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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

May 15, 1917

Page

2

Shipping Movements Of Vessels In A Queensland Port

Mercantile schedule notes Bers Pierp and Co Kuranda arrival every Tuesday from Townsville and departure for Cooktown with South Australian Steamships. Mountean arrives 9 am Tuesday, leaves 7 am for Port Walas and Cooktown with Lucinda and Townsville calls. Gewrie from Toeresville arrives Sundays, departs 5 20 pm for Moordvan Harbor and Townsville. Other vessels from Towneville and Innisfail depart Thursday for Townsville. Dates referenced include May 7 and May 14 with tide and quarter notes for May 1917.

Bers, Pierp and Co, Ltd Kuranda Townsville Ooktown Cms Act Australian Steamships, Limited Mountean Southern Man Port Walas Cooktown Lucinda Lee Gewrie Toeersville Corts Moordvan Harour Cariwell Lucirds Clamp Pe Dank Istard Lon Stall Towneville Innisfail Lepeee Thurelay

Mining notes from Cairns stock exchange report

Me A HL Darke reports quota movements and share positions across mining firms including Towey River Coal and Tomes Coal and Coke Co. These brief entries list percentages and company references amid a fragmented market update.

qSer Metals and Coal Towey River Coal Tomes Coal and Coke Co Coony Phetrims Sogn” rAtie Te

Towers Sharif Market Report From Bow Street Ledger

Report from Bow Street on market prices with mixed quotations and notes on near term trends. Mentions Mevers A M'Callom Co and various items including ore, coal, and yield figures, along with monthly totals and pricing details.

Aw Towers Mayas M’callom & Co Bow Street Ban Dee Tal Kersten

Mysterious Ad Claims Aids For Digestive Ailments

Fragmentary ad-like text touts a product named Hismuthated Seda and claims it relieves indigestion and dyspepsia. It mentions occasional morning use and provides scattered phrases about relief, with vague names such as W. H. Green and Carres.

Remy Bratsches Lotte W. H. Green Henner Carres

Melbourne Metal Exchange Cairns Branches Office

Graham and Matheson AS S A V E R S and Ore buyers list Melbourne Metal Exchange with head office in Charters Towers and branches in Melbourne Cairns Herberton and Ravenswood. They act as busing agents for Sulphide Corporation Limited Cockle Creek NSW and deal in gold silver lead concentrates wolfram molybdenum bismuth antimony and all complex ores. Copper ores shipped to Electrolytic Company at Port Kembla. Gold and silver contents paid in full with a new power sampling plant and reasonable sampling charges. Quotations and information through A G Oxley Cairns and Herberton representative Thomas Newton.

Sulphide Corporation Limited Cockle Creek Nsw Dayere Wolfram Ort Kembla A. G. Oxley Wharf Street Cairns P.O Herberton Thomas Newton

Premier Ryan faces defeat as referendum count continues

The article portrays Premier Ryan crushed by the referendum results with voters rejecting his nationalisation and hospital funding plans. It notes his campaign rhetoric about municipal support for Brisbane Hospital and hints at opposition to government control, highlighting discontent with his leadership and democratic claims.

Ryan Rockhampton Legislative Connect Brishane Brishanne Hospital Brishame Hospital Mark Wou T. J. Ryan

Paling’s Tuner Requests and Hospital Finance Critique

Letter from Cairns reader L. Fallon attacks Mr. Ryan Government over hospital nationalisation policy and a new mixed financing plan. Argues it shifts costs to ratepayers and aims to bypass the Council, praising Queensland Legislative Council as a check and warning of democratic erosion.

To Heree Owners Veterinary Embrocation Ad

An old veterinary embrocation notice markets a remedy for equine strains lameness and other ills. The ad mentions prominent English racing stables and cottoned to a 3/3 Croix chemical formulation.

Babinda Township Boot Eenporium Opens and Local Notices

The item lists a new shop in Babinda offering menswear and assorted items with cash terms and inspection invitation. It also reports a missing person Sgt. Robt J Stevens from Cairns and multiple local notices about auctions, parades, and a Starr Bowkett Society event with financial receipts and upcoming auction, plus a court fine for stolen goods.

