Shipping schedule mess yields Townsville bound voyage notes
The fragment outlines multiple steamship movements among Port Donnie, Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Mackay, and Melbourne with inconsistent dates. It mentions vessels leaving on Saturdays and Sundays, arrivals in Townsville, and reverse legs to Brisbane, Port Dinglas, Cooktown, and Melbourne.
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Seusmers
Towaerille
Sanday
Arror
Mackay
Bsrobere
Teesday
Sodery
Melbourne
Leering Strom
Tommsville
Lass o'Goerse
Feurney and Co Arrival from Hong Kong to Changsha
Feurney and Co will arrive from Hong Kong aboard ships named Jaby and Teyes AG town for Home Kong. The notice notes changes in shipping plans and routes with specific reference to Leal Changsha locale and partial parts on board.
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Changsha
Gee
Hong Kong
O- Teyes AG
Home Kong
Jely
Arrival of cargo ship with mysterious goods reported
Aboard a Meardyss trading vessel Herbert arrives Monday bearing a cargo claimed as oath. The Adelante Company shipper reports two cargoes including sugar and tobacco. The event prompts next steps on delivery and verification.
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Sramer
Herbert Arived
Meardyss Co
Oath
Adelante
Steemer Sombers
Cemef
Mikes
Sifersscs
Buyer seeks copper ore quotes for Australian firm
The message requests 10 quotes for Anviferoes Lead and Copper Ores to Cairns representative Mr T Newton, c/o Mesarn Samee Allen and Sons Led. Laying copper ore for chip mest to Electrolytic Refimime eed Seociting Coy of Australia Led, Port Kembla, payment for first gold and silver OetERta.
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Cairns
T. Newton
Mesarn Samee Allen and Sons
Mrs Phillips Purchases Abbott Street Business From Mr Comino
Mrs Phillips of Gordonvale buys the business formerly run by Mr George Comino on Abbott Street and plans to continue the liberal patronage it has enjoyed.
Red Cross Day Charity Sale Opens in Abbott Street
A Red Cross day sale begins at 1.15 pm from Mr. A B Gibson’s residence on Abbott Street with stalls for women and children’s garments, fancy goods, afternoon tea, drinks, poultry and other treats. The event features motor car rides, pierrot performances and voluntary donations to aid the worthy cause.
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Red Cross
A B. Gibson
Abbott Street
Hamilton White nuptials in Innisfail Queensland
On the 17th of June at Innisfail Queensland the wedding of John Richard Hamilton youngest son of Mr and Mrs Davies Hamilton of Montreal to Edith White widow of the late John Allandale White took place by the Rev G Clarke. Edith is the beloved daughter in law of Lucinda and the late Thomas Austin of Adelaide and granddaughter of the noted family.
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Hamilton—White
Innisfail
Queensland
G Clarke
John Richard
Davies Hamilton
Montreal
Canada
Edith White
John Allandale White
Lucinda
Thomas Austin
Adelaide
London Market Reports Quiet Trade and Declines
The London market remains quiet and steady with mixed signals across commodities. Wool prices edge lower as Frasce demand stalls, and New Zealand cheese and Canadian wheat show weakness. trade seeks fresh cues amid uncertain war era conditions. The War Trade Department tightens wool exports to France pending French Ministry approval. Steps are being taken at Preece's request to stop population surges.
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London
Rées
New Zealand
Bradford
War Trade Department
Fresch Ministry of Commerce
Preece
Abbreviated Notations From Abbott Girect Report
Abbott Girect reports a series of stock notations and prices for several securities and commodities. Entries include Corella, St Mungo, St Andrew, Vera, Lode Hil, Iguana Consols, Katamadan, Maret, Tyreoenell, New Minnie Moxkem, Oaks, Oaks Reserve, Thompson's Oaks, Gowen Col and Coke Co, Lal Caius Pictures, and related bids or figures. The fragmentary list reads like a broker's Monday briefing with personal initials and price marks.
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Corella
St Mungo
St. Andrew
Vera
Lode Hil
Hill Bed Amel
Iguana Consols
Katamadan
Maret
Geld Wiees
Tyreoenell
Oaks Reserve
Thompson's Oaks
Cos
Unclear OCR note on ore body progress and mining activity
Fragmentary text discusses ore body work and driving toward improvement. Mentions testing, time left, and carrying guides of Ga 3 Ore reseed. Notes monthly crushing and production, with references to comenersies.
Australia Faces Tariff Revisions and Industrial Gap
In a 1986 discussion Senator Pearce contests Brookes view that US workers outperform Australians due to daily pay rather than price. Pearce warns output limits mislead, cites Australia’s outdated machinery and tariff protection. He notes tariff revision should focus on genuine industrial needs amid reports from the Interstate Commission examining industry circumstances.
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Brookes
United States
Pearce
Australia
Becaus
Bey Pensant
Interstate Commission
Techsies Collage Social and Local Notices Highlight Cairns
The amgust social of Techshcel Coliege will occur at Odd laws with a ball tonight. Council meeting set for Friday the Sthimet at 72 p . Jerse Aschian. Reports from Cairns include a drunkenness case remanded after a man died from ingesting charcoal and grog. Theatre listings praise Austral Theatre showings and the double feature Married on Credit with prices 1/ and 6d.
