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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 15, 1916
Page
2
Vessels depart Towne at midnight and 7 PM for Port Decels and Cacktown with weekly sailings from Townsville to Towsevile and return. The schedule lists departures from several ports, with inbound arrivals the following Friday and Saturday, outlining weekly round trips and connecting ports for freight and passengers.
Shipping notice reports Fearnley and Co leading Taiyuan route with new calls. Vessel adjustments include departure from Hong Kong via specified ports and rescheduled arrivals, impacting Welbourne and Chamesha service and next week’s port calls.
Sydney dispatches announce the barque Manaro was wrecked in May near Surprise Island. News of the loss arrived via Jone at News from New Mea, detailing the incident and location.
Commercial item notes sheep numbers at 4760 with prices around £1276 for cattle yarded, comparing to earlier £1215 and £14126 figures. Mentions traders Hebewent and Graham with fluctuating beliefs and sums.
A fragmented report lists various items and prices including Fe bane Tapert Shao and 4700 pemmed The oomrket Senet coe. Mentions a competition week, premuler, 2S, and a sequence of cryptic measurements and locations.
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Scemece Street. Care Graham and Matheson Limited act as ore buyers and assayers. Head office Charters Towers. Agent for Salphude Corporation Limited Cockle Creek. Buying copper ore for shipment to Electric Refining and Leactrer Co. of America, paying for full gold and silver contents.
A briefly translated OCR note lists price quotes for Imperial securities and Commodities with figures like 8 5 and 178, signaling market quotations. Details are fragmented and partly unreadable but indicate two piece quotes and ranges for related securities and funds.
Fragmentary text references rubber, plantation, latex, levee and a series of numbers. No clear event or persons conclusively identifiable.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Smithfield Market events with prices and seating terms. Details are garbled but indicates a listing or sale at the market with figures in cents per unit and references to items like lotion. No clear individuals or organizations beyond Smithfield Market appear readable.
Fragmentary report from Bris bane on hides and wool prices. Mentions He Fernsck Co salesmen and various hide categories, including ticky hides and best stout hides. Notes embargo impacts on wool prices, market quietness, and a sale of wood sheepskins with ranges from half wools to full wools.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate prices or charges discussed in Towneville. The text is incomplete and no clear names, dates, or entities are recoverable beyond generic references to costs and a potential policy decision.
A June 13 close sees copper and silver steady with little change from yesterday while lead and spelter soften. Tin and zinc hold, with forward prices slipping modestly and spot silver and gold near flat as markets reflect muted demand in the mining sector.
A garbled tally from a historical racing ledger lists multiple horse names, jockeys, and odds such as Brilliant Deeps, New Brilliant Freeholds, Minnie Moxham, and Papuan with scattered figures. The fragmentary OCR lacks full context and clear outcomes.
May entries name numerous firms and tonnages for metal, with values in pounds and shillings. Notable names include Leedoon Mill-Carman Bros, Richardson, Barrett, Leek, Wilder, Estes, Lady Agnes, World’s Fair, Pompei, J O T Oole, and Rogers Brow. Many lines cite exact tonnages in tons and cwt with associated values.
A dense list of weights and values for metals and ores including silver, copper, antimony, wolfram, tin, and iron ore. Entries name vessels or consignors such as Sailor Boy and King of the Ranges, with tonnage measures, metal types, and monetary values.
Final crushing figures from Bonny Dendee Gold Mines detail ore tonnage and gold worth. Reported values total £2459 6s 8d with an average fineness described as 04/14/11 per ton. This item notes extended journeys for the season and sums in old currency.
The St Mungo Copper Mines Limited declares a dividend of six pence per share for shareholders, payable at the registered office Messrs A McCallum and Co on Friday the 6th inst.
The Town Council sought new legal advisers and approached the Home Secretary for guidance. Both urged caution before demolishing buildings, stressing the Health Act and Local Authorities Act align. Marsland and Haxham praised the counsel’s guidance, suggesting a paid radical counsel opinion may be wise.
In Queensland the Labour Ministry remains a novelty to outsiders as elector opposition promises shift toward responsibility. Delegates debate municipal franchise widening, with critics urging action while others slow the process. The government resists tinkering with the act, aiming for a broad, cautious approach amid prioritised acts like the State Insurance Act.
