15 Nov 1910
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 15, 1910
Page
1
Shipping movements show BURS, WHILE & Co and LiMrep. operate weekly routes with Cairns Townsville Bowen Macay Keppel Bay and Brisbane calls. Vessels reach Sydney Melbourne and Brisbane on defined days and return southward, with Townsville and Port services alternating weekly amid Torres Strait traffic.
Steamers depart Cairns on Wednesday eestar and Townside on Thursday Bowen and Mackay on Friday Peach ing Erebeee on Sunday Continge sonk the following Tuesday Teaching Sodmey on Thursday and la bourