Rossville notes highlight road priority debate and local moves
Cooktown advocates push for Mt Molloy road over Looktowns-Daintree route though Main Roads Board holds the decision. Mild warm weather follows last week’s drizzle with tin mining slowing as wet season ends. Notables include W Fairhaven shipping tin, Hatfield back-loading, A Watkin returning from Cooktown, Claiton couple from Bloomfield, T Maloney settling in Rossville, and A Shipton planning a northern prospecting trip.
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Cooktown
Mt. Molloy
Looktowns
Daintree
Rome
Main Roads Board
A. Watkin
Flelenvale
Claiton
Bloomfield
T. Maloney
Sapphire Fields
Rossville
A. Shipton
Shipton
Watsonville Arts School Benefit and Local Sports Notes
A Watsonville School of Arts benefit party and dance occurred on Saturday night with H Day winning the Ladies first prize and PF Dempster the second. J J Dempster won the cut-off for genre first prize. E Kemp took second. Merberton visitors played Watsonville, yielding a 9 to 6 set victory for Watsonville. Mrs J Prien returned from holiday as Watsonville’s season champions. Edwin Day, longtime North miner and Watsonville Rifle Club captain, died at 84. funeral held with Rev F G Hert officiating. wife and family deeply mourn.
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H. Day
Dempster
J. J. Dempster
E. Kemp
Merberton
Watsonville
Edwin Day
Day
Rifth
The Expression Th game's not worth the candle
The phrase arose from costly candles and prevalent gambling with stakes. Illumination exceeded possible winnings, reflecting a lighter wager and the candlelight era context.
Investment Stock Prices and Dividends Listed
A dated list shows prices for various stocks and shares including Creek Tin, Mount Morgan, Palmer River Gold post, Tanamai, and Queensland Antimony. It includes ordinary and preference holdings, note on paid dividends, and long term bonds, with values in shillings and pounds.
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Return Creek Tin
Mount Morgan
Palmer River
Queensland
Sland
Atherton
Broken Hill North
Burns, Philp & Co. Ltd
Bowen
Consolidated Coal
Cairns Pictures
Cairns Timber
Bene Island
Gas Supply Ly Company
Mareeba News General Items Report on local infrastructure and events
Mareeba News describes a Woothakata Shire Council inspection trip to Kuranda with Main Roads Board engineers to review routes for a bridge site. Local supporters favor Atherton street crossing, while hospital site use remains uncertain. Also notes a Townsville eurythmic drill class, measles cases, potato yields near Mareeba, and Ipswich funeral procession for Mr Jack O Shea.
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He O'Donnell
Woothakata Shire
Mesers
Fraser and Millican
Main Roads Board
Kuranda
G. F. Smith
Marecha Sash and Door
Cairns
Townsville
Ingham
Ags
Charters Towers
Winton
Scandinavia
Marecha
Eacham Electora
Jin
Brisbane Journal
H. E. Plunkett
Mireeba State School
Ipswich
Jack O'Sheanan
St. Mary's Church
Morham
Music Examination Results and Billiards Tournament Update
At Trinity College of Music examined by Adolph Mann several Sisters of Mercy pupils passed the intermediate piano and violin tests with various honors. In billiards at the Exchange room the semi finals saw Bethel beat Firth and Tilse defeat Ure, with Tilse and Bethel reaching the final and Tile winning narrowly. A new £35 trophy with a gold medal and a billiard cue prize for the best break are announced.
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Adolph Mann
Trinity College of Music
Sisters of Mercy
Laura Bostock
Ary Molloy
Noreen Guilfoy
Alfred Prince
Thelma Kotler
Phyllis Alland
Julia Butcher
Hindie Quinn
Clare Armbrast
Exchange Billiards Room
Bethel
Firth
Tilse
Ure
K. Tilse
J. Bethel
R. Tile
Mossman Tennis Coote Cup Third Round
The Coote Cup third round saw Oscalosa and Town tied at two wins each with Cassowary also on two as Mowbray awaits its first win. Town defeated Oscalona 14 sets to 4 while Cassowary beat Mawheas 12 sets to 6. Robbins and Grasso were the standout winners for Man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coote
Death of Local Resident George Betty at Cooktown
An elderly Cooktown resident, George Betty aged 82, died in the local hospital after a paralytic stroke. The report notes his long illness and sudden decline prior to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Betty
Heondeluus
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Price
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Silk-Arto
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Kayser Silk
A.L. & S. Duchess
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Kayser Cotton
Armstrong, Ledlie and Stillman Ltd
Lake Street
Rossville Notes
Watsonville Items
Thur H. Clarke
Commercial Bank Chambers
Commercial Bank OF Australia
Cairns Post
A. H. Clarke
Sauter
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New Guinea
Pointe Addis
Ath
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Wilcox Mofflin
Mareeba News
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Music Examination
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Alexander v. Archer
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Archer
Moore
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Moors
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Stringfellow
Sinclai
Railway Club
A Roscler
J. Savage
Fr. Roseler
T. J. Danser
K. Doolin
Ded. Ryan
Joseph Silver
Caroline Eichhorn
E. E. Neill
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Commercial Hotel
Jack Seidel
Laura
Hugh Douglas
Mr. Douglas
R. Penny
J. Waildell
Georgetown
W. Wales
Mpie
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Cains
Ueensland Bustees Ltd
Queen Street
Brisbane
Bien An
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Cairns Motors Company
Agenti DI Babinda
Gordonvale
Edmonto
Cairns, Redlynch
TEE New Ford Automobile
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Telefono
P.O. Bos
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Direttore
Cletrac
Australian Machinery CO. Ltd
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Cairne. Phom
Ing Tendernees
Weheizsaia
Frome 1 G Britton Pty.ltd
Bae
Ineapple
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