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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 18, 1912
Page
4
Unclear OCR fragment shows scattered pricing notes and product mentions. Mentions bile costs and specific items like girls rimmed pinta. Lacks complete details, dates, or identifiable entities.
Local items report a busy Cairns region with strikes ending and shop activity resuming. Mentions include Keith Kelly’s Soda Fountain, weddings, deaths, and numerous visits by inspectors and travelers through Townsville, Cairns, and Mackay. Weather update notes a wet pattern with 9.15 inches of rain to midweek and 1.93 inches since then, improving overall rainfall.
A fragmentary notice records Mrs WF Myttiews and Reardos involved in a Saturday incident near Setunney for Clomearey. Geiems and Tomlins appear connected to property or names, with reference to a tornery event and a local Saturday timing. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragments.
The Cairns branch held its adjourned monthly meeting in the old School of Art building with Mr. Allen presiding. New members were proposed and admissions discussed as inward and outward correspondences from the recent strike were deferred for later consideration. Reports note deaths in Herberton and North Queensland, including Mrs. Wark and Mr. Artingr Ryan, with funds raised to support Mrs. Wark’s loss.
Melbourne readers learn of a proposed new company to fund the Great Pitercy Mines Ltd idle since December. It plans 900000 shares totaling £295000 capital, with existing holders receiving one new share per current share. rights run to May 18, 1913. Debentures are exhausted. underwrite 450000 shares. ore reserves about 60000 tons at copper and gold values. A court of charge meeting to consider the scheme is set for March 26.
A damaged snippet reports chipping arrivals Burrunbes from Townsville at 0.30 and a second vessel from Townsville at 10.90 p m. It notes a departure south at 5 00 am and mentions a vessel with 200 units or cargo. The text is fragmentary and lacks verifiable details.
A Darque Ashore on the shore near Vaensitert Shoal cannot approach the ship. The vessel bumped the reef all day, water made, and attempts to float her were made but unsuccessful. Weather moderated with wind shifting west on Tuesday, sheltering the vessel from further rough seas.
March 17 announces a charity prize draw in aid of hospitals and public charities of Australia. Prizes total £1000 with £500 first, £100 second, £50 third and 97 other prizes. proceeds support hospitals. Tickets available from local agents or by mail to 291 Flinders Lane Melbourne. draw date April 27.
A list of travelers and names including Mesdemes Swan Matthews Mitchell and two children, Main and eight children, Horsborough Fraser and child, Anderson and others, with many passengers in steerage. The voyage is associated with Burns Philp and Co Lub Agenus.
A. M. Thickforn and Sone Ltd, the 72 year old firm, guarantees Pure Virgin Olive and Lucca oils. Qternstarters recognizes them as Great Food and medicine, urging customers to ask for and obtain the purest samples.
Mrs Hughes and Miss Smith promote bloc hats coarse straw varieties with drooping leaf style from 2 shillings 9 pence to 8 shillings 6 pence as well as fine chip hats from 5 shillings 6 pence upward, plus a lined velvet bargain at 9 shillings 11 pence at Melbourne House Abbott Street.
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