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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 22, 1916
Page
2
The advertisement lists men s air leather contracts standard screw soles epoch 8 11 and military water night cossacks with special value 13 inch. Also men s check Derby lace bow patent caps wetted roles special wheels. Ladies smart ein Eid anbie strap shoes wetted soft canvas and Beets 1 6 for children infant tan boots chrome leather solid sizes 7 10 12 to clear at 06 wen.
A maritime shipping record lists ship names and passenger details including captains, crew, and families. It mentions voyages from Townsville and various ports with dates in March and notes passengers with ages and accompanying children, detailing origin, destination, and shipboard personnel.
Fragmentary entry records March 1 timing with references to multiple names and places such as Chine Sarat arm and Cay Lake seats. Context and roles are unreadable. no coherent event or outcome is identifiable from the OCR snippet provided.
Shipping notices detail Bur m Pip Co Limited arrivals and departures to Townsville Port Douglas and Cooktown, with timetable notes for departures at 11 pm and midnights. ACSS steamers from Cairns reach Townsville Sunday, Yowen Mackey Brishame schedule, southbound movements to Spdacy Melburne, and return legs to Spdacy Thoras Saterday. Various lines including Australian Stexshigs Limited outline weekly runs from Calms to Townside Bowen Mackay Spr ey Melbewrar Seedsy. Sydney schedules, Mortaliaeaven forecast, and Hong Kong route notes appear with April and May dates for specific liners.
A dated narrative references Mayers Foot Wear Specialists and Carex in a trade memorandum. It discusses February 1913 market conditions for oils and freight rates, noting vessel capacity, deadweight tonnage, and charter terms. The piece analyzes cost effects and hypothetical incomes from shipping vessels amid wartime pricing.
Fragmentary OCR text describes market quotations and prices from Fresco Meat and Tree Association with references to rubber, fads, and venal terms. Meager phrases mention higher prices and revetment, suggesting a chaotic commerce note.
Cattle yarded 730 with improved sales. Prime beef tops at 117 pounds 7 shillings 6 pence. Cows to 1 pound 1 shilling. Bulls to 7 shillings 6 pence. Calves 54 penned with few values. Vealers to 75 shillings. Sheep and lambs 242. cattle and calves 348 offered.
Market notices show wider hide prices this week delayed due to supply and demand shifts. Values ranged around per pound for hew ers and sellers reported near last week amid limited stock and shifting buyers.
Fragmentary OCR notes list mining terms and stock exchange references with unclear figures including cent and company names, lacking coherent context. The piece mentions Tyrcommell and Seym Cent along with Lat, Bowes, and Cate Co in disconnected fragments, offering no clear event or outcome.
Fragmented OCR text lists items and codes unclear. Reads like auction or listing notes for towers, beanie, dune, and various abbreviations. Contains multiple stray terms, partial names, and numbers with no coherent narrative or dates.
An irregular OCR snippet mentions metal related teams or groups and several unclear terms. Names and locations do not resolve clearly, but it reads as a short event notice or column fragment about a metal trade or meeting with multiple ambiguous entities.
Mr Keating of the Tyr Connell mine tours the reef area with a Poot representative. He speaks of bright future prospects, plans dewatering and mining improvements, noting recent rainfall boosts and high expectations for future production.
Fragmentary notes from THE POST describe local events and names. Readable items mention meetings, sports hints, and possible notices but lack clear specifics or full details.
Fragmentary report notes a person named De Tomer and others separated from police after not finding a dead body in the morning. The brief, lacking clear details, hints at a medical or poisoning claim involving a product called Bead Bar PouRD and Kochs Fever Mixture.
At the Bowling Ob pavilion 12 light the prizes man during the sits em will be personaed. Members and friends are invited.
The fragment references an effective weapon and a fiat, noting a gemnine and Tre pales b as scattered phrases. Details are unreadable, but the report centers on weapon effectiveness and a formal fiat amid unclear context.
Mr A M Waddell has just opened a new establishment. The store aims to attract locals with its range of goods and early operating hours, promising friendly service and community focus.
A Cairns Summons Court hearing features Tommy Hos, a Chinese resident, charged with illegal sale of liquor in a dry area tied to a hotel proposal. Auctions for Mr J E Mears furniture are noted. a defendant pleads guilty amid local arrests and a court-ordered payment deadline.
Attention is directed to the advertisement of Mr C Woodward auctioneer Lake Street advertising fee for public sale on a date to be named with interest at the rate during the term of the stated Sheridan Worst? church area renewal.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a report discussing demand levels and a person named Corben. Readable elements mention Agnia and Era vache with emphasis on high demand and possible local context. Further details are unclear due to garbling.
OWN & COUNTRY Tees. Wussell returned yesterday with various local notes. Dr J S C Etkingham, Chief Car astine Officer for Queensland, moved recently from Port Darwin. The marriage of Mr P G Cone and Edna Hawkes is announced with plans to stay in Briime. Mr F G Hamilton, Crown Prosecutor, attended Mackay sittings on Saturday. A J Larmont named chairman of the Printing Trade Board for the southern area. T E White appointed to Brisbane Daily Newspeieter Board replacing J A J Ferguson. W L Morgan re entered at Visdburg representing Proserpine farmers. Mrs Elizabeth Black of Goombarra is noted as deceased. G Bolzer of Townsville dies at general hospital. Funeral Sunday. burial at Magnetic Island. Deceased was 92.
The Palace Theater offers a varied pre show program with acts by Lavon and The Comets, amid a winter season. Preview notes mention Father and Gem and a "Land Kigahemer's Aerieal" at Somberpinn, with a scheduled 200 seat capacity and performances timed around evening showings.
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