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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR notes suggest a local incident involving Lee Gerbaty and a helicopter event at Fooews. Names Reed Tre Belin Pitino and Greet See appear as possible participants or witnesses. Further readable details are limited and the exact sequence of actions remains unclear.
Maritime notices detail vessel movements and departures with many garbled names. The schedule mentions fleets, towns, and days for arrivals and leave dates, indicating routine shipping and crew changes across ports.
Partial OCR reads about times and events with unclear names and places. The legible items mention a 10.30 start and Saturday activities, but many words are garbled, yielding no clear names or actions.
Copper and silver metal prices for Joe Bo items show values: copper at 153 pounds 5 shillings 2 pence for three months, 119 pounds 10 shillings. bullion at 140 pounds, foreign value around 31 pounds 17 shillings 6 pence with 2 shillings 6 pence down, forward at 73 pounds 0 pence, bond 3 pounds up. Three months 1088 pounds 17 shillings 6 pence. Silver standard spot price noted as fixed per ounce.
The Brisbanes June report shows May’s ore output with 1257 tons processed at 127-10 copper content and 1097-10 tons of copper plus 1651-5 ounces of gold and 317 ounces of silver. St Cuthbert Company’s May figures list 2080 tons, 185 tons copper, and 193 tons of copper in concentrate. Prices and sales timing noted as twenty days.
Fragmentary text mentions Port Kembla Cairns Cairns region references and a discussion of measures or charters. Names and places are garbled, with unclear events or actions. No coherent narrative or clear outcome is present in readable form.
Market dull with cattle trade at near steady to lower levels. Trade notes include dairy cows, beef cattle, and cull stock. prices quoted around 12 to 14 shillings per cwt with lighter stock showing limited demand.
The article reports Alderman Pease contemplating resignation amid alleged plots and conflicting statements. It notes scrutiny over a caucus claim, mayoral denial, and future meetings as political tension rises at Cairns City Council with staffing updates at Cairns Hospital.
The item lists the auction of Mr H Grische’s boombkold furniture to occur soon with details about Draper and W Whiteside as directors attending forthcoming events. It notes receipts at a Starr-Rowbett Society gathering, a Liver travel mention, and medical ads for Kelly's Tonic Liver Pills plus Tropalax fever medicine from W A Collins. It references a letter from Jack Prewett about parcels from France and a large Austral Theatre audience for Professor Tippett with upcoming film showings, along with local railway workshop aid to a South hospital and assorted items in progress.
Me A H Clarke sharebroker in Abbot Eireet releases mining prices and tips for Ha Hampden Saint Menge and St Andres. Entries include Gilmors and Tyrone No 1 Syd Left Tycconnell Extended, with prices around 2/6 to 16 pm. Various metals and coal stocks such as Bowen River Coal and Bowes Coal and Cote Co appear with small bid figures and stubs for related notes.
Fragmentary text appears to be garbled OCR data with names and numbers. Readable elements include scattered names like Jone Fosm Reiss and phrases resembling prices or measurements, but overall content is unreadable and not assessable as a coherent historical item.
The article notes an acting figure may resume a quiet role after a dramatic resignation, while dismissing the municipal ticket system as a flawed test. It suggests reform is possible through aldermanic and public representation, with future gains expected for the community amid political turbulence. The report references Zeppelin action and an upcoming Cairns meeting in a fragmented style.
Three men faced loitering charges at the Cares Semeeces Court before Mr A D Giese. T P Senith Peeve and Frenk Whidman pleaded guilty and received fines. Judgment noted fines of 1/ and 3/ respectively.
The advertisement presents Kochs Fever Mixtur as a remedy for malaria claiming strong men and workers are most exposed to the fever. It notes the product price in bottles and lists Robert Craig, Chemist, Cairna as the proprietor.
The Nirns Branch chaired by Mr W S Prewett discussed a paper on Hume in Wagseed and Elisabeth’s expulsion. Members approved sending two mementos to the Grand Lodge, praised British sailors for a recent naval battle, and expressed sympathy for those who died in Britain’s night actions.
The text touts Craig's special cough syrup with White Pine and Tar as the latest in pulmonary medicine. It claims years of success and continual improvements, promising to cure troublesome coughs when faithfully used, and warns against substitutions. Available from Robert Craig, Chemist, Cairns, in bottles 1/ and 2/ free.
The Barron Shire Council schedules its monthly meeting for tomorrow morning at the usual hours. Mr A M Waddell recently opened a large store dealing in groceries drapery roots and shoes and is an agent for the Royal Insurance Company.
The report lists items ready for shipment including chairs four folding tables sixty six folding stools eight foot restes thirty four bed rows sixteen walking sticks. The note specifies these are not limited to the listed chairs and other items on hand for shipment.
Lily Creek running through the Cairne railway yard remains filthy. Railway authorities are urged to separate and speed up the cleanup of the entire site.
The article notes Gorton Craig volunteering for front duty after a questionable claim as a pharmaceutical chemist. He has obtained leave of absence and will travel from the north to spend weeks with his mother and sisters before reporting again likely by the end of July.
Ita Value Demonstrated. You cannot be too careful in denying cough medicine for children. The one selected should be free of opiates and mother narcotics, pleasant to take, and one that can be depended upon. Clewnterlaints Comed Netredy meets all these requirements. Few medicines have met with such success in the treatment of bad colds as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. It loosens the cough relieves the lungs aids expectoration and restores the system to a healthy condition. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers.
A wartime film by Hapworth Company presented under royal patronage and praised by King George V in a London Daily Mirror interview as a red-letter production. The pictured version adapts a famed play staged across Australia by J.C. Wil.
The issue lists items from the Royal Cross Set to Harefield Park Hospital committees. It mentions French shells for Verdun and an Australian troupe at home near a French cafe. An unpublished phon informs readers of Hill 60 history in Champagne with French soldiers in a communication trench.
Mr Wylde-Ball and Mr Wylde-Fall, honorary organizers for the Queensland Recruiting Corps, praise the strong enlistment turnout in rural areas while noting town residents' distractions and selfish views. He cites a dramatic train incident and urges civilians to support war effort through money and work. He commends Cairns Red Cross Equipment Guild and Railway Red Cross Guild. He plans further travel to Townsville.
The Full Court with Justices Ciel Justice Pope Cooper and Jones Real heard the motion Ley Jumiiion Cokds to de Feat on Injunction against Jon Goodeym State Insurance Commissioner. Arguments concluded for the day and the court adjourned until tomorrow.
In Melbourne a referendum on liquor laws was conducted with results awaited after evening voting. The report notes state authorities overseeing the process and the anticipated outcome.
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