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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 20, 1911
Page
2
A night event at Lament's Hall Hambledon proceeds with a road between Reeerrca and Hambledon. The gathering, scheduled for Saturday at 9 p.m., offers admission prices of 3 shillings, 2 shillings, and 1 shilling with receipts provided.
Incomplete telegraph style item mentions dates and names with scattered figures. The fragment lists payments and identifiers that hint at a trading or time-stamped notice but remains unclear and not fully legible.
London copper tin lead and forward prices quoted with ranges in pounds and shillings. Copper at 8/6 to £54 13s 0d forward 55. tin 198 5 to 198 15. forward 190 to 190 10. lead 1 0s to 2/6/0.
Reading from the Cairns Stock Exchange records the Hampden and Fitzroys entries with 239 points and Mumee at 9, noting performance metrics in a concise market snapshot.
The copper market shows muted activity as buyers delay purchases. Vivian, Younger and Bond (Lomien) note little movement in the market this month, with general demand remaining weak and prices unclear.
The Chillagoe arrived from southern ports with 406 tons of coal for Cairne. She sails again for southern ports tonight after discharging her cargo.
Preparations for the hospital ball are underway as the year’s social calendar gears up. The children’s ball follows in the sequence with details yet to be finalized.
Cairns court yesterday opened tenders for repairing the courthouse and police station at Port Douglas. The bid process moved forward as contractors submitted proposals aiming to restore the historic complex.
The Mining Phthisis Commission heard technical testimony on miners’ complaints. Cairns cargoes include 116 bags sandalwood and 117 bags tin ore for shipment, with plans to ship via Taiyuan to Hongkong. A Gulf steamer schedule links Brisbane and Townsville, while Cairns seeks inclusion in the steamer route. Protestant Alliance Lodge notes a meeting and lodge installations.
The readable fragments mention a period of weekly activity with unclear subjects. Entities and specifics are not fully legible, leaving the main action and participants unreadable.
Unclear OCR text reports a Cairns team planning a late night train trip leaving Shire Tramway station at 1.15 a.m. with time and weather noted as cool.
Mr Alston sends pipes to Constables Lihou and Casey in thanks for their efforts during the search for Alice and his mates who left Cairns on 79th April. The gesture notes appreciation of their manly deeds and reiterates support for the investigation. Repeat Quilter approves of the gift.
A Melbourne Argus report from May 1 notes discussions within the Yuernsians Government over the Etheridge line projects. Chillagoe Company currently owns Mareeba to Etheridge, with Labour MPs in the district debating possible state takeover under the enabling Act and statutory conditions.
A deputation prompted Mr GL Taston to investigate cattle deaths in the district. After four days he found no disease, attributing deaths to lick holes in the earth formed while cattle sought salt, which could choke the small intestine and cause peritonitis. A suspected peach poison was ruled out.
An incomplete account describes a rough incident in the peninsula area. A person carried beer during the event and sustained dilapidated stairs after the rough treatment, leaving the narrative fragmentary and unclear about names or outcomes.
Tenders invited by The Tw aroo Timer Limited for portion of a new two storey hotel at Korea Toleo tchnstime tune. Tender includes labour entry plumbing and chow on the set June al soon.
Messrs G Hunting and Ww Crouch who joined the search in the launch Cleveland receive mounted pipes from Mr R Alston for their help in the Valdla missing party inquiry. An accompanying letter from Mr Alston expresses gratitude for the efforts.
The Changsha from the East arrived at Cairns anchorage last night from China and Japan with two Chinese crewmen aboard and 12 tons of cargo. Captain Finley reported a fine voyage with seas and light variable winds. The Arawatta discharged 430 tons of wheat cargo efficiently, with water front workers handling about 35 tons per hour as wharf labor and truckers performed their duties and paid back in their own coin.
The crew met the cargo steamer Chillagoe at the Adelaide wharf area last night amid pitch darkness. The path to the Chillagoe shed is hazardous due to missing lights and tangled railway lines, with coal baskets left outside the shed, calling for better shore-end protection.
Mr. G. J. Boulter Land Commissioner returned from Atherton reporting better weather and significant observations to a Post representative. The visit highlighted local conditions and potential developments in the district.
A carpenter used a can and hammer yesterday afternoon at Cairns Court House to fix a wall with new openings. The work appears to repair the worn structure after recent door damage and echoes previous efforts on larger buildings.
Fragmented notes from a Sydney court session reference Justice Higgins and a jurisdictional matter. The text mentions union stations and a Respondent list to an application, with partial dialogue about the merits and decision, but many names and specifics are garbled.
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