Shipping Arrivals and Agents at Moonlvan and Cocktown
Shipping arrivals listed for March show a mix of first and second class passengers aboard Australian Steamships Led and various agents. Names include Mesdames Yeatman Collins Misses Sleep D Tennie S Muntz and Messrs Tolme McLean Slee Seth Oslane Marsland Walls Conwall Henry Healy Careema Naguno Collins Barbi among others. Capt J Minehane and Moonlvan captaincy are noted with imports from Cocktown.
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a—Palsier
Ome Raventrum
Townevile
Esdames
Greaves
Departures Listed for Townsville and Cooktown Calls
March schedule shows Lass of Gowrie under Captain Stewart bound for Townsville with Tile Frew and steerage. Palmer under Captain Raven sails March 2 for Cooktown with Bates Mhop and Co as agents. March 21 marks Marilyan Cal Minehane heading to Townsville and Lucin das Mesdames Maher Moses Mc Dowall. Other ships include Osteriied Maher Mes om and a list of Masters and passengers aboard the saloon.
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Lass of
Movements of Vessels and Tides March 1917
Evening returns on Therelay morning and departs at 1 am for Townsville via ports. Wryreema leaves for the south on Saturday. Adelaide Company Limited Kupare ia departs from the south on Sunday. Australian Steamships Limited Mourtivrns 3 pes 5 am Tuesday with senihers mil Leaves 7 am for Port Deugle and Cooktown, due back 9 65 pm. Weilmesday ea gia 1 pm late day for Townsville, Lassco towne arrives from Townsville y pets on Sundays 3 pm Leaves arms 5 pm Tuesday for Mountains Harpar. Cardwell Lectedelempnt Dunk Island and Townsville. Innisfail arrives Wednesday from Townsville and leaves Thursday for Townsville. Quarre 224m 1st March Apece oct a.fth March Full Moon 3 a0 6th March Last Quarter 4:43 pm 16th March Perigee Tie pm eet March New Moon pm 23rd March Tet. Quarter Am pm 6th March THE TIDES Thursday March 22 917 oa om ot ong eh pm Le Sie tim ert
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Townsville
Wryreema
South
Australian Steamships
Truesday
Senihers Mil
Port Deugle
Weilmesday
Ea Gia
Lassoc Towne
Mounmivan Harpar
Cardwell
Lectedelempnt
Dunk Island
Innisfail
Thureday
North Southern Steamers
Tim
Market Report from Brisbane Livestock Sale
Feowst Co reports brisk Brisbane sales with sheep penned and generally higher prices. Tasman Tasch and J Pareriee Combuowa crossbreds reach around 42/6 to 43/3, while wethers and cattle show market gains amid strong demand.
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Brisbane
Feowst
Co. Saleemes
J. Ormond
Pitteworth
J. Pareriee Combuowa
Cambhoo Vu
Wethers
Dartin Estate
Dalby
Kessler
Nebby
Creshrets
Pullen
Wivarra
Mra McSecever
West Prairie
Wethere
Eolf Ag
Taggart Broad Report CRISPANE
Mareh ae MacTaggart Brot report shows improved prices and strong competition in the market. We sold 56 halllocks for Bondecks Seorathon fetching £18, with totals rising to £27 after adjustments.
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Mareh
MacTaggart
Apo
Carle
Salesmen face dated price protest at March meeting
A local commercial panel met on the fifteenth to discuss price protests. Attendees raised concerns over high rates and resisted offerings as traders reported flat prices across multiple goods.
Trade in Hides and Skins Dives into Seasonal Demand
The market reports strong demand for various hides and skins with prices firming on calskins and yearlings while tallow remains unsettled and watched for price fixing. Marsupial and swamp wallaby skins show gains, with local and southern buyers active. a May start for sum skins is planned and expectations point to sustained high values.
Mining notes from Cairns Stock Exchange report
Mr A H Clarke sharebroker Cairns reports quota details for numerous mines and metals including Tors Corella St Mangos Lode Hill Gilmore Minnie Moxham Oaks Thompson's Oaks Bowen River Coal and Bowen Coal and Led with prices and stock terms in a concise commodity list.
