Great Art Union prize notice and subscription details
Advertisement for a Great Art Union with prizes including a world trip and cash. Offers 22 for £1 and 11 for 10s 8d, with draws in May 1916. Advises buying tickets from local agents or by postal order to Melbourne address 165 Flinders Lane. List of winning members to be posted to those sending stamped envelopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valecique
Great Art Union
Peaceets
Heapitsis Onl Paice Chides
Amisiin
P.O.D
Flinders Lance
Melbourne
D. Emmons
M. Mills
Sporting the Tube Handicaps for St Patrick's Day Meet
The record lists handicaps for multiple divisions of the St Patrick's Day meeting. Flying First includes Anartes and Beechworth with near equal marks, while Flying Second features Arsenicum too and Sanderling among others. HURRY SCURRY shows Volpechia and Magnetolite with notable numbers, and LIGHTNING STAKES lists Arsenicum wo and Chevally or with diverse entries. PATRICK'S GIFT notes Anartes and Mount Abundance to be handicap ped for Flying First Division and St Patrick's Gift.
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Anartes
Beechworth
Reo Aurum
Kautsford
Arsenicum Too
Chevally of
Rhymerth
Sanderling
Lord Mantin
Galicia
Senboy
St. Luke Bo
Sam Toy
Hurry Scurry
Volpechia
Magnetolite
Bulgoo
Rayah
Galicurgy
Gold Speeds
San Toy Ba
Arsenicum Wo
Chevally Or
Rymertic
Doyle's trophy racing set to feature eight contenders
In the aquatic event a resell for Doyle's trophy will run this afternoon between Sport and Hisie with both horses bearing distinctive paint emblems. Handicaps have been allotted and the first race of Mr. Jes Boland's trophy will be run at Bun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doyle
Betwee Sport
Hisie
Jes. Boland
Rifle Cairns Club Announces Trophy Shoot Tomorrow
The Cairns Rifle Club invites shooters to the first event in a trophy series backed by a local prize. Details mention a magnetic liniment advertised for pain relief and swelling, with prices and availability at T. P. Kelly's Cairns and Jack and Newell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Somme
Sheldon
Price
T. P. Kelly's
Cairns
Jack and Newell
Council Debates Lobster Request and Road Repairs
Waradgery Shire members discuss possible participation with Cairns Town Council and Barron Shire on lobster stocks. Infrastructure issues include Wright’s Creek road clearing, barbed wire fencing blocking Frenchman’s Creek, and a failed motion to join other bodies in a recruiting drive. Accounts totaling £1054/8/8 approved. meeting adjourned.
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Waradgery
Cairns
Barron
Isrom
Babinds Central Mill
Cares Agustis
Hogarth
Second Beach
D. J. Garland
Brisbane
Bloom
J. G. Eastwood
Frenchman's Creek
C. V. Hives
Counel
Wright's Creek
Scanlon Bros
F. Martin
Pabinds
Mungo’s Creek
Ate Rene
E Lewh
Rigas
Mooliba
Caisma
Headrick
Cabinda
Fire destroys house in Stanton Hill incident report
Townsville March 14 report says a fire broke out at a house owned by Samuel Walker a tailor in Stanton Hill shortly before 2 o clock this morning. Mr and Mrs Walker were at home when the blaze started. their son and daughter were the only occupants asleep at the time and both escaped, wearing their night attire as fire rapidly spread through the premises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsville
Howe
Seamel Walker
Stanton Hill
Moreieg
Ood
Walker
Bydmey
Hila Som
Townsville corresponder reports new ore supply milestones
Our Townsville correspondent notes several more ore ventures likely after general satisfaction with recent outputs. An incipient development saw one plant power lamps for a nearby hotel in the same block. the gas company warned about Electric Lighting Act Class 5. The hotel was renovated and a focus on liquor testing and a Gretciaes table was mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsville
Siu
Boorboora Hotel and Local News Benignly Reported
Mining remains slack in the district despite high metal prices. Bamford appears the only active site with several satisfactory monthly reports. The Tommy Barns tunnel progresses and the battery crushes stone, while court cases from the area near future outcomes. A local schoolmaster starts a tin scratching fund for Soldiers Tobacco, and residents Miss MacLefland Miss Dickenson Mr Sykes depart Cairns Sydney etc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bamford
Tommy Barns
West Front
Cameron
M. MacLefland
Cairns
Dickenson
Percy Fests appeals for help at Red Crees Equipment Gold meeting
In a Friday night recruiting meeting Percy Fests appeals on behalf of Red Crees Equipment Gold for furniture aid from Brisbane. He cites insufficient staff to ship goods and urges workers at the Guild workshop to assist wounded soldiers and support shop operations during the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Fests
Red Crees Equipment Gold
Brisbane
Anise
Doniper
Mhem
Without a Permit Travel Restrictions Raise Local Outcry
Fragmentary OCR notes suggest a dispute over travel restrictions imposed without a permit. Authorities unnamed criticize the action while residents seek clarification and lawful enforcement, highlighting potential safety and regulatory concerns.
Heat and dry spell hit the Atherton district briskly
No rain has fallen for nearly a fort night and heat persists. Timber ramps overflow with log timber as specials move daily. Maize shows mixed results with Messers Favier Bor and Mezers reporting splendid ears while Mesers Thomas and Carberry’s crop is uneven. Timaru Shire Council plans weed clearance and landholders must clear their land, hoping for road repairs toward Atherton. A March 17 dance and euchre party is scheduled and donations to the Eacham Red Cross Society are noted.
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Favier
Borget
Thomas
Carberry
Eacham Red Cross Society
Eens
Borget, D
TIDES AFFECT SCHEDULED SERVICES IN MARCH 1916
Fragmentary OCR notes show tide times and service changes around March 11 and March 13 1916. Mentions Mt Bins, 3.36 pm, and a 3.35 pm timetable shift. Likely local transit or ferry times with prices and locations not fully readable.
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Seserday
Supieg
Spectacles and Glasses for Reading and Sewing
Local ad offering spectacles for weak sight and bright summer use. Specializes in glasses for reading and sewing. Wide selection and fitting services promise satisfaction.
Land Lease Terms at Fishery Creek and 1920 Royalty Shift
The notice describes acres under Sagercene at Fishery Creek, with lease expiration and a 1920 shift to royalties over six years. It notes property takings, ploughing of land, and sugar farming as expenses are cut in.
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Donvalt
Russell River
Superior
Fay
Mulgrave
Fishery Creek
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Lazenby’s
Lazenby
Lebue & Stillen
Cairng
Todd
Newmarket Handicap
Cairns J.C. Weights
ETT & Ballas
Cairns Rifle Club
Gt Ite General Printing
Oliva
St. Cairen
Gree Germ
ANCH
Sromtas Pd
Ainshn
Gerlesding Limo
Aterton Butter
P.O
Edmonton Progress Association
T. Carr
Railway Department
Hxs-Been
Sao
Boorboora
Post
Hersid
Herald
WM. Lennon
Lake Street
Cc. Woodward
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