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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

May 10, 1916

Page

2

Departures List Includes Several Notable Names

A fragmented notice lists numerous individuals such as Miss S Mourtigan Joe Port Teese and others including Turner Barton Contio Tierney and Te Sewene, suggesting a departure or transfer section. Names appear with scattered spellings and unclear affiliations.

S Mourtigan Joe Port Teese Meadames Turner Seeee Barton Contio Comte Tierney Te Sewene Lowe Bremen Arwatt Jemers A Jock T Murphy Talmor Egan Walser ES Maem Power Mente Tracey Eas Teely

Movements of Vessels Through Port Corrigendum

Shipping column outlines schedules for Baws, Podg, & Co Limited steamers and other lines. Details list departures from Cores, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Port Alma with exact weekdays and expected arrivals, including connections to Townsville, Cairns, and Mackay, through March and May.

Acerrsiisn Stommetipe, Limited Towmseiilc Saterdap Acter Mackay Port Alma Suidsy Wight Teesday Leere Bo Sydeey Welboerse Wid- Seedy Ewig Amd Bam Cooktown Tewemille Lasere Tareday

Noon Phaser and Winter Tide Notices

Fragmentary OCR provides scattered times and event terms including noon phase, March and May references, tides, and multiple unreadable phrases. Core meaning unclear. no identifiable persons or organizations emerge from the text.

London Market Activity Amid Mixed March Closing Data

Commercial report from London notes broadly stable trade with price changes across sectors. It cites gains in home trade, shifts in ore and oil prices, and a generally active market with wide competition among dealers.

London Mar

Infants and Littl Folks in Bonnets and Hats

Miss E. J. Harrig Victoria Howse Lake Street showcase infant headwear including bonnets hats and booters in a local shop display reflecting period fashion and goods available on Lake Street.

E. J. Harrig Victoria Howse Lake Street

Indian Wheat Export Policy Reported in Commons

London May Mr C Roberts told the Commons the Government of India controlled wheat exports under private restrictions on grain supply and destinations.

London C. Roberts The Commons Government of India

Market Report Highlights Mixed Livestock Demand

Brmbene Stockh Market Fenwick and Salesmen report under date shows mixed sheep and lamb prices with crossbred lambs selling at 25 after a strong yard. Beef and cattle sold at varying loads with good demand noted for yearlings and calves, while some offerings were dull and irregular.

Fenwick Brishase Dias Calera

Mining notes from Cairns stock exchange list

A fragmented mining stock report from Cairns lists various companies and stock lines. Items include Hampden, Vulcan, Tyrconnell, New Minnie, Oaks Reserve, and Rowse River Coal with prices and lot identifiers, reflecting a colonial era stock exchange snapshot.

Hampden Mure Andres Eppa Vulcan Lede We Gilmore Tyrcomnell Afb Tercemnal Tyrconnell Minnie Mowham Oaks Reserve Rowse Rive Coal Jewes Coil and Coke Ca Leday Cairns Pictures

Tow ers Share Market Report Rushed Ledger Style

Market update lists numerous holdings with shorthand notations and fractional prices. Names such as TOWERS and NEW Brilliant appear amid broker shorthand for shares like May Bonne Dundee and St Mungo. The legible items show prices and payments in varied fractions, reflecting a historical clipped ledger of investments.

We Mille United Brilliant Freeheld New Miner Moxtam Queen Crees Papuan Se. Andrew Panda St Mungo Rowen Canal

Golden Crown Mine Reports Mixed Monthly Progress

Reports from multiple mines detail activity on the Newcastle Range leases and Eve Creek area. Sizable outputs from West Jewel and Sanderd-Vickers lines contrast limited progress at other mines with new battery work and planned shaft developments.

Golden Crown Derham Connols Gold Mining Company Limited W. Sable Aston Jack Sanderd Vickers Broa J. Candlish Newcastle Range Eve Creek Degworth

Deposition Clerk Remarks at Calires Polit Cem

Proceedings in the Calires Polit Ceem reveal deposition procedures discussed by A B Gilson P M and A P MacDonnell. Observers note the difficulty of recording demeanour while witnesses testify and a clerical division limits deposition work to clerks. In Atherton W C Abbot and Scriven address exhibition plans, with government showing resistance to non Brisbane venues until after the war.

Calires Polit Cem A.B. Gilson P.M. Intely A. P. MacDonnell la Bot Calles Polier Court

Copperfield River tungsten prospects suspend milling

Milling operations are suspended pending further mine development. Wolfram shows in the shallow shaft but appears not to descend. deeper levels may yield payable molybdenite. Water supply will last six to eight weeks before the Government Dam is utilized. John J. Moran, Warden.

Lesee Copperfield River Twicp Syndicate Wolfran John J. Moran

Compulsory or Voluntary Conscription Debate

Melbourne Trades Hall Council calls a congress of Australian trades unions to discuss conscription. Critics frame conscription as Cassy abolition of civil liberty. supporters argue universal service ensures equal duty. The piece contrasts voluntary vs compulsory systems amid war and Labour politics.

Melbourne Germany Russia Australia Ualesa All Trades Hall Cooneil

A Reliable Remedy for Coughs in Children

An advertisement touts Nyal's Baby Cough Syrup as a safe reliable remedy fit for every home. It claims quick relief for children's coughs and cites a 1/6 bottle sample from Kelly, Chemist, Mulgrave Mill. The notice hints at local milling and crop timing around June and references aboriginal arrivals under orders from the Home Secretary.