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A. H. Clarke
Carns
Corella
St. Andrew
Lode Hill
Gilmore
Hill End
Minnie Moxham
Oaks
N.L
Oaks Reserve
Thompson's Oaks
Con
Bowen River
Bowen Coal and
Cairns Pictures
TOWERS SHARE MARKET
Prices quoted by Bow Street firm show various shares with rates in halfpence and shillings. Listings include Bonnie Dundee Brilliant Extended Bonnie Norths Brilliant Deeps and Mills United among others with bid asks and notes on prices and par.
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Mills’ United
New Brilliant Freehold
Moaham
Ben Cross
Sil
Towers Crushings report from March
Fragmentary OCR notes describe crushed tonnages and values involving parties named Withee New Freehold Ford and Turkett. The text lists several weights in tons and cwt with metal gold components and mentions sands and a party crush. Details are unclear and partially garbled.
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Ch.owers
Marche
Soc Aed
Ford
Geanns Turkett
Coke Supply Raised to 1500 Tons Monthly from Ipswich
Arrangements completed for not less than 1500 tons of coke per month from Ipswich for Mr Elliott and mines. Additional supply from same source already to Morgan. Transport remains the only remaining issue, discussed in a conference between the Commissioner for Railways and other officials.
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Maneh
Eliott
Ipswich
Ae Morgan
South Waiee
Act
Spewich plant needs modernisation and better handling
The Spewich facility showed outdated, laborious, costly methods not yielding best results. Improvement in handling is needed to avoid breakage. A State coke ovens proposal had not been considered, according to Mr. Jones, though a mature proposition was understood.
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Spewich
Jones
Union discipline and mutiny in Victoria unions
The piece argues that repeated union mutiny and weak official control threaten the nation. It questions unions claims of helplessness, notes inconsistent actions against strikes, and challenges why authorities punish disobedience to strikes differently from disobedience by striking. It laments perceived hypocrisy and calls for firm, uniform discipline.
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Victoria
A.W.U. Cam
Melbourne
Cape Yorke
L.W.W
Colne Siler Cone Counts Meeting At Counce Office
A general meeting of the Count will be held at the Counce Office on Friday evening at 7 30 p.m. The notice mentions Geeb as heir and lists items in bottles priced at 2/6 with date posted 3/3.
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Colne Siler Cone
Counce Office
Tee
Ro Craig
Cairna
Local Notices and Varying Regional Updates
Clermont Relief Fund and Red Cross donations noted as townwide support. Townsville rates and polling roll updates urge electors to register changes. Furniture auction planned by Mr C Weekeart for Capt Alison at Sheridan Street. Townsville and Babinda notes include hospital talks and a public meeting. Anzac detachment volunteers listed with several names. Buick car adverts and Freshwater Road acreage offering a residence with fruit trees and outbuildings.
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C. Weekeart
Capt. Alison
Sheridan Street
Red Cross Postpones Jumble Sale After Generous Appeal
The Red Cross Society posts a jumble sale until after Easner due to generous response to the soldiers appeal. Cash and kind contributions total about to, with thanks to all who helped. Also notes court notices involving George Stan Shadforth and others, and reports the death of James Massey at 70.
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Red Cross
The
Red Cross Society
Easner
Anzac Day Committee Plans Brisbane Observance
In Brisbane on 13 March the Anzac Day committee met with officials and church leaders to plan commemorations on 25 April. Attendance included J M Hunger, Dr Merrington, Irving, Akerman Hetherington, Rev Rowe, E H Macartney, and Canon Garland. They proposed shop and office closures during services and a 3 pm troop parade with badges raising funds for Australian soldiers graves.
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Brisbane
J. M. Hunger
The
Presbyterian Assembly
Merrington
Irving
Akerman Hetherington
Rowe
E. H. Macartney
Canon Garland
Archbishop Donaldson
Methodist Conference
W. Brown
A. G. Weller
South Brisbane
Education Department
Iimed
Church of England
Roman Catholic Church
Presbyterian Church
Methodist Church
Salvation Army
Joke
St. Stephen's Cathedral
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church
Athert Street Methodist Church
Victuallers’ Association
Auckland
N.Z
Cutter Upset Off Prince of Wales Island
Thursday Island reports a small cutter outing to Prince of Wales Island ended in four sailors rescued or accounted for while a fifth man L Webster from Townsville remains missing. The group endured hours in water after their boat sank near Port L. A search continues as Webster is feared drowned.