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Coles Shire
Impersonation Risk in Ballot Counting Highlighted by High Court
In a minority judgment the High Court warns that current ballot forms allow impersonation votes to be counted without identification. If 20 impersonators vote for Brown and win by ten, the votes cannot be traced or canceled even if caught, raising grave concerns about secrecy and fairness.
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High Court
Brown
Smith
Teed of weather and grain prices from Victoria market
Deliveries checked due to wet weather at the port and week. Prices listed: Maize per bushel nine shillings nine pence, flour per ton one pound ten pence, bran etc. Unclear names and places but market notes indicate tighter deliveries and adjusted rates.
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Maire
Town Council Meeting Minute On Ordinary Affairs
A brief record notes the Tee Callins Town Council holds its ordinary meeting to discuss routine governance. The note references basic civic business and potential local issues.
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Tee Callins
Wealth Tax Call Sparks Debate at Adelaide Conference
Mr Frank H Downer writes that during the Pre ers' Conference a delegate urged conscription of wealth. He cites Mr George Downer receiving rents of 92 135, paying federal and state taxes, rates, insurances, repairs, and a small percentage of property value, while warning of a looming war tax and declining securities.
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Frank H. Downer
Adelaide
George Downer
Auction Notice For Furniture Sale In Abbott Street
An auctioneer named Mr J will auction the furniture of Mr Offeert Wilts at Abbott Street opposite the Church of England. The Leitho Hoardinghoes contents on McLeod Street will be sold at 3 50 pm. Tomorrow Winey Tshes and Co. opened sample rooms at Hides Hotel with bids due by Wednesday 27th inst.
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Prisay
J. A
Offeert
Hewes Parmare
Leitho
Mcleod St
Winey Tshes and Co
C. H. Evans
Hides’ Hotel
Peasy Savings Bank Deposits and Withdrawals Logged
A Cairns weekly Penny Savings Bank report shows deposits of £15 15s 4d and withdrawals of £25 on Saturday afternoon. Directors scheduled for attendance on the next Saturday are Messrs Moore and Peake. A Manx recruit from Canterbury surpassed a chest measurement record, reaching 10 st 13 lb with expanded chest. the medical officer noted this as “getting the ashes fi,” while praising several Russians previously examined as well built men.
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Peasy Savings Bank
Cairns
Messrs. Moore and
Peake
Isle of Man
Canterbury
Large turnout at police court over electoral claim forms
In Wide Bay cases, many defendants faced action for failing to deliver electoral claim forms to the Registrar. The magistrate Mr Parkinson criticized the 300 mile police travel to serve notices and imposed nominal fines of 1 shilling and sixpence costs, deeming the procedure absurd without registrar sending cards.
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Tiara
Parkinson
P.M
W. H. Graham
Wide Bay Division
Tasker
London Conference shifts to crush alien cancer within empire
Reports from the London Conference quote Prime Minister Hughes on Paris resolutions and the need to unify Allied economies after the war. Australia’s Commonwealth is praised for organization, while Darling Downs War Councils and Cairns War Council branches strengthen wartime committees and fundraising efforts.
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Amie “Obsidian
Hughes
Isb- Sfr
Commonwealth of Australia
Darling Downs
Toowoomba
Cairns
Waddell Opens Large Stock of Groceries and More
Seoce ot Bablnds reports Mr A M Waddell has opened large stocks across groceries drapery beers and shoes with term cash. A Royal Assurance Company agent is noted for the weather section. Cold weather yielded to humidity with heavy rain at intervals on Monday and changeable conditions lowered the usual cold season. Marecha reports several residents funded a crop for the first hinterland soldier to win a decoration. Sergeant Cawley DSO is the recipient.
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Seoce
A. M. Waddell
Grocerica
Royal Assurance Company
Valoar
Marecha
Érop
Cawley
D.S
Madam Howard and Marconi Visit Cairns for Two Days
Clairvoyant Madam Howard and herbalist J. Marconi announce they will remain in Cairns for two more days offering free vision readings tonight opposite the post office.
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Howard
Ami J
Marconi
Medical Herbelist
Cairns
Tropolax the great fever medicine reaches Cairns
Popular remedy Tropolax now available in Cairns through W A Callins Chemist. The product promises to control fevers including dengue malaria coastal fevers. Obtainable at 2 shillings 6 pence and more.
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W. A. Callins
Face in the Moonlight at Palace Theatre
The Palace Theatre screens The Face in the Moonlight a We A Brady production starring Robert Warwick. A dramatic tale of a man wrongfully accused, a moonlit murder, and a twist ending as the real culprit confesses and justice prevails.
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Palace Theatre
Big Picture Theater
North
Cormers
Workd’s Corporation
Encoh
Workd’s
We. A. Brady
Robert Warwic
Aline Jimmy Valentine
Tama
Alier
Victor
Rabot
Lucille
al Palace
Paiace
Local papermaking venture touted for North Queensland
Wr J Campbell of Gomxpium Park forwards two specimen sheets of his locally produced paper to the Home Secretary. He claims the weed bladey gras can be processed into all classes of paper from writing to brown wrapping and outlines a three hour production from harvest to finished sheet.
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Wr. J. Campbel
Gomxpium Park
Campbell
Home Secretary
North
Queensland
Jomg Bern
Bam
Tilaty Press
Mlady
Pieck Fey
Agios
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