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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 19, 1916
Page
2
Evening scarfs and hair mounts and daggers with sides and combs. Refined evening dress lilt and trimmings offered in a compact catalog feel.
A fragmentary shipping notice lists passengers and crew aboard a July voyage from Townsville to unspecified ports. Numerous names appear with titles and roles, including Mesdames, Misses, Messrs, Rev, and Sargeants, alongside company and ship details. The garbled OCR references Australian Steamships Ltd and specific individuals, but many names are unclear or misspelled.
Moorigan Captain Mine hance sails for Port Douglas and Cook Town on July 15 with passengers including Mesdames Grant James and Redford Miss Grimes O Donoghue and Mocer Mackay Messrs W J Aues Mc Donald Grant C Voller Williams Scout Mocer Mackay M F Kealy M Wasley Moore Greening Miller Bergen aboard the Australian Steamships Lad
A garbled report outlines steamship sailings to Townsville with Kurands and AUS.N steamers. Kurands departs midnights for Port Deuging and Ceek town, returns Thursday, sails again for Townsville. Cairns departures on Saturday reach Townsville on Sunday or Monday, Bowen and Mackay on Tuesday, Brisbane on Thursday, then continue south to Sydney and Melbourne the following week.
Maritime notices indicate Adelaide Company Limliss Steamers journey from Cairns to Townsville and Brisbane with Sydney and Melbourne calls. Inconsistent dates suggest July departures and port calls including Mackay and Port Douglas, with ships Shasight Mouritgan listed among the fleets.
Ice Street firm Graham and Matheson Limited advertises iron ore assay services amid health humor in a fragmentary notice. The brief text mentions sisters and assay work and promises confidence in their ferrous analyses.
A fragmented ad lists CHERRY BALSAM as a cough cure with a Melbourne base and a network in Charters Towers and Ravenswood. It notes agent ties to Sulphide Corporation Limited Cockle Creek from Townsville and a weekly Lass O Gowne schedule. Also mentions ore buying and copper ore shipments to an Electraptic Reining and Simciing Coy Pot station.
Fearnley and Co bound for Hong Kong via Thursday Island and Port Darwin around the 18th. Changsha expected from Hong Kong via unspecified ports on the 6th of August. Gundiak due from Brisbane with arrival on the 76th and sail back to Brisbane on the 21st.
Memorial notice for Patrick Waldron who died in a July accident at Jaggan om Wen. Inserted by his loving daughter and grandchildren with a heartfelt Rest in Peace.
Passcd Brisbane dispatch notes Marsina salvaged after reef grounding near Stopes Samet. Cargo removal nearly complete but ship delays persist awaiting lighterage and potential further salvage steps. Capstan and Marston point to grounding aftermath and expected arrival slated for weekend.
Mr A H Clarke, sharebroker on Abbott street, lists mining quotations for Tuesday. Stocks include Corea, Hampden, Mt Cuthbert, St Mungo, Andrew, Walean, Lode Hill, Iguana Consols, Kalamadan, Mareeba Gold Mines NL, Tyrcoomnell in several lots, Tyrcease Extended, New Minnie Moxham, Oaks, Fhompeons Oaks, Bowen River Coal, Bowen Coal and Coke Ltd, Cairns Pictures. Prices shown in old shilling and pence format with bid and offer marks.
Feawitt and Co report under water on the 12th mat Sheep appeared Market opened easier and closed 2/ dearer Mutton and beef prices fluctuated Cattle yarded 118 over supplied values declined to lower levels Prime beef sold firm calves 20 pence Strangen energy and prime wealers firm Yearlings to 7s to 9s general market terms noted with limited readable details
Readable entries list times and dates in July with names like Agsere Apogee and Kew Moon. The lines show morning and evening slots such as 9 90 a m and 5 5 p m for various days but many figures are unclear. The text appears as OCR junk with inconsistent spacing and misread characters.
A garbled OCR record lists horse names, birth dates, breed details, and paid amounts with fragments such as Bonnie Dundee b 4/6 and Victory, plus entries like St Andrew and St Mungo. The text mixes breeding, ownership, and financial marks, but is largely unreadable.
Fragmentary text mentions land and foreign settlement terms, with garbled terms like spotter, fee, and usage notes. Names and numbers are unreadable, leaving unclear individuals, dates, or locations. The passage lacks coherent events or conclusions suitable for a full summary.
The document records remarks by managing director Wi lew Konting about Geodonal and Tet Thik. It notes a meteorological mesa and hints at a poster associated with Tyrael We 1 GM. Syd. Contained are partial phrases pointing to a corporate or organizational update and unidentified actors.
The Gordonvale and Babinda Ambulance Brigades form new separate centres with distinct committees. Cairns Ambulance Centre, led by Superintendent Hogan, has expanded to many sub centres. outposts in Kidston and remote areas show high efficiency and dedication. Local bearers provide vital service amid difficult transport and limited facilities, earning public praise for quiet, persistent work.
Ragged clippings report Cairns Bowling Club meeting at Welock, Cairns Police Court sittings, Joke Tome Shire Council special meeting, Babinda stock stock of boots, Cairns Stace Bowtht Charity receipts, and the Innisfail railway dog Kitchener keeping trains clear, with politicians and officials detailed amid municipal bustle.
A garbled passage mentions Craig's special cough syrup with White Pine and Tar, introduced to the public amid receptions. It notes a Town Hall reception and a night crowd expected to welcome the Assemtes singer amid melodrama.
This week’s Herald includes a Papuan article by a special representative with on site photographs. Illustrations depict Kaposia rubber plantations, workers residences, tapping, nursery growth, and stacking beds, plus war pictures from Gallipoli and Toboro.
The advertisement touts C. Clark's Model Store offering ironmongery groceries wines and spirits with up to date stock and quick service. It invites customers to call 176 and says a two square deal is available.
A rounding up gang of boys secured at least one in merry Sivonac on Monday night last. Prisoners were interned in the Shire Council's yard. Silly and Manny will discontinue their street obligates and meanderings unless they have a permit to wander forth.
The piece recalls recent battles at Mons Ypres Neuve Chappelle Loos and the Somme comparing outcomes against rivals Erion and Hom. It highlights a claimed pattern of victories and losses as context for current morale. It also advertises Kochs Fever Mixture and reports a Hambledon accident involving Eb Pyme, with a quick ambulance response.
Queensland Red Cross Day activities include a charity entertainment at Palace Theatre with proceeds aiding wounded soldiers. The program promises strong support, with second-night performances expected to match the first. Donations to Red Cross branches or Lieutenant Colonel Plant, Hon. Treasurer, Brisbane.
Patrons at Witnness witness a stirring lineup from World's Corporation featuring Is lims and Abel Francis. Ale Francia makes her picture theatre bow as Solm's father in After Derk, while The Liposter promises a city cinema tale of daily life. A 4,000 feet drama A Daughter of Russia closes the bill tonight along with Ajeugn io tie Way starring Mary Wife Winter.
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