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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 08, 1917
Page
2
Kuranda arrives Tuesday evening from Townsville and leaves at 11 pm for Cooktown. It returns Thursday morning and departs at 11 am for Townsville via parts. Arawatta leaves for the south on Saturday.
Southbound Parmega service shows weekly departure times from Adelaide Company lines. The ship leaves at 7 am for Lucinda and Townsville, with subsequent calls to Mourilyan and Cardwell. Townsville connections and port-to-port legs are noted with arrivals from Townsville and Wednesday Innisfail movements.
Fenwick and Co Brisbane salesmen note sheep pens opened dearer but finished firm on last week's jewel lambs. Crossbreds reached 37/ per head with prices quoted for wethers, crossbred lambs, and dairy stock across Tamworth, Malakoff, Pittsworth, Clifton, and Daareroo districts.
Brisbane market report notes a firm market with five hundred cattle yarded. Prices ranged with heavy demand early but eased to last week's levels. Saleyard figures include Cororablbyn cattle at 17 pounds 7 shillings 6 pence and Stanthorpe cows around 11 pounds 16 shillings.
Messrs. Dalgety and Company Ltd Townsville report from London that pot bales were offered at the sheep skin sales and nearly all sold. Competition was strong with a general advance of id per lb over previous sales.
Babinda Township launches a new boot store at Kirk's offering a Magnificent stock of ladies, Gent's and Children's Roots Shoes. Fit Insurance Company is listed among services nearby.
Sprains swellings and lameness are promptly reviewed by Chamberlain's Pain Balm. This remedy reduces inflammation and soreness so that healing may be accomplished in about one third the time of the usual treatment. Sold by.
Mrs Hughes and Miss Smith promote Melbourne style millinery at Abbott Street Cairns with Ready-Sold items and chic cases. The market reports demand for marsupial skins, wallabies, kangaroos, goatskins and tallow, with firm values and varied wholesale quotes despite import restrictions affecting leather sales. An Eastern steamer sails soon, boosting buyers' urgency for supplies.
Craig's Skeeto Rane, as its name implies, targets mosquitoes as an enemy. The A Table Companion-Newman's item highlights the product’s pest control focus and suggests practical use against biting insects.
Cairns sharebroker A HL Qarke lists quotients and prices for several mining stocks and metals. Entries include Volcan, Kalamadan, Guana Consols, and Oaks series, with varying bid and ask figures and coal stocks noted under Bowen River and other coal entities.
March 7 Bow Street report quotes Messrs A M Callum Co share takers with prices for Berci Dundee Brilliant Extended Boone North Bd Finthnot Deeps Brittant Block Chur St Andrew St Mungo Hampden New Minnie Moxham New Brilliant Freghold and other assets and coal listings
Report shows limited mining due to Christmas exemptions and heavy rains. After January 21 operations paused. some mines seek further exemption while others await Therme Electric Tin Corp and wolfram mine buyers inspection and future working plans. Two Japanese visitors toured sites, including Scarlet for Mae and related equipment, amid ongoing disruption.
The bulletin outlines multiple mines in the Klondyke and surrounding districts with notes on ore quality and quantities. It reports on open cut gains at Geometre Victory and Lyon, lawering costs, and copper tin values, plus extensive details on Klondyke,Pym, Laverock, Shakespeare, Ajax, Asquith, Murphy and Geaney, Castles, Kelly King and other sites. It mentions flooding, labor shortages, and equipment updates as factors affecting production.
The court list records multiple mining matters before Warden A. A. Staimes on a March date. Transactions include bases and mineral leases approved for McRae Baker of Herberton, Arthur Brickwood 4 acres withdrawn, and Homestead Leason linked to Albert Hartley for one week. Several convicts receive short terms or probation, including Booth and Crouch, with other forfeiture applications and costs stipulations noted.
The Post urges urgent action on suitable swimming baths for Cairns as hot weather and sharks deter beachgoers. The lessee and authorities acknowledge the lack of facilities and rising costs. Mayor Donaldson asks aldermen to craft a workable scheme for the next council meeting, a potential mark of his term.
British forces retake Rue-el-Amara and wipe out a foe in Mesopotamia. The townsman Townshend is avenged and the campaign shifts to a stronger, more confident phase, with Britain poised to press on despite earlier missteps.
A local letter defends wartime entertainments, arguing they serve in practice like ritual in religion by providing concessions and stimulus. The writer notes patriotic fundraisers and entertainments share a purpose in meeting human weaknesses and supporting morale.
Fragmentary notice indicates a Fire Brigade Board meeting to be held at Mr Sante alien tide afternoon at four o'clock on Upward Street at am on Saturday the roth mst.
Auctioneers announce a sale of thirty one head including a draught, cart pony and one station at Newmarket saleyard starting 10.30 am next Saturday. The notice frames the event amid wartime finance, urging purchases of war bonds to support victory and morale.
The Cairns Chamber of Commerce ordinary monthly meeting will be held tomorrow at 4 p.m. at the prom. Also noted are local advertisements for Nyal's Face Cream and a digestive remedy. Soldiers’ photographs of North Queenslanders appear in the Herald with more expected. attendance is open to all with no charge.
Len Parker offers two cars for hire described as the last word in speed comfort and safety. Call phone 257 for service, with a bulldog mascot car featured.
The murder case against a Japanese man charged with killing a white woman in Chinatown was continued in Police Court yesterday. He was carried from jail to the court suffering from a bullet wound in his foot. testimony from yesterday is printed elsewhere in this issue.
A lag recruiting meeting is planned in Cairns tomorrow with Judge Jameson as principal speaker. Alderman Draper and Mr. A S Booker will speak. the Mayor, Alderman Donaldson, will preside. A collection will be taken to support band expenses. remarks note weather and mud hindrances, praise local country, and mention daily postal delivery.
Pictured in this week’s Herald are Cairns soldiers including Pte. Petersen Babinda and Pte. Gane Oaklands. Other images show Edge Hill State School, Gordon Club life saving, naval drill, Lt J White Neva boys at Thursday Island, Dr G R Mayers re elected, Kamerunga cultivation, Calico fold in western sheep country, and a comic Not his Turn with Capt J Blaikie.
Disjointed lines reflect a World War I era reflection on Belgium and its colonies. The text asks what would have happened to Britain and its colonies if Belgium had allowed free passage to Paris and ponders the looming fate of those aiding Belgium. It references brutal actions by Germans and the resolve of Belgians and allies in the face of advancing forces.
A historical notice lists the first 306 trades represented by men accepted for service in January and February. It records centers of origin, job titles such as farmer, baker, railway worker, miner, and various trades, with totals per location and month. Overall totals show 43 accepted in January and 43 in February, plus 12 rejections.
March 7 reports list Ney A divisee of the Shire Council cssra F A Bowman farmer and M Vandelar storekeeper as nominated. A postal ballot is to be held. George Mooney labourer is named. A labour shortage is noted with scarce employment. The Dickson Award appears to have curtailed local hiring.
A Wednesday execution at Cairns prison resulted in the apparent killing of a 4 foot plus black snake described as the intruder in a woodheap. The incident is treated as summary treatment of the nuisance animal.
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A Balbinda letter reports Malcolm Kirke’s safe arrival in Salisbury England and details Gilbert Kirke’s death via Captain Connor in London. The piece also notes a Khaki silk scarf project honoring Sir Henry Chauvel by Queensland supporters, with signatories from civilians and military.
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