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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1911
Page
2
Miss Smith of Melbourne announces she has secured a hare worth assortment for the coming season. The display will be shown in Melbourne stores early in March and customers are invited to inspect the millinery pieces and compare prices. Mitt Hughes Miss Smith late of Melbourne.
fragmented text from a historical Cairns newspaper report describes court evidence on tin ore theft at a mine. witnesses including Edmond Charles Wright secretary to Herberton School of Arts, Brickwood mayor ore buyer, and Downes mill hand testify about ore weighing, milling, and alleged theft activity around 1907. active discussion references a government mining journal and remarks about ore purity and recovery.
Testimony covers alleged thefts at the Great Northern mill during 1906 with references to Leiderman and Cocking, a diary dispute over an original diary, and statements about ore handling from pyrites heaps to vanner boxes. Board reviews affidavits, witness recalls, and mine shaft progress, ore quality, and upcoming work.
Reports from March 11 by general manager T A Waters and March 6 by manager T J Bentley describe erection of a magazine, transfer of titles in Warden's Court, and continued work on coke rush crosscut. The ore body is expected to intersect the main channel in about five weeks as the service advances toward the Acorn boundary.
An unclear OCR fragment notes Tremaine forming for distame with four lowslled items ready. No coherent event or clear entities beyond the names presented.
Fragmented OCR list shows names and monetary amounts from various items including Chillagoue Chillagos Menguna and Mount Molloy. Several entries show prices with shillings and pence, notes of payments made, due dates, and references to persons or places such as Mt Agnes Hampden and Imrham Consols. The fragment lacks coherent narrative or dates.
A meeting of all interested in Bt Matrick Deyevetta is called for 8 o’clock this evening at the liberning Hall. The opening of the Presbyterian Hall, planned for tonight, has been postponed to next Tuesday night due to shops remaining open for a holiday event.
Mungana Mines report covers sinking No 7 winze reached 67 feet depth and 45 degree turn to connect with 411 feet level. Copper carbonate stoping limited to main stope bedrock. high crude copper noted. No 3 winze linked to Gift level, ore a lead sulphide vein. Surface open cut supplies mullock for sipper flow. new pumping plant delayed by surface water. 450 feet level stoping small scale in high grade ore. Preparation to deepen No 1 chase for another phase of stopping Dorothy lease WN 1 prospecting shaft driving northwest toward diamond drill borehole. Shipments total 540.35 tons.
Vintage ad copy promises quality fabrics in various shades and shapes. It asserts no difficulties in securing the desired meat Green lie and wide end or Sarrow shapes, mentioning Abbott Street and B R Kelly.
A March notice advertises holiday provisions for St Patrick's Day at Mayers. It claims lower prices than competitors and offers crow silk tee items in sizes at special sale prices marked 1/3 and 1/4, inviting Irish customers to wear national colours.
The Herald notes Port Douglas State School received the northern inspectorial district prize for 1970 in the "best kept school grounds or garden." The prize, donated by the Department, is £1 and must be used by the teacher to improve school gardens or buy agricultural implements, visual books, and tools.
Feb 4 Ghazals report notes trade conditions in America likely to improve soon though copper prices may rise in a limited fashion given weak production and probable stock declines. After a volatile uptrend, large sellers led a rise as Summers remain stocked. market closes firm with uncertain near term direction and potential dips.
The premier, Mr D. F. Senhem, will pay his first official visit since taking office to the Cairns district at the end of the month. He will address Referenda questions in Cairns on March 28, Atherton on March 5, Herberton on March 20, Mareeba on March 1, and Chillagoe on April 1.
A partial OCR fragment lists varied item names and dates with prices such as 6/8 and 14/0, including entries like Day Down P.C. and Mille Velten. Many terms appear garbled, making precise identification and quantities unclear.
His Lordship Bishop Murray travels to Herberton for St Patrick's Day celebrations and will stay over Sunday. He plans a drawing at the Hibernian ball to announce that all debts of the Merete church, convest, echools, eir. have been wiped out.
Copper prices move higher with reported yields around £4 16s 8d as market notes demand. Telegraph and cable dispatches indicate continued gains with miners watching London bullion rates and exchange fluctuations.
Kilpatrick and Co. state the mutual agreement with Cairns victuallers will expire on April first. The manager in Cairns informed the Post that the terms, in legal sense, will terminate at that date after having been carried.
The Hibernian festival celebrates St Patrick with sports at Norman Park including the St Patrick handicap races and sprint events. If weather holds, a large turnout is expected and the day ends with a grand serial and dance in the Shira Hall with music by Mr Tameen.
A passenger traveling from Hockhempton to Cairn tam week faced delays after arriving in Townsville on Friday night aboard the Peregrine. He waited from Friday night until Monday morning, unable to join a later steamer, while others aboard had only their fares and no hotel money. The Allinga tl failed to depart Cairns Saturday night, leaving travelers stranded until Monday.
A. Mellicks advertise reduced prices on a wide range of goods at their Lake Street store Cairns. Rayne Patricks bouquet dresses jackets light muslin and floral sateen fabrics feature lower costs. Men trousers and denim items see sizable markdowns with footwear and accessories also discounted.
The wage board system has raised wages yet widened the cost of living, hitting consumers hardest. Merchants, landlords, and builders boosted charges while workers gain little, as migrants and civil servants face growing hardship in Brisbane amid broader price rises.
Tuesday article records daily weather figures from Cairns with moon and sun times, high water at Caine and rainfall totals. It notes 70 inches 45 points since year start and mentions yesterday's rainfall with 9 am readings.
An English language damaged ad announces remnants of Tmousline and value fabrics, with claims of purity and math marks. It mentions Berm Philpam Co Ltd and a lot of items sold as guaranteed absolute pure quality.
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