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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jun 17, 1916

Page

2

Shipping Notes From Townsville and Nearby Ports

Shipping notices detail multiple vessel movements including Beme Pala 8 Co lined gear leaving for Port Beagles via Townsville with a reforming voyage on Thursday and arrivals expected Saturday. Wyastirs heads south to engage calls near Brshane and Spt. SF schedules indicate departures and returns across Townsville and Stowe Welleeese routes with several ships due back on Tuesday.

Townsville Wid Wight Port Beagles Thersiay Towsseilir McMuree Aryrctee Wyastirs Ogtt Eames Ewe Wedecetay Mg Brshane Seetas Stowe Welleeese

Maritime Shipment Update From Port The Morning

Peerniey and Co’s Lod Tarysan arrives from Bomg port with cargo. passengers expect Melbourne Tiribeme and Sivdnes Guess to depart for Hong Kong via Fremantle in February schedule.

Tarysan Bomg Asi Melbourne Tiribeme Sivdnes Hong Kong Spré

Dotes and Petts Travel Plans Reported

Fragmentary notes indicate a party traveling from Cairns to Shanghai and Japan with an estimated departure around nine to Comlmeation of bef voyage. Names and destinations appear jumbled in the handwriting.

Chine Japan

Brisbanes odd garbled note on indies and weights

Fragmentary OCR item mentions Brisbane and indies government notes about weights and a craftsman. Details are unclear due to garbled text, but references a chairman and manufacturers in a freight context with a sail to Punta. The piece reads like a stray public notice or quirky local snippet from a 1907 period.

Granan and Math Limited Ore Buyers and Agents

Granan and Math Limited operating as Melbourne Metal Exchanger, with head office in Charters Towers and branches in Melbourne Ravenswood Cairns. They act as agents for Salphite Corpors and buy auriferous ores including lead copper for shipment to Electrolytic Refining and Seedting Loy of Australia Lab Port Kembla, offering quotes and payment for gold and silver contents.

Melbourne Metal Exchanger Charters Towers Melbourne Ravenswood Cairns Salphite Corpors T. Newton Samuel Allen Sam Anl Australia Port Kembla

Kalamadia GM. Co. Reports Ore Depths From Woodlerk Is tead

Secretary receives radio message describing ore body in a mine: lode 5 feet wide from facewall, ore good toward hanging wall, crosscut distance from shaft to hanging wall 20 feet.

CH. Towers Kalamadia GM. Co Woodlerk Istead

Mining and Dredge Operations Reported Amid Clouded Text

Incoherent notes describe improved month statistics and water supply hopes for miners. It mentions Amos and Russell producing, a tin oxide yield, dredge plant performance, and prospecting across lodes. Work crews of about 26 men featured. several shafts and open cuts are noted with tentative yields and future plans dependent on weather and ground conditions.

Amos Russell Remiell Deere Francis Been

Mining records show prices and buyers for coal and coke

A fragmented drop shows bids and prices for various coal and coke lots. Cuthbert leads buyers with bids around 14 to 18 pence per unit, mentioning Tyrcomell and Oaks Reserve. Stocks include Tellams Consols and Bowes Coal, with prices in the mid to high pennies and notes of seller names and lot identifiers.

Guiuare Tellams Consols Kolamades Boos Meret Geld Mies Tyrcomell Tyreomeell Dca Trrewewell Extended Con New Minne Moxham Oaks Osks Wi Thompses Aod Col — Bewss Hive Coe Bowes Coal and Coke Co. Led Cares Pictores

Brilliant Deeps and Freeholds In United Mills Ledger

Fragmentary OCR lists names such as Brilliant Deeps Brilliant Rock Clarks Mesican Kelamadan Mills and New Brilliant Freeholds with scattered fractions and tokens. It appears as a damaged notice or catalog snippet from a labor or property ledger without clear context or full sentences.

Brilliant Deeps Clarks New Brilliant Freeholds Minzie Moxham Victory

Mining Report From Clark's Gold Mines Details New Stone Find

In No 6 level at Clark's Gold Mines a sheet of stone about inches thick was found lying near the wall. The No 6 Southeast level shows a new mineralized stone common in the area and measures up to three feet in depth.

CH Towers Jase Lend Clark's

Mining progress and conditions at Palmer fields and Batavia River

The report notes continued mining work with a new elevated position for ore handling at the Bocksike Creek site, aiming for higher ore throughput. At Palmer Gold Field workers average 15 men, 7 inches of rain for the month, and a proposed restart on June 1. In Kip Hing's Queen Elizabeth claim near Weemran Cheteel Deseo, 209 tons of gold from a parcel are reported with waning local interest. At Batavia River ONeill found a good patch but water intrusion limited production, with only a few miners achieving success.

Bocksike Tereck Nena Lode Hl Tin Mining Co Palmer Gold Field Weemrn Cheteel Kip- Hing’s Cemsen Palmer Tin Kyeilian Batavia Bhagoolah

Evans to Attend Hides Hotel Sample Room Pen Goods Week

Mr C H Evans will attend Hides Hotel Sample Rooms for one week from Saturday next with a full range of smart pen goods. Attendance limited and inspections possible at the venue.

