Racing meeting rules and nominations closing dates
North Queensland Racing Association sets nomination deadlines for Cloncurry Richmond Charters Towers Townsville Herbert River Johnstone River Gordonvale Mareeba Herberton and Barron Valley clubs at 4 pm on Wednesday 5th June 1918. Handicaps for all events to be declared around June 11th and acceptances due by 4 pm on June 18th 1918. Fees apply for horses entered and penalties apply to winners. Secretaries Nevitt and Boden endorse.
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North Queensland
Cloncurry
Richmond
Charters Towers
Townsville
Herbert River
Johnstone River
Gordonvale
Marecha
Herberton
Barron Valley
Nevitt & Boden
Lamont Child Katie Lamont Remembrance Notice
Obituary notice for Katie Lamont who died at Cairne on May 6th 1913. Includes biblical quote and a dedication from her grieving mother E Lamont. Public remembrance format with religious reflection and resting in peace sentiment.
Sheep and cattle market report from Brisbane sale
Fenwick and Co report 5720 sheep penned with a fully opened market that fell three pence. Prime mutton and lambs showed mixed demand with crossbreds to Mackay and Joadacyan reaching 49/6 and 33/9 respectively. We sold 954 sheep and 109 cattle as yards saw 460 head penned. bids eased at open and closed unchanged.
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Brisbane
Fenwick and Co
Sid. Lambs
R. Cullen
Mocatta'a Corner
Mackay
Joadacyan
J. Kelly
Met. Sturt
R. Lie
Enoggera Market Report Shows Stable Sheep and Cattle Demand
May p MacTaggart Bros. report from Brisbane notes 5700 sheep folds described as high quality, market opening weak then firming to last week rates. Cattle yarding was strong with best light-weight bullocks to 45/6 and heavy weights to 40/ per hundredweight. About 80 cattle sold including Taa binga bullocks to 23 and Heathwood bulls averaging 16/6/2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
MacTaggart Bros
Taabinga
Heathwood
Movements of Vessels Reported by Auctioneer H Brownlee
Auctioneers note land mining and insurance movements as ships sail from Cairns to Melbourne and Port Douglas. Lass o Gowrie and Cardwest depart Cairns at 8 am Thursday for Port Dong Port Douglas for Innisfail Mocrilyan and Townsville lead by Beres Philp and Co. Kuranda arrives Tuesday morning. immediate sail to Townsville via Aramac planned. Vessel timing and routes listed with specific departure days and places.
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Jerdey
Melbourne
Lass O' Gowrie
Cairns
An Ee Harbor
Cardwest
Lucinda
Lass O’ Gowrie
Port Dong
Anistail
Innisfail
Mocrilyan
Townsville
Beres
Philp
Kuranda
Sol
Aramac
Adelside Company and Australian Steamship Notices
Adelside Company Limited reports crewing movements with Ropara heading south on Wednesday. Dates referenced include Last Quarter at 8.26 am on 9th May and First Quarter at 6.14 am on 18th May. Apogee and perigee timings noted for May with various moon phases. Bombala of Australian Steamship Limited sails from Cairns on Saturday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adelside Company, Limited
Ropara
Foster's Lager Confusion Amid High Water Mixup
An unclear local note notes that during a period of high water activity at 2:26 p.m. consumers asking for Foster's Lager encounter miscommunication as brands vary and phrasing becomes garbled.
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Foster's Crows
Mining firm shares and sale notices on Bow Street
Chaotic OCR item lists share sales and company names including Briliant Blocks Bonnie dee Kal Lyell Mungo Gilmore Bowen Cowl British Broken Hill Insurance Co of States Bank of Commerce Howard Smith Ltd Towers Gas Co Rich & Co Australian Co and others with figures like 6d 84 and 2/39 mp, indicating a mining and brokerage market update with consolidations and notices on May day period.
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Ch. Towers
X. Reon
A. McCalem & Co
Bow Street
Lowing
Bonnie Dee
Minmie Moxhaen
Brilliant
Mt Lock
Lyell Ory
St. Mungo
Gilmore
Late Hill
Bowen Cowl
British Broken Hill
Nserance Co
Sautes Bank of Commerce
Barns, & Co
Papuan Oil Field Probe Returns to Melbourne
Dr Wade director of the Papua oil fields arrived in Sepeeyoar Keays and said he has led operations for three years. Wailala River ridge lies about 200 miles from Port Moresby with indications of possible fields. Wade plans Melbourne talks with Federal authorities to push investigations and resolve war related labor and equipment issues.
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Wade
Papua
Sepeeyoar Keays
Teria
Wade Ap
Wailala
Port Moresby
Melbourne
The Metal Market May 29 London Quotations
Sydney reports metal market quotes with spot prices for silver and gold, listing forward and three month rates. Prices appear in pounds per ounce with standard and refined grades noted, reflecting daily London market activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
London
Opwerd Nboig
Parliament Opens Quietly Amid Fiscal Debates
The Post critiques Queensland's cabinet focus on public finance and taxation, arguing ongoing spending and commissions strain relief. It praises Mr Ryan for pursuing voluntarism and hints he may skip further debates to lead a recruiting campaign, urging unity to revitalize the country's morale.
