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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 04, 1912
Page
1
Fragile OCR notes outline Adelaide company movements and ship arrivals with dates near Brisbane Melbourne Townsville and Sydney. Mentions teachers leaving for refit, shipments, and passenger departures across March and April with several vessel names and routes.
Reports from Herberten district mining indicate continued ore extraction at Monarch and adjacent fields. Operators claim substantial payable ore, with 44 tons at grass and 17 tons of ore per wash in progress.
In a stoppage mood at Townsville wharves no ship from Wyandra would be handled. The Inga arrived from the North with a log cargo and the Vigilan and lighters departed for Saturday tows. A meeting of Gatcus wharf labourers sought to limit handling to their own shares while a broader inquiry weighed a general stance.
Fragmentary shipping schedule lists arrivals and departures with references to Kurenda, Tom ters tiles, Cooktown, Twine Me, Caies, Saturing, ranch Towns ville, Sydney, and Towneville. The text notes trains or vessels operating on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and weekends with vague dates and destinations including Grange and Anchorage.
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