Advices from Mossman describe a fire on a cane farm owned by Mr. Muntz. Police investigate the incident as details emerge from the scene. Tropolax fever medicine is advertised as a remedy for dengue and malaria, obtainable from W. A. Colling in Cairns for 2/6 and g/ per bottle.
In Cairns Small Debts Court on Wednesday morning before Mr A Gibson F M verdicts were given in undefended cases including Wallace and Wallace v Dorritl goods sold and delivered 43 2d costs 11 6d Mary Reavy v Brady board and lodging 2 5s costs 58 6d Lanney v Rees Jones newspaper subscription 6d costs 6d Mary Reay v Crane board and lodging 7s costs 58 6d S L Gale v M Carswell damages for breach of contract 15s costs 6d. Several miners and relatives are named in a list relating to an unsettled matter with a public caretaker noted.
The ateatier Allings arrived from the south on Wednesday with 75 cane cutters on board, mostly Tasmanians, for Mulgrave Central. On Wednesday afternoon at Cairns Police Court a man charged on suspicion of insanity was committed to the Asylum for the Insane for 16 days’ detention at Townsville.
An advertisement for Kelly's Tonic Liver Pills claims a sluggish liver causes dampness dullness and depression and promises a new man with headaches indigestion and stomach trouble relief from one bottle.
Mr Janes Comerford Deputy Curator Northern Supreme Court notified of appointment as inspector and examiner of the Public Curator to leave for the south among mids of July.
In Cairns the notes warn of Patty's plan to seize Peters store from Ham Sing with capital of 2000 pounds divided into 1 shares, 1600 fully paid up, retained by Sam Sing. The item promotes Koch's Fever Mixture by Robert Craig Chemist Cairns, claiming it cures malaria-like fever and sells bottles for 4, 1, and 5 shillings with postage.
Babinda correspondent reports initial problems resolved at the mott mill with improved crushing and fewer workers. Fuel from crushed material powers furnaces and yields satisfactory results. A Cairns School Committee dispute with Minister Hardacre over prize money collection and authority ends with officials acknowledging the minister as chief while teachers retain influence.
A silent film program at the Austral Theatre tonight showcases Ashawed Bartlett's moving pictures from the Gallipoli and Mesopotam campaigns. The reel includes scenes of trenches, troops landing and embarking, dugout meals, Turkish shelling, wounded evacuation, and Imbros area troop movements. Admission prices are listed for a two night event.
The Cairns Red Cross Society announces a 4 p.m. council meeting led by Anna genera at the council chamber to discuss ongoing relief efforts and local activities.
The Cairns District Hospital board calls a monthly committee meeting for R welock tonight. Members are urged to attend as agenda items include facility updates and staffing notes.
Mr A M Waddell announces a new Babinda store offering large stocks of groceries drapery roots and shoes with cash terms. He is also an agent for the Royal Insurance Company.
An aid fundraiser excursion is planned for Sunday July 2 to Bathinda under the auspices of the Stationery Society. Proceeds will be donated to the Dependants' branch of the Patriotic Mund.
In Charters Towers Wr Welling ton sought ministerial action on mites and time to torture weather dispute. Wr Hailiencenit declined the honour and quipped about preaching eight-hour day and having done sixteen.
Craig's special Cough Syrup, containing White Mine and War, introduced about a decade ago, has grown through scientific advances to be called the last word in pulmonary medicine. It claims to rout troublesome coughs and provide cures when faithfully used, with warnings against substitutions. Available from Robert Craig, Chemist, Cairns, in bottles 1/6, post free 2/.
A Cairns Small Causes Court hearing debated who owned a tethered goat and its carcass after alleged detention of a non. Hamblen Hart appeared for the complainant and Marsland for the defendant as goat antics and court theatrics drew laughs and raised questions about the action's rightful plaintiff. The magistrate ruled the wrong party filed and the matter may return in a different form.
An evening program at the Palace features a photoplay titled A Lesson for Me with James Stertet in a dramatic romance. The scene promises tears and smiles as a young man learns through adversity, with sentimental moments and popular musical cues enhancing the film.
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