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Cabin
Covenment
Lrge
Agsiry
Itelf
Ryas
Queensland
Mesers
Collings
Hunday Siterncona
Estate sale at Kuranda 1st June to Robt Sturt Co
The story notes an estate sale in Kuranda to Robt Sturt & Co at 2 30 pm on June 1. Mrs Robert Craig thanks the Red Cross for the tennis club opening event held Saturday last.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robt. Sturt & Co
Kuranda
Red Crom
Robert Craig
Em Wghali
The
Red Cross Nes
Cairns News Roundup From Local Meetings and Courts
Additions to the Jail Constable Chant arrived from Innisfail escorting three aboriginals sentenced to a month in Cairns jail. Pte W Owen in hospital with gunshot wounds. Cairns allotments sold by A J Draper Ltd from the Mrs Roth Koch estate at 11 am tomorrow. Mayers and Led advertise cold weather bed coverings. woollen goods feature. Mulgrave Min hosts shareholders meeting. Motor Boat Club nominations open to June. C Woodward to auction Mrs Morris furniture at 2:30 pm today. B J Hay charged at Innisfail with obstructing the railway. Cooked poultry sale at Lemperial Hotel tomorrow. Precaution against tooth decay with Thorn toothpaste from Collins Cairns. Missing persons souring from wharves. benzine and kerosene found at Brown's Bay. Grand Orchestral Concert at Palace Theatre for Cairns Motor Ambulance Fund tomorrow night.
Optical specialist ad and mixed news items in Queensland
An assortment of notices and snippets including Pike Brow Brisban representing A W Biles with hats shirts and mercery at Keating's Hotel Mareeba from March to June 3. Also eye care claims from Abbott Street Cairns and a Melbourne rumor about a police transfer. Varied items cover charity funds, European war commentary, and a Cairns Harbor clock recovery amid cyclone damage with regional panoramas and cartoons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pike Brow, Ltd
Brisban
A. W. Biles
Keating
Northern Herald
Herald
G. B. MacGregor
Cairn
Pre. J. Quaite
Cairns
Queensland
East
Green will’s Muritch and Duff Whisky advertise relief items
A fragmented advertisement lists digestive aids and remedies. It touts Green Wille’s Muritch as instant relief for heartburn and dyspepsia and mentions Duff Whisky as well spent. The text references various ailments such as prickly heat and cow itch with odd spellings and unclear branding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwille
Risks of Red Triangle Workers Near Front Lines
Mr D A Davies reports from the western front on the Red Triangle Secretaries in France. Australian YMCA workers risk shellfire to aid wounded and operate huts as unarmed volunteers. Despite danger, hot beverages were sold and huts rebuilt after bombardment. several orderlies have been killed or injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Triangle
D. A. Davies
Western Front
VY Maca
France
Y.M.C
MCA
Returned soldiers praise YMCA warmth and support abroad
A frontline letter to the National YMCA notes how the organization sustains soldiers with meals reading rooms and English-speaking staff during rainy days and hotel restrictions. The writer observes YMCA’s evolution since the war, praising its modern, inclusive environment and contrasting it with prewar clubs.
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Y.m.ca
Y. M.ca
National Committee
YMCA
England
M.ca
M. CA
Lavender Day Letters Highlight Comforts For Frontline Soldiers
From Australia and Paris letters, soldiers describe huts, games, reading, and tobacco comforts provided by Lavender Day efforts. The drive funds tents and amenities for troops, with gifts like cigarettes and support from the Church Army. Queensland donations are urged through Hon. Treasurer G. F. Weatherlake in Brisbane by July 5.
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Chitim Lake
Paris
Golder
Queensland
G. F. Weatherlake
Awac Ch
Charlotte Street
Brisbane
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Donnell
Hamlyn
Red Homves
Cairne
Court of Australia
Supreme Courts
Commonwealth
New Zealand
Facmell
B.A
MacDon
E. E
MacDonnell
Hamiyn- Harris
Stralia
Makies Motor
Nevitt & Bole
F. G. A. Cooke
Hemingway & Robertson
Australian Correspondence Schools, Ltd
Underwood and Corona
Underwood
Corona
C. Woodward
Lake Street
Esplanade
Acre
Sachs Street
D Acre
Bush House
Sheridan St
Norman Park
Sheridan Street
Upper Sachs Street
McLeod Street
Draper Street
Taylor Street
Everett i
T Lempriere & CO
Main
Wolfram
Menite
Grace Street
Fearnley & Co
E J. Harris
Victoria House
P.O. Box
Woree Racecourse
Worlongs
Whittick
Owen Whittick
Craig
Celicoory and
Mireeies
Gpencsirre
Cairea
Aearmy
MRS
ALF
Mary Moody
Edwin Moody
Commercial
Pennwich’s Stock Report
Veru
Green
W. H. Green, Ltd
Neary
Toomy
Ates
H. Brownlee
Land, Mining & Insurance
Acer
Perota
No. x
Pace Street
Australian Steamship, Limited
Bombala
Cairns & P.m. Sat
Rich & Co
the Post
Rome
Abbott Street
Chant
Innistail
W. Owen
Moassrs
A. J. Draper Ltd
Awell
Clark's
Mayers Led
Australan
Mulgrave Min
Motor Boat Club
Perniere
B. J. Hay
Inoisfail
Lemperial Hotel
M Row
Elso
Abe
Collins
Kercarnt Hensiud
Meldon
James
Brown's Bay
Cairns Motor Ambulance
Falsce Theatre
Cairns Motor Ambulance Fund
Palace Team Toom
Esaceren
Enny
Gympie
Lord Denhi
Kenington
Ward
Cairms
M.C. A
W. K. Donald
Trmebank
Bors
W. F. Woodcraft
Prince Lichnowsky
Treitschke
Bernhardt
Foster
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