10 Nov 1910
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1910
Page
1
OCR fragment outlines weekly steamship itineraries among Cairns Townsville Brisbane Melbourne Sydney and London links. Entries mention weekly departures arrivals Tuesdays Thursdays Sundays and Mondays with connections to Ley or Levuka and Torres Strait services, noting varying voyage patterns and port calls.
Steamers leave Townsville on Saturday and Sydney on Friday with onward moves to Melbourne. Cooma departs Townsville for Melbourne on November 10 and Percerine on November 26. Palmer arrives weekly from Townsville and departs Monday for Port Douglas returning the same evening then to Townsville.
Breen sails from Sydney toward England and the Continent via Melbourne Adelaide Fremantle Colombo Aden Suez Genoa Southampton. Tayson arrives from Hongkong on November 24 with lime for Hambus and coplimental ports Waves Towns ville on November 16.
Postal notices outline closing times for various mail routes including Liosure Cl Mais, Lhefoodie pes, and branches to Normanton, Mount Mulloy, Mount Carbine, Vusgapurra, Helperton, Mareeba, Ash ton, Babin a Creek, Geraldon, Lucinda Point, Cardwell, Mossman, Port Douglas and Cook towns. Late letters may be posted after times with a 15 minute grace and a late fee, with differences by location and day. New Zealand is listed with a 2 unit late fee.
Fragmentary OCR text notes mention diverse components and bodies involved in a market or commerce setting. The readable portions reference various kinds of elements, but details are unclear and no clear event or outcome is stated.
In the Assembly a committee debate on the Land Bill Part II focused on pastoral tenure. Amendments sought compulsory improvements within five years, with disputes over fence value and jurisdiction between pastoralists and selectors. Subsequent amendments aimed to shorten lease terms to 21 years and set provisional valuations, while cautions about open competition and land availability persisted.
The debate centered on subclause 6 allowing land under an amy license to be opened for selection, reserved, or sold. Hamilton moved to omit the words or sold arguing Labour opposed land sales. In one division the amendment failed 41 to 24.
Harvey Barrick won the 450 mile Los Angeles to Phoenix desert motor race in 15 hours 44 minutes, beating Joe Nizrot’s record by 3 hours 29 minutes. Ralph Halmir finished second in 16 hours 16 minutes among 14 entrants.
Vienna reports large protests against Mayor Nathan of Tome over papal matters and Italian army maneuvers around Apia. In Constantinople editors warned to avoid discussion as Austrian influence blocks Greece. Berlin cites German naval and armament figures for 1911. London notes Prime Minister backs autonomy in state policy.
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