Babinda

Buick Favored as Best Value in Public Poll

In a public vote the Buick won as the most serviceable and economical car. Pee Parker on Abbott Street Cairns handles sales or hires. The Cairns Royal Life Saving Society plans an instruction class for ladies led by Mrs Q H Bennett at St John's Club hall tonight. Swimmers should note a Silver Award test in about a month including a 50 yard swim with clothes on and other tests.

Pee Parker Abbott Street Cairns The Royal Life Saving Society Q. H. Bennett St John’s Club Hall

Barron Shire to Repair Road to the Point

The licensee of the Double Island Hotel Mr A E Williams sent a letter to Barron Shire Council complaining about the road to the Point. He joked the Chairman should visit by motor car and be shaken up or tossed out. The Chairman replied he had heard such talk and the matter was moved to repair the road.

Double Island A. E. Williams Barron Barron Shire E. Atherton Cairns Arms Town Hodson Earl Hudson Hodel Council Arn Keeble Hedel Sydney Shemselves Hudeon Keeble Pollock W. Morse Local Authorities Association Cr. Vewers S. Christensen Hrimsmead Ens C. Strattsman Strattman Mareeba Wright Fenwick Imapector Wright Ees

Craig's Skeeto Bans Mosquito Insect Safeguard

Craig's Skeeto Bans protects users from all insect attacks including malaria typhus fever and other mosquito borne diseases. Sold in 1/ bottle or 1/3 post free from Craig View Regal Chemist Cairns.

Robert Craig Australia Craig View-Regal Cairns

Councillor Fenwick Seeks Mareeba Water Authority Return

At Barron Shire Council Fenwick urged a saner Queensland admin to hand back Mareeba Water Authority to Barron Shire, claiming the authority is secret and hard to access. Hodel cautioned against criticising another local body. A separate Cairns case saw Pred Willes charged with forging a cheque after a detailed Police Court hearing.

Barron Shire Fenwick Queensland Mareeba Water Authority Barron

Cairns War Council and Local Auctions Placed Notices

A Cairns meeting notices the War Coane Committee in Council Chambers at 8 pm tomorrow. Auctions at 11 am include Superior Furniture and a confiscated liquor sale by J. and Hoare. A Mareeba Oddfellows dance funds an Honour Board unveiling as Foxwell Bros advertises cane knives. Mortality stats note four dogs a cat and a goat buried after a health visit. A sugar chemistry ad seeks a skilled candidate with farming experience. The Cairns Peony Savings Bank considers a bonus for the secretary amid a healthy bank.

Cairns War Coane Committee Barron Shire Strattman Mareeba Wright Health Department

Land Court in Cairns Hears Babinda land compensation case

The Land Court sat in Cairns with Hon. Dr Kidston presiding over a Babinda land resumption dispute. Claimant counsel H H Mara and Cairns Shire Council’s H K M MacDonnell argued the site selection by Health Department allowed no council alteration. Judge Kidston will deliver decisions in Townsville on June 20.

Lamd Cairns Dr. Kidston Henry Christian Macdonnell Health Department A. J. Draper Collings Knowles O'Leary Shire Kidston Townsville

Mental Cases In Cairns Seized On Mind Tests

Two men were brought before P M Ferry on suspicion of unsound mind. One case involved a man at the police station seen ramming his head against a wall and injuring himself. The other, a man in a cape with arming and crying, fled to the station seeking release as officers ordered care procedures.

Cairnspital T. A. Ferry P.M Stele Cairns Rome Acordancce Arma Treca Townsville

Cairns Penny Bank Seeks Bigger Thrift For Children

At Cairns School of Arts a meeting of Cairns Penny Bank depositors and guardians reviewed the 11th annual report. President E Henriques reported sound finances, noted higher deposits, and proposed expanded operations with stronger child thrift promotion. Directors elected. auditors appointed. future loans urged to boost deposits and bonus for depositors.

Ree Penny Savings Bank School of Arts E. Henriques Messrs Friend E. G. Eash L. Peake C. Woodward J. Kennedy J. Fiorrona W. Kelly A. J. Johnston F. Walsh 6G. Thomas Cairns Directare F. Henriques W. H. Kelly NG FE H. Abraham Friend & I I . Holanne the Press Messrs Covigees Barrows Friend Abrahams Kennedy Kelly Holmes Peake Stillman Walsh Woodward Mann L. Draper Eien Oet Stillman Henri

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