Mount Morgan mining company posts year profits and dividend
At the Mount Morgan Goold Mining Company annual meeting Mr B S Archer led directors report showing revenue to June at £1,293,983 with £981,233 charged to profit and loss, leaving £252,749 surplus. A dividend of 1s 1d per share totalling £50,000 is payable August 1. Ore output for the year reached 302,507 tons at Mount Morgan and 52,945 tons at Many Peaks.
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Sydney
Mount Morgan’ Goold Mining
B.S. Archer
Trine Aera Ieee
Bank of New South Wales
Mount Morgan
Opal seam drilled at Terrachy near Bull's Creek fields
A contractor drilling for water at Terrachy Station struck a beam of opal and now works to drill through it. The report notes four weeks to July 7 with 139 tons of ore crushed and 853 pounds seven shillings eightpence in concentrates. Also listed are local notices, Red Cross social plans, advertising, and community updates from Aloomba and Cairns.
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Cooee
Coogan
Jack Sheane
Nigger Creek
Herberton
Goygan
Herbérton
Berberton
Herberton’ Is, Now. Nigger Creek
Corri Dent
Wondecla
Jack
Sheane
Jack Shane
Red Cross and local notices amid Cairns precinct chatter
A jumble of 1918 local items includes Red Cross appeals in Hambledon and Gordonvale, a Dreadnought Stall sale by R A Wright, eye care by H F Stacey, film screenings at Austral and Palace Theatres, and a fishing trip by Acting Sergeant Petrie. Comments on railway travel safety and a Greensville digest close.
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Petrie
Cairns
Serjeant-Brown
Industrial Social Conditions and Strike Activity Report
Melbourne July 26 A Commonwealth Statistics report on retail prices general industrial strikes and unions shows membership rising from 175 529 in 1906 to 564 187 in 1917. In 1917 wages rose for 610 workers by 48 7 07 per week average 5s 6d per head. The review covers 1917 disputes and days lost 4 590 658 with an estimated wage loss of £2 504 808.
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Melbourne
Commonwealth
Sitistetan
Kauibbs
Australian bill to apply preferential voting system
Melbourne reporter says Mr Glysniis aims to prepare a Bill for a federal preferential voting system. He hopes it will be ready when Parliament reassembles and intends to discuss electoral questions with state ministers in Sydney and Brisbane in the coming days.
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Ene
Melbourne
Glysniis
Sydney
Brisbane
Cairns Jockey Club Keeps Busy Amid War Year
The Cairns Jockey Club reports strong attendance despite ticket crushes and a horse doping scare. Local riders Staines Connell Price and Robertson win multiple races as Ephor and Why Me fail to place. The Red Cross women serve tea. town band performs as crowds grow for the day's racing events.
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Cairns
P. J. Doyle
Antonio
Narooa
A. E. Collins
Sylvano
Townsend Trees
Langley
Townsend
Gordonvale
Ephar
I Z
Ephor
Staines
Connell
Price
Pead
Robertson
Cairns Red Cross
Desport Wins Narrowly as Staines Forces Tight Finish
In a crowded betting heat Desport led with Staines shadowing to the line. Desport beat Why Me by a half length with Time 1 20 and Dig at 12/6.
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W. Murphy
Austin
Fanshaw
Staines
J. Ensison
H. Sue
Furado
Riddle
Wilsom
Townsend
McKell
Hetting
Gift
Eurado
Laddie
Ayr Bridge
Surs
Roget
Robertson
Beechworth
Wilson
Say Dear
Aee Bridge
Bridge
Qerrlworkee
Roger Say Dear
Apr Bridge
Quickwarker
Ae Na Secon
SECON
Jurlonga
W. Williams
Ranfurly
Pegrem
W. H. Buchanan
H. McCarthy
Hiawatha
Baxter
Boobook
a.Bitted
Dway
Crooked Blaze
Cairns
Clus
Han
O Furs
Barry
Inc
Connell
N. Casey
Rymés
Turner
Kkhorran Chan
Peter the
Price
Gotana
Evens
Rymer
Reat
Royal Actor
Weston
Phantor
Phantom
Ison
Irvine
Desport
Sullivan
Lavangus
Pegreta
Ine Rieseyelet
Phanfur
A. Lavangus
Deasport
Hier Waiinvine
Abbotsford
Taroba ‘Mare
Linnett
Duval
Deshore
Why Me
Dresses on the Lawn Featured Sundowner Style
A long list of women from Gordonvale to Charters Towers and Brisbane dress for a lawn event. Attire ranges from navy and putty georgette to black charmeuse satin and cream cerise trimmed gowns with matching hats. Several ladies wear crepe de Chine, organdie, or jacquard outfits with decorative hats and ribbons.
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Staples
Gordonvale
J. B. Anderson
Stokes
Cerge
Mra
Collins
Charmense
Misa
Callins
Callan
Melbourne
R. Medley
Charters Towers
Henry
Townsville
Hogan
Miss
Dillon
Ellie W Cahill
A. W. McManus
George Grey
Ellens
Melvin
Gleeson
Brisbane
Lake
Houston
Overlarnd
Missy FE
Hradley
Saahe
Misa Tyrrell
Mise Harris
Hara
N. Clark
Miss O'Hara
Hynes
Flannagan
Wilack Antes
Duncen
G.hughes
Ezey
Herberton
Nii Barrett
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