Dieney, Ieies, An Co C .H. Evans Hides

Te Bee Baits Gelter of Cough Cores

No coherent readable facts found. Unable to identify a clear event, names, or places. Summarization not possible from the fragmented OCR text.

Lord Kitchener A Wartime Model Of Moderation

An editorial tribute discusses Lord Kitchener as a figure of efficiency and fair discipline rather than tyranny. It notes his merit based rise, reasonable control of troops, and contrasts with the myth of an iron dictator. The piece argues democracy requires leaders like him to be effective.

Kitchener Lord Kitchener Sathing Ana Stone Cave

Conference sought by directors of the misl for cutters next Monday

A report notes the Menem Trevbis directors plan to arrange a conference with cutters next Monday as part of ongoing operations. Tropolax advertised as a fever medicine appears in travel copy urging use to combat dengue malaria coastal fevers. W. A. Collins Chemist offers bottles at 2/6 and 5/ per bottle.

Menem Trevbis Misl Cutters W. A. Collins

Red Cross Day Activities Planned in Caires

Citizens monitor July 7 observance in Caires on Red Cross Day with a grand procession from Mrs A B Gibbes residence and the official opening of the Ming to be performed. The society aims to promote fundraising and a flourishing program. Further details will be announced closer to the date.

Caires Red Cross Mra. A. B

Witnesses Speak Up At Cairns Summers Court

In Cairns Summers Court on Friday morning several witnesses spoke softly and mumble to themselves. The presiding judge urged louder testimony noting the need to take clear evidence as one witness claimed agitation in the courtroom.

Cairns P.M

Colmes Land Court Accepts Multiple Licenses and Leases

The Cairns Land Court under Riflemead accepted James Crothers portion 178 For Martine. George C Kelly applied for 40 square miles Whembcal. John Taylor granted 4 square miles Lappa. James B Stewart and Robert Gordon granted pastoral lease for Demersa Yambo set square miles.

Colmes Cairns Land Court Riflemead James Crothers For- Martine George C Kelly Whembcal John Taylor Lappa James B. Stewart Robert Gordon

Italian Man Killed In Fall Near Beinda

An urgent message from Beinda reports that an Italian named Scatolin Amzolim was killed there while falling in scrub. Details of the futiglity were not available at the time of advice.

Itelies Beinda Scatolin Amzolim Jue Detalin

Kelly’s Tonic Liver Pills Promised Quick Health Boost

Advert says liver pills reform dullness and headaches by restoring vigor. Claims user feels new man with improved digestion and stomach comfort after taking Kelly’s Tonic Liver Pills.

Kelly

Out of His Depth at Babinda and Court House Ventilation

A Russian named Eric Cotton nearly drowned at Babinda on Friday and was revived by the Ambulance Brigade before being admitted to Cairns Hospital. At the Cairns Chamber of Commerce, a letter from Hon W McCormack demanded works department to add ventilation at Cairns Court House and install two more blades to the court fan with a suggested cost near five pounds, sparking debate on funding.

Eric Cotton Babinda Eaiity Fie Ambulance Brigade Cairns Commmeres W. McCormack BCLLA Works Department Cairms Court House Wr. Warner Fr. F. Wilson Court House

Post Office Accommodation Discussed at Cairns Chamber

At a Cairns Chamber of Commerce meeting Mr Sture urged improved Post Office accommodation describing current facilities as terribly inadequate. Mr Warner noted the status had risen and supported adding two more stories. The motion was to be brought before Senator Olvess of the Cairns district.

Cairns Chamber of Commerce Sture Cairns Warner Start Olvess

Souther Visitors and Local Property Sale Details

Visitors from the south include Mr C Brien Mr esd Ure and J P Oren as joint executors of the late Mr Patrick Callaghan of Mount Mugrove Bre tion and beneficiaries under his will. R T McManm of Carrs is the emorter. Mr Maunsell has managed the stock and improvements for four years. Mr J P OBries in Fast Gippland returns to Gippsland with enquiries about Mulgrave sale. the auction will be held at Callins by Mr WeManus on Wednesday.

Souther South Ar C. Brien Esd Ure J.P. Oren Joommina Patrick Callaghan Mount Mugrove Bretion R. T. McManm Carrs O'Brie C. Maunsell J. P. Obries Igen Grarter Fast Gippaland Victor Gippsland Mulgrave

The Cowardly Way at Cairne Pictures Tonight

Florence Reed stars as Eunice Fielding in The Cowardly Way a five act drama about a cowardly act amid a family financial crisis. Clarence Tweed, raised in luxury, marries into reverses, and a high strife leads to a tragic choice. Also screened is Waterfalls of South Africa a comedy from the English Gazette.

Cairne Pictures Misa Florence Reed Eunice Fielding Plarence Tweed Waterfalls of South Africa

Fever Remedy Sells Fast as Mosquito Fever Spreads

An old newspaper ad notes Dr Koch's Fever Mixture as the sole certain remedy for malaria. It claims strong demand and growing popularity, with bottles priced at 4 and 3 shillings plus postage, from proprietor Robert Crag, Chemist, Cairnme.

Ocien Dr. Koch Robert Cracg Chesnist

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