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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 12, 1912
Page
2
The First General Meeting of Shareholders for Prince Alfred Tin Mines BN will be held at the company registered office Cathedral Street Chillagoe on Wednesday April 1 1912. Business includes election of directors for the ensuing half year. By order of the Directors C M Clarke Secretary.
Public opinion notes people walking from Mackey over land to Osenme's to view mounted gems in fashionable designs, described as some of the most beautiful found in Queenslam.
The Royal Packet announces the steamship Van Waerwyck will sail from Cairns on or about April 23 1912 for Port Moresby and Java via usual ports. Superior two berth deck cabins and a British stewardess provided.
A historical ad announces auction of a two storey house with ten rooms at a corner of Sachs and Upward Streets. Details include furniture and fittings described as first class, with a Monday sale date and statements of absolute sale and below value pricing. Personal memorial note for Thomas Trott included.
The Chullagoe Company Limited plans to call paid capital on shares plus a first calls at 1 6d per share. The current plan uses two furnaces and a converter plant for concentrate from Etheridge mines, reinforced by Eclipse qunes. A government advance of £2000 funds work before railway completion to Mount Mulligan.
The fragment references a mine scheme at Lake La Perier copper mine with a safety governor device and a hoist mechanism. The OCR text is garbled but centers on a proposed safety device and its placement below a hoist. Further context is incomplete.
Unclear OCR fragment suggests a plan involving a plan to wither the bhork rock pepties in mill. No concrete names, dates, or places are readable.
The fragment notes a cost or payment item labeled Papusa with fractions 1/4 and 1/54 and mentions WT and a payment date 1/5, but no full context or clear action is given.
Fragmented entries show stock exchange style notes with dates and amounts for locations including New Einasleigh Mount Fillett Mount Cothfort and McGregor. Readable items indicate payments or bids on specific Mondays with figures such as 30 and 40 and dates like 1/4 1/6 4/9.
Report notes energy and enterprise of residents along Bebinda and Russell River area. They have cleared land, prepared holdings, and planted cane amid treasurer promises of a Babinda Central Mill. Primeval jungle recedes as development expands, with scrub land being cleared and cultivated.
Report notes a giant melon grown near Bellenden Ker Hotel at Cypress Creek weighing just over 49 pounds. The fruit, described as perfectly ripe with excellent taste, fed eight adults and many children. The article mentions the melon’s creator and local event context with playful details.
The fortnightly Cairne ALS.A. meeting was held with Mr. F. Abraham last seen in attendance. The record notes were incomplete and no further details were available at press time.
The piece notes ongoing delays in establishing a sugar mill site and tramway routes as ministers, especially the Premier and Treasurer, hold back decisive action. Farmers fear harm from protracted waits while a committee has picked a mill site awaiting official approval and asks for timely government site surveys and route determinations.
In a crowded market scene, rival butchers push for lower prices to attract customers, aiming to secure a stronger foothold with shoppers seeking value. Local vendors emphasize steady supply and fair deals as competition heats up.
A large company planned to form to work the North Queens Land ore deposit rich in high Valussia copper. The venture aims to dredge thousands of tons of ore and establish a mining operation.
I Lam s complaint letters urge Towyg Council to fix the washout swamp holes along the Cairns Baths road. The dark night and waterlogged surface create fever bed conditions making travel difficult for all, including the Indies, with L exact names cited.
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An abrupt encounter with an alligator cut short a sorrowful gathering for Bro. B. Pike. Witnesses say a boy orphan was lifted into a tree by three men as the crowd said farewell after a quiet morning by Sacol. The scene involved strained emotions and unclear motives amid a troubled event.
Harvey's Creek district reports January rainfall at 9 inches and February at 72 inches. Residents recall the stormy season extending toward Caires and Johnstone areas. Some claim Bartle Frere is tied to an extreme rainfall myth while noting drainage excellence kept surface water low after rain.
The Prime Minister announced Commonwealth Bank offices will be established in Melbourne and other state capitals with branches in large provincial centers. The bank will begin with a major federal government account and foreign exchange business estimated near 452 million yearly, with hiring for a Governor six managers clerks and messengers to follow.
Arbor Dan was celebrated at Kuranda State School amid difficulties overcome. A fence around the wheel marked progress as the Com mines obtained nine trees. The head teacher led the students in preparations for the event and the committees for welfare were formed.
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