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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1917
Page
2
Kerorle sails every Tuesday from Townsville bound for Cooktown departing at 11 am. Arzeatta heads southward on the day of issue. Rupara sets outbound for the south on Wednesday.
Fragmentary timetable notes arrivals and departures of steamships serving Port Loughs Cooktown Luciads Townsville and Townsville suburbs. Mentions Monrilyan Tresdays Moartyse Fiargur Card well Leeikts Clow V Demk Is land and Innisal with irregular dates and ports.
The article notes Fenwick and Co. salesmen expect the Sydney meetings to resume on the sixth, with soon foreseen trouble and Brisbane appraisements proceeding on the sixth, including wool submissions. It urges growers to arrange quickly for appraisements and warns the sale may close when steadiness arrives, promising a representative catalogue of greasy and scoured woods for chin.
Salesmen reported a firm market with prices firm for crossbreds and merino ewes. Cattle and calves moved, with calves at 37 to 41 shillings per hundredweight, lambs and sheep sold, and hogs at firm prices, while lighter cattle showed easier demand.
The Cairns Stock Exchange brief lists shares and bids for several mining firms and metals. Notable items include Tyrconmell and New Mannie Mosham with bids, Mareeba Gold Mines N.L. stock at red, and Vulcan and St. Andrew showing various buy and sell figures. The report captures day’s quotes and market activity for mining interests and coal and coke producers in the region.
Summary of mining activity in the Herberton district highlighting delving and stoping on a large formation below No 2 open and east of a reef. The report notes work by two men on the principal mines and provides a snapshot of past operations during the period reported.
The report details various mines such as Pompet Mine, Great Southern Tranby Bros, Elacon Tyeahy Bros, Premier Wildman and Lawrence, Spot, Sailor Boy, Stannary Hill, Rainbow, Brass Bowl at Orient Camp, and Struber's. It cites ore tonnages from several shafts, estimated ore grades, and activity like stoping and surface work. Averages and upcoming treatments at Irvinebank mill are noted, with several crews engaged and water issues affecting shafts.
The Empress mine reports cross-cutting to connect No 2 stope with the You and I shaft, with 677 bags from No 1 stope and 430 from No 3 stope. United North Australian notes payable copper ore, low grade sulphides under study, and 30 feet of driving. Stella Mine reports 30 tons ready for shipment and improving faces. Lady Mary shaft work advances with ore above tonne level.
A report from Mr. J. M. Higgins for the Commonwealth Government on its rare metals purchases with Dalgety and Co. for imperial authorities. It details quantities bought, deliveries, settlement values, commissions of 22 percent for Dalgety, and banking interest earnings, plus implied costs and debits through June 30 1916.
The document discusses Wolframite pricing under an imperial agreement, noting that New York quotations in April and May 1916 ranged abnormally from 1 to 452 per unit. It argues against using these spikes to condemn Australian producers and reports increased Australian output of wolframite and molybdenite since the agreement. It also defends Commonwealth policy and Dalgety and Co. in enforcing terms, while touching on public referendum debates and wartime governance.
An analysis argues that Australia will likely miss representation at the Imperial Conference as domestic Labour divisions and class conflict undermine unity. The piece notes unrest in Australia amid war stress, with frontline voices fearing the Anzac stance won’t clear political barriers and that Labour ideals erode national discipline.
The piece laments a paralysis in the U S Senate during a crisis. It cites the President complaining that eleven Senators block action and that debates cannot be limited. It argues this inaction prevents expanding the Shipping Board and strengthening the gold reserve.
The report mentions senior officials including The Samte Treasurer and private secretary planning travel, while promotional content touts tires and cars for safety and comfort. It references automotive services and a promotional tone for private car use.
In Cairns during the past week six candidates were accepted after presenting themselves for ALF service. The names and addresses of those accepted are J. MeOrck Cairns R. Routh Mt Garnet G. G. Seyth Cairns RR Davison Cairns A. Wilson Cairns and W. G. Mann Charters Towers.
A meeting in Cairns at the monument Friday night will feature Judge Jameson as principal speaker with Ald A J Draper Ald A 5 Booker and the Mayor presiding. A collection will aid the band fonds as locals attend and assist. Craig's Gheeto Bane is promoted as an insect repellent.
The record lists Mes dames Kirke as president and Kerr as treasurer with Miss Be den and Miss Fi thn irle at a March gathering to discuss a collection for hotel employees. After arranging for the most metings, the meeting terminated. A group of soldiers including Petersen, ind a, and J sone, Oakineds, return from Romani in a capi scene on Langlands or Cairns while others participate in the new School or Edge-the-Lo.
Local items include a special Aloomba Farmers Association meeting at 8 o clock tomorrow. Cairns Chamber of Commerce and a school committee meeting planned for Friday and the 8th respectively. Advertisements promote Nyal Face Cream and various goods, plus veterinary embrocation and digestion aids from Cairns chemists.
Stock Matters notes that Cairns district shows vigor with good grass and water. The Cairns Caledonians held their annual general meeting on Monday night electing A. McKenzie as Chief and W. Hamilton, W. Lowrie, D. Thomson as Chieftains, L. Ross as Secretary and Treasurer, with a committee including Bremner Donaldson Mann Paul and Dingwall. Past Chief JL Ross serves as advisor with trustees Capt. Lawson Isbister and Bremner.
A boy named McGovern of Edmonton woke with a brown snake coiled on his wrist. The bite was treated with an upper-arm ligature and he was taken to town where Dr. Clarke provided aid. A photo of the reptile will appear in the Herald. The Baths Question at Cairns Town Council also discussed funding.
A Brisbane press section debates ministers touring the state to gauge needs and form policies. Critics say ministers should understand districts firsthand while ministers defend such trips as essential. The report notes mixed local reactions to the cabinet visit pattern and public perception in Cairns and other towns.
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