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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

May 24, 1912

Page

2

Mining Applications Filed at Warden's Office Cairns

Mining notices from Cooktown detail registrations for water rights to divert sluice waters from Slates Creek to Blom Awe Falls and Home Rule Fall. Entries list applicants J H Bowditch A J White R Yeatman and others with claims on Matey Creek Sletey Creek and extended alluvial tin on Matey Creek near Home Rule. Clarke reports wireless agent messages about mill investment and Cairns news.

Cooktown J. H. Bowditch Slates Creek Awe Falls Hoseville A. J. White R Yeatman J. A. Bowditch J. W. Parseos Matey Creek

Transfer of License Notice for The Union Jack Hotel

Notice of application to transfer the licensed premises at Union Jack Hotel Cairns to William Brown of Cairns. Details include the licensing authority meeting date and applicant’s family background. The notice cites The Licensing Act of 18S and lists the hotel’s location and applicant’s intent to transfer from William Memisheaw to William Brown with supporting family notes.

Licensing Authority Cairne Agtwhander Licensing Act of TSAS Wicharl Brown Inion Jack Hotel

Cooktown Carnival Race Weekend Planned in June

The Cooktown Show and annual races will run on June 12 13 14 and 14 next year with full facilities for visitors. The committee promises a record show and smooth entertainment during Carnival Week, urging families to attend and support sponsors and attendance as a social and financial boost.

Cooktown

Progress report on Durham Con tel GM. Company fortnight to May 14

Manager Mr Dave Magee outlines development progress including extended AO and west HOt work, reef positions, estimated depths andface limits, east level details, and a daily water flow rate around four to five thousand gallons per hour.

Dar Durham Contel GM. Company, Ltd Dave Magee Crosacul Cromscul Reef

Rew Tin Discovery Near Roseville

The Rossville correspondent to the Cooktown Indapement describes a spring discovery near Roseville with reports of tin ore at a riverbank wash twelve feet deep and a slate bottom exposed. Prospectors have been at the falls for eight months seeking the tin deposit once worked by Frank Geisler and Ah Moo.

Rossville Cooktown Frank Geisler Ah Moo

Prospecting notes describe heavy ore and tin finds

The report details prospectors near Young on MEL and nearby patches, describing weights from seven to eight nodules per patch, a bag of tin surface find, and a 140 feet head pressure claim by Veufman. Pursens reportedly found another fourt een pounds, with rain easing water levels on Collingwood ree.

Trent Ani Harry Howditeh K. W. Parsons Young Mel Albordal Veufman Hall Betis

Wining Wires and Bracketed Odds Across Cards

A fragmented card of betting lines lists numerous names and payouts with scattered figures such as 2/1 2/5 and 3/4 alongside incomplete entries. Mentions include Ke iy Ques Block Kale modag and Thompson's Oaks, but many items are partial or unclear.

Mail notices and church services crowd a bustling day

The issue notes mail cutoffs at 10:45 am for Peposeed Java and delays in telegrams affecting morning insertions. It lists Masses and services at Nelson and St Johns Whitsunday, plus Vestry announcements and local shop hours at Trail and Winstone in Abbott Street.

Java Vem Heegkerk Kay Trail Winstone Mercer and Boot Abbott St Bate Qodan Nut

Cairns Stock Exchanges Thursday's News and Local Notices

Dated Cairns stock list includes Chillagoe, Mount Elliott and Amalgamated shares with prices such as Chillagoe 5/8 and 5/10, and Golden Gate 4d. The theater at the Tatie Theatre shows dream films tonight with a last- night encore tomorrow. The Empire Dap public holiday is set. Methodist Sunda School picnic plans and local launch trips are announced. accounts total L277 10/2 with mortgage transfer costs noted.

Tatie Theatre Sunda Fce Stratford Priun Agemore Borte Hwa

Unclear Message Fragment Reflects Silent Resolve

A damaged OCR fragment reflects an ambiguous reflection on national pride and a vow to dwell on majesty, with scattered phrases about Richer, Grasdieur, and Fanpire Day. No clear event or entities identified.

Victoria the Good Remembered as Empire Grows Strong

The article salutes Queen Victoria the Good on her memorial and praises the British Empire. It emphasizes the empire is supreme with distant dominions like Australia loyal to the Motherland. It notes Australians share English heritage and a strong bond to the imperial realm.

Tetley Victoria Ube Amd Hoor Cme Amd Australia Miupire

Cairns Theatre Presents Do Min Love Women and Cattle Stealers

The Cairns Theatre screens a dramatic double bill with Do Min Love Women and a cattle theft tale. A rancher named Morpay faces suspicion as a series of events unfold, involving a Blackhand thief, a sister witness, and a dramatic pursuit that ends with a shooting.

Cairns Iscia

Police Court outcomes and a cinema program noted

At Caima Police Court Capt Rhodes and McKenzie presided. Alfred Runcie failed to appear and had £3 fine extorted. James Martin and George Hicks forfeited patrols for drunkenness. A Cairns jail sentence of six years was imposed on George Hicks. Reuter's Telegram Co profits for 1911 were £35,475 with a 35 percent total distribution including a capitalized bonus and share conversions. A prison drama titled Poling of the Red Douggan and a cinema program feature a violent sequence involving a judge and a convict.

F. Rhodes C. McKenzie Caima Yesterfay Alfred Runcie Janes Martin Cleorge Hicks Leevel Unger Cairns Reuter Lwan Iupais

Diphtheria Cases Reported in Mossman

Two new diphtheria cases were reported in Mossman on Friday, with children sent to hospital in Port Douglas. Local fears rise as the epidemic persists over a year despite health authority efforts and calls for thorough inquiry and strict enforcement of health provisions.

Moemmam Childre Port Doulas

Federal Arbitration Court hearing tramway case

In Melbourne the Federal Arbitration Court resumed the tramway dispute with Mr Wilcox urging an opening, the President warning against delaying. The Chief Inspector gave evidence as the tribunal pressed for moving the case forward and avoiding wasted time.

Melbourne Nhurelay Federal Arbitration Court Iue Tramway Wil- Tox Tramway Co Rome Wilcox Mr. Wilcox Prendergast Melbourne Tramway Company Etligel T. Peyvide

For Children Woods Great Harting Cold at Peppermint Cura

A terse note reports a chilly scene at Children Woods during a Harting harvest, with a Peppermint Cura event drawing attendees. The entry emphasizes a cold mood and local participation.

Harting

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