27 May 1914
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 27, 1914
Page
1
Readable fragments from the Cairns Post listing numerous individuals and places across Queensland towns including Innisfail Cooktown Mackay Charters Towers and Brisbane. The text references venues estates and social mentions with scattered personal names and locations without a cohesive single event.
Burns, Philp & Co limited ships arrive and depart weekly from Musgrave Townsville Port Douglas Cook town and Pic for Towns. Kuranda sails Tuesdays to Townsville and returns via river ports. US steamers depart Carrs Saturday and Townsville Sunday to Bowen Meeksy Tort Alma Brisbane. vessels proceed to Sydney Melbourne next week.
Fragmentary OCR shows ship sailings with ports including Townsville Bowen Macsy Brisbane Melbourne and Sydney. Mentions return trips with dates and days but text is garbled and uncertain.
Steamers depart Townsville on Saturday and reach Mackay the next morning. Services to Melbourne and Port Douglas are planned with various departures and returns. Cooma sails Townsville to Melbourne on May 34, with other itineraries including weekly routes to Hinchinbrook and Townsville.
Taurin leaves Cairns bound for Hong Kong on June 4 with a voyage that starts the schedule. Chanesha will arrive from Hone Kon ports on Jane 11. Scharnhorst departs Sydney for London via Peru on June 16.
G. B. B announces public access to the School of Arts premises. Compulsory daily use applies, and access is also available on Mondays Wednesdays and Fridays between designated afternoon hours. Specific minutes and closing times are not legible in the excerpt.
The Hawaiian Sugar Planters Association reports progress on cane loaders and labor saving devices. Trials at Puunene show loaders averaging 106 tons per 16 hour day with a 35.5 to 98.7 ton per hour improvement, using a mixed Japanese crew and stake car work, detailing crew roles and time allocations.
A committee reviews multiple loader designs and cane tools aimed at raising efficiency. The Padgett Loader promises 15 cent per ton hauling with in-house labor and machinery. Other devices include a two-tower rope system, Opel gelt, and Hooke Lowrey carriers, with varied permanence and portability.
A testimonial from Archibald C. Macaffer, Bendigo engineer’s agent, reports using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for 13 years in India with great success. He claims it aided hundreds of Bayives and Muslims, and praises its efficacy for colds and bronchial troubles. Sold by chemists and shopkeepers.
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