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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jul 27, 1918

Page

2

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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