Nyal Kelly

Malaria and Care by Dr Kech’s Fever Mixture Sold Locally

The article notes malaria mainly afflicts strong workers exposed to mosquitoes and promotes Dr Kech’s Fever Mixture sold by Robert Craig Chemist Cairns with bottles priced at 4 and extra postage. It also reports on a court scene involving A I MacDonell and a scrub felling accident where W Whichion sustained a severe leg wound treated by a hospital and surgeon.

Craig's Beef Iron and Wine Restore Debility

A tonic described as a strong blend of rare old wine with predigested beef and iron. It is labeled as valuable for debility with poor blood, convalescence, digestion, appetite, and overall energy. Sold in bottles at 6d each by Robert Craig, chemist, Cairns.

Craig Robert Craig Cairns

Local business opens large stock at New Market

A. M. Waddell announces a wide opening of Grocerica, Drapery, Boots and Shoes with cash terms. The ad also notes an agent for Royal Insurance Company. An important meeting of water owners and others concerned with the anti extractor issue is set for today at the Preekwater Hotel.

Deseent Bettekeaar A. M. Waddell Grocerica Royal Insurance Company Preekwater Hotel

Starr Bowtestt Society Receipts Total £99 Os 6d

At the Cairns Starr Bowkett Building Society on Saturday last receipts reached £99 0s 6d. Messrs J Skeen and FE AW D Rankin are the directors to be invited next Saturday.

Starr Bowtestt Society Cairns Starr Bowkett Building Society Messrs J. Skeen D. Rankin

Tropolax fever medicine at Cairns chemist W A Collins

Popular Tropolax advertised as a general fever remedy used for dengue malaria and coastal fevers. Available from W A Collins Chemist Cairns priced at 2 shillings 6 pence and 5 shillings per bottle.

W. A. Collins Cairns

Reyah the Racing Mare Destroyed After Injury

The fine black racing mare Reyah owned by Mr. T P Kelly was destroyed on Tuesday evening by Mr. Tapton Stock Trapedtor after a punctured foot injury from a ruptured ected near the pth of last month. The mare’s loss deprives the North Queensland blood stock of a valuable animal.

Rayah T.P. Kelly Reyah Tapton Leyte Tanton North Dueensland

More Dairy Stock For Atherton Tableland Farmers

Mr W C Abbott president of the Atherton Tableland Agricultural Society returns from a south holiday with 13 head of high class cattle. The stock, bought in New South Wales dairying centres, was landed at Townsville for inoculation and will proceed to Atherton.

W. C. Abbott Atherton Tableland Agricultural Socety Townsville New South Wales Ahawarra Hodern BE. A. L. Styles J. English T. Fank JD P. Harrie Will Cove Athertos

Northern Herald switches to Anzac Day imagery in new issue

This week’s Herald features a fall report on industrial union and the Sugar Commission sittings, plus a visit by the Acting Premier and colleagues to Babunda and other centers. Illustrations depict Anzac Day in Cairns with the Cane Beetles procession and Mareeba views, reflecting Anzac country scenes.

Industral Coon Sittmes Sugar Commission Babunda Cairns Mareeba Attwac Anzac Bay Suvia Anzac Gallipoli

Hearing in Police Court Over Youth Produced for Evidence

In a Police Court hearing on Tuesday Senior Sergeant Keay insisted a youth named Scardan, who had testified before, be produced again. Defense attorney MacDonnell refused to compel production, arguing courtesy does not require chasing a town delivery man. The sergeant claimed no commitment and the matter concluded without a firm promise from him.

Ama Cobler Aupd Sergt Keay Scardan A. J. FP MacDonnell Memrs MarcDonnell & Haanam Sergt. Kenay Mr. MacDonnell Kemey Matt Dormeil Sergi Kemmy Cairms Surmons A. B. Gibson P.M Flakeview Middisies W. Conigo Acros

Palace Theatre Show Promises Thrilling Monster Film

A big sensation titled The Monster and the Girt is billed at the Palace Theatre this evening. The photo play boasts exciting scenes and high praise, with other pictures including Heist and a new Gaby Dedlys feature described as a triumph.

Palace Theatre Pet Gaby Destya Gaby Dedlys Sazreet Sere Prien

Sugar Conference Speech Denounces Old Conditions in London

Mr Hughes opened the sugar conference at Caxton Hall with a vigorous speech denouncing protectionist policies. Delegates from Australia and various colonies attended as he urged open minds and contracts between Britain and sugar producers to safeguard imperial industry and future prosperity.

London Hughes Caxton Hall Pritchard Young India Wret Indies Feypt Netal Mavaritius Mer Wordes Crest Hiitein Eegar Corman Te Alera Com Traca Kaglant Hantore Donic Oferie O Britain Lord Denbeigh Ryan Cucemeland

Show Association Meeting Promises Substantial Support

A meeting of those interested in the showe el movement is set for tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, likely in the Council Chambers. Considerable preliminary work has been done by those backing the movement and strong support is anticipated for a successful gathering.

Tomorree Gomscil Shees

Fed Cross Work Cairns meeting and exhibition notice

The Cairns branch of the Tet Crom Society holds a meeting at 3.30 pm in the Courtnil Chambers and an exhibition from 7.20 to 10 pm at the residence of A B Gleion. The display, by energetic Red Cross members, promises useful articles and samples of ongoing work.

Fed Cross Cairns Tet Crom Ourneil Sam Wre A.B. Gileon Ted Cross

Fire destroys German church in Etherby

Early morning blaze at Etherby gut a German church and its furnishings. Police are investigating the incident as authorities reel from the loss estimated at 2190. Authorities say they will pursue leads as the case unfolds.

Melbourne Etherby Valeghla Ovgen Hernt

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