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Thursday Island
Prince A Wales
Les Gland
Geondsy
Aoris Station
L. Webster
Townsville
Port Li
Webster
Prince Wales Island
AN APPEAL AGAINST KASI ACTION IN VICTORIA
Melbourne March 21 government officials warn the Mastration Board and Railway Commissioners against any action that could conflict with the Government Parliament and people of Victoria.
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Melbourne
Larliament
People of
Victoria
Davine Elected Chief President of Australian Natives’ Association
Melbourne March 21 Mr M Davine elected Chief President of the Australian Natives Association. Only other candidate Senator Blakeny, a member of Mr Tudor’s party. Davie received 106 votes to 92 for Bilkeny.
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Melbourne
M. Davine
Australian Natives’ Association
Senator Blakeny
Tudor
Davie
Bilkeny
Rail line fragment hints at stations 12 miles apart
A damaged OCR snippet mentions two stations 12 miles apart on an April route. It lacks clear names, dates, or events, leaving only a rough distance and timing cue.
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Rom
Fragmentary ad copy for medicine and chemist notice
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a friend of natural digestive relief and a six bottle quantity. References a chemist named I Green in Cairnx and a Table Siaeiane Seema. The readable parts suggest a medicinal product promotion and pharmacist contact.
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Cee Ieee
Bepreeere
Chinese Consul General visits Babinda district in Cairns area
Chinese Consul General for Australia T K Teeng toured Babinda and nearby districts by special train, meeting cane farmers and European residents. He praised local hospitality, discussed wartime China policies, and promised to present district concerns on sunar and acre restrictions to the Queensland Government.
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Me. T. K. Teeng
China
Australia
Babin
Geperl
Artiwal
Ratlemee
Choy
Seere
Bahinda
Wares Gardens
Malinda
Tsens
Cairns
Northland
Babinda
Patunda
Distret
W.M
W. S Prewett
H. Kit
Chua
Eld
Amd
France
Chima
Sen
Innisfail St Patrick's Day Events Draw Big Crowds
On St Patrick's Day in Innisfail a successful program featured sports and a large concert attendance. Gate receipts were satisfactory and the hall packed with standing room in Rankin Street. Mrs Theodore’s visit was noted with local ladies guiding tours of beauty spots, and Mr Theodore departed to join the Douglas steamer later that night. A postal ballot favored a bin acre tee hak Branch 3, amid muggy weather and cane grower concerns.
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Innisfail
St Patrick's Day
Rankin Street
South Town
Searson
Pleasit
Ne' Cn
Theodore
Douglas
Mosrilyan
John
bin Acre
Canegrowers
Gondi
Anzions
Thas
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Commonwealth
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Herberton
Ravenswood
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Wolfram
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Port Kembla
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Thomas Newton
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Taggart Broad Report
Feev Cs Oe
Beiebsex Port
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Onoto
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Conklin
Waterman
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Robert Craig
the Governor General of
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Abitah Murray
Notary Public
A. Marsland
Paling
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Strand Hotel
E. J. Harris
Victoria House
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Apbott ST
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Smith
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Cairns Stock Exchange
Towers Share Market
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Tee Resources
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Clermont
Teo
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Gordonvale
Red Cross i
Canna
Eisterind
Nate
Nyal
Batinda
Anzac Detachment
P. G. Matthews
Ro Aimscow
Carrns
RN Boorman
Atherton
F. Daw
Millan Millan
Lo AO Jenkinson
Maorechal
D. M. Reid
Marecha
F. Weare
Leo Marker
Len Parker
Ff. T. Ois Wate
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George Stan Shadforth
Georgetown
Australian Imperial Expedi Forces
J P. Quinn
Supreme Court
John Jas Moran
Edward Ivor Howard
Cernig
Craig
R. Craig
Sons of the Engine
James Massey
de McLesed
Country Express
England
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High Street
Old Hill
Earl of Dudier
Cradley Heath
Cutter
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