbourne and Brisbane, and ports such as Hongkong, London, and Southampton listed. The text outlines multiple sailings, wait times, and origins, mentioning ships like Guthrie Taiyuan and Zieten plus various routes and dates.
The Royal Packet Steam Navigation Co announces regular monthly service from Catrns to Europe via Tavva and Rotterdam. Schedules show the Pine Sea Steamship Van Warwick sailing around July 22, 1912, with passengers booked from Carne to London at reduced rates. Fare details list £77 first class and £50 second class.
Two residents near Mudgee report Maude Philips the jockey riding home by bicycle hospitalised after shooting himself in the head in front of his mother. A girl named Alma Raymer aged 18 also injured with a head wound and in a critical condition. One additional young man is believed involved and fled.
Fremantle dispatch reports a derelict vessel seen by the steamer Bularn on the Cowmack to Port Hedland route. The derelict’s long bilge and coordinates suggest it may be the missing Khombans wreckage, with debris found five miles northeast of Bedent Island near Port Hedland.
Adelaide report notes Sydney Kidman the cattle king has returned to South Australia after recent travels Western Queensland has had rain improving cattle prospects fat cattle and fat sheep should fetch good prices in the coming months
Catalog style listing of various hat models with materials such as Soft Felt in fawn and light efeen, Fur Felt, and Soft Slate Felt. Details include binding edges self bands unbound or bound, roll edges, brim sizes around 10 1 6 to 36//, and notes on unlined or unbound states.
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