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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 04, 1912
Page
2
The Royal Commission on the Fruit Industry will hold sittings at Cairns on Lath May 14 1912 to inquire into production transport and marketing of Australian fruits. Evidence is desired from growers and others in the industry. Those wishing to give evidence should contact the undergrown at Customs House Cairns.
The Cairns excursion train timetable to Engs from Kuranda is advertised. The outbound departs Cairns 0.50 am, arrives Kuramis 21 am, returns at 5:15 pm, arrives Cairns 6:25 pm. A Northern Queensland Teachers Association meeting will discuss a paper on plant life by Mr C A O'Brien. Census 1911 shows 4.455 million in the Commonwealth with gender ratios noted and regional splits.
Friday reports indicate surface tin ore in six feet with high grade content near Hayleteh Castle and reefing activities on the Lancelot, Phillipe, and Pearson. Copper tributaries are being sunk at Agnes while Ramsay seeks Maunum Henom forfeiture. N Barratt sells Captain's mite at Woollaman Creek. gains include a tin parcel from Derp at about £125 per ton.
Perth reports high April gold yields with total 110406 ounces valued around L484 S67. The figure shows a rise from March and compares with an April faster. The note lists various producers and prices in a terse telegraph style.
Value lies in original ideas and distinctive presents. Create's offers electro plate and sterling silver ware and wedding gifts at trusted prices, with a long history of quality and artistic design.
London market report lists copper at 269/28 to SORTA with forwards for Nichelle at arena. Prices show £70 for Nichelle, plus £207/10 and £208 for Tron and Teed with bids around £16/10 to £16/12/6.
Fragmentary OCR notes record a monetary exchange with figures such as 5/8 and 5/12/6 and names including Cuthbert and Mt. Elliott. The text is garbled and lacks clear context or a complete event description.
Excursionist travel is offered tomorrow to Green Island by the wat motor launch Pirate departing ELP's wharf at 8 15 am and returning about 5 80 pm. Visitors may swim in the clear blue waters and inspect Harrier Reef at low tide.
A meeting of the Sirens branch of the League of Wheelmen elected to abandon the tied Farmer meeting due to wet weather. A new programme for Saturday May 18 was decided, with Cairns Rugby Talon noting a football match would receive one third of the receipts. Mr Tweedie was elected a committee member.
Dan Woods announces the completion and opening of NBW Talleland Hotel at Tumoulin along the Atherton Evelyn railway precinct. The hotel boasts fine cuisine and accommodations under direct supervision of the owner manager, aiming to rival Pioneer Hotel Tumoulin and attract travelers to the Evelyn tebland area.
Inspector G Williams reports April cargo at Cairns port shows imports of general fruit 1408 cases 300 hage Chinese goods 345 cases and exports totaling 15110 tuncheses 1215 crates bananas 1665 cases pan anes 1876 comm planta and secs six packages. Noted larvae of moth borer in fruit from New South Wales and Victoria. no crate of Irish blight observed.
The Cairns Land Office reports April revenue of £AGA/11/7 with £15 18/4 from timber felling and the remainder from selections and occupation leases. Townsville Bulletin lauds the Algina Trio as among the best shows here with acrobats, equilibrists, and stunt feats, noting a table jump and a floor routine that drew strong applause. Advertising for Wiods' Great Peppermint Care ends the note.
Townsville Overlanders A RK McKay and C E Nelson arrived from Brisbane after a six day motor journey. McKay described dangers of the overland route via the Northern Rivers and McPherson Range, noting steep hills and soft sand that damaged fuel supply. The pair faced a natty haze of rain and cold as they neared the Tweed River mouth and sank in sand, planning a Townsville return then a Townsville to Atherton trip.
In Melbourne the Federal Arbitration Court discussed Sunday labor in the Tramway case. Justice Higgins favored limits on Sunday work where unnecessary and questioned burdens on workers. A Ballarat tramways witness noted warnings to reduce averages, while company officials debated shortages and costs amid evolving practices.
A fragment notes a mother’s intense worry when her child Mrs. Hije Cars battles croup. The brief line reflects a domestic moment of parental concern during an illness.
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