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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 16, 1911
Page
2
A public auction notice announces a sale of property belonging to Mantaka with proceedings overseen by Deputy Core. Details specify the auction is to occur under legal authority and outlines the interest in the property.
The test portion of the option money amounting to £300 was paid to Hawkins Hill property owners last week by Mr McGeorge. The balance is due if the company completes the takeover. A promising week saw gold showing in the Wonder mine. The Caras Stock Exchange event was slated for Tuesday night.
The dispatch notes a compulsory meeting of the company held in Townsville on a Monday, but the brief text provides only fragments about the event and lacks details on outcomes or participants.
Unclear financial note lists scattered codes and figures such as Beet Mexico and Marshalls Quem with partial fractions and dates. Mentions Sew Replicant Free and Onke Bub with small paid amounts and odd ratios. Overall reads as fragmented market shorthand with no clear totals or outcomes.
A fragment from the Cairns stock exchange page lists various coded figures such as 7/6 10/ 2/ Acorm and Dwhem Counsels with multiple fractions and percentages. The readable items include 2/%, 2/6, and 2/4 alongside scattered figures.
The Post announces that Mr. N. W. Kagel has been appointed Smester of Caines in an official capacity. The notice confirms the new position and the individual named.
Deposits totaled £47 10s 2d and withdrawals £21 1s 0d during the period. The director for a primary meeting Saturday was Henrique.
Burs Philp and Co. reports the Kumaso Maru left Hong Kong on Friday for Australian ports. It carried 21 returning Chinese bound for Townsville 42, Bristeme 33, Sydney 4, Wellington 1, Melbourne 60.
A ship formerly stranded near Cairn was refloated and found undamaged after a Hong Kong visit. A woman named A McCallom, alias Scotty, drowned in the Walsh river area. body recovered later by Mungea police. Constables Peters and Hazan located and buried the body. The deceased was about 33 with a Sydney-based brother.
From Herter Whativer Times, Mears Jack Collins and Whitchurch were the two men injured in a 30 foot fall while painting the exterior of Dillon's New Mining Exchange Hotel. Collins suffered neck injuries while Whitchurch appears internally injured and may have a head wound. Collins, though severely battered, is not believed to be facing lasting harm as of yesterday. both men are under doctor care at the hospital.
A disrupted scene unfolds Wednesday morning as the treasurer I. W. HH Bares meets under secretaries from the Treasury and Works. The tense exchange involves Berboer Mastes and a heated dispute over proceedings and authority.
A fragment notes continued fever unrest as miners leave Geld to seek relief while others remain camping in infected areas. Townsfolk observe ongoing sickness and emphasize persistence despite measures.
A flood of letters reaches Mr. G A Hoibhs the Commonwealth Statistician in Melkwarme seeking age corrections for Census records. Officials say corrections will be kept confidential and will not trigger further inquiries once settled.
A correspondent argues for opening four bank branches in a growing town. He believes the town is settled and has prospects of becoming an important office, with outsiders moving in. The correspondent urges investors to trust in the place and establish a new bank presence to capture business.
A court scene features a Chinaman asked to witness and light a match. Joh blows out the flame but it reignites as the judge begins a solemn formula. The witnesses react with fear while one man resolves to tell the truth after the match finally expires.
A fragmentary notice describes a young child in a fatal accident at Oaks Rush during midday on a Sunday. The report mentions a four year old boy or girl and a sharp object causing injury, with chaotic OCR text surrounding the event.
Carl Zoeller writes to Courier praising postal officials who helped correct underpaid mail. He notes his clerk misread new postage rules causing insufficient stamps on items. The officer allowed time to fix the error and forward correspondence properly the next day.
An under secretary for agriculture clarified a supposed banana beverage cited by J Hill of Glen Boughton. The drink, linked to Dempier’s Voyages and Timor, was described as earth wet coset of 9 Queensians, with a claim it drove the crew mad in 48 hours.
Mr W H L Berne and Mr J Storey visited Nelson with W J Musru and district residents. They inspected Nelson State School noting necessary improvements and repairs to the Uescher house. Afternoon tea was served in Mulgrave Hall with district ladies.
Four defendants appeared in Mareeba Police Court charged with stealing tobacco valued at five shillings from Jack Good Newell’s Merete store on May 6. Mr E L Steele represented the defence. Found guilty, they were each sentenced to six months imprisonment but the term to be suspended if they enter into recognisances to be of good behaviour for 12 months. The two accused were then
Government veterinarian Mr. G. Tucker visits Chillagoe en route to Townsville to investigate horse illnesses. Bores shown up with laryngitis catarrh and pleurisy. some cases travel related with no deaths reported during his West tour. He advocates clip harness and stricter checks on the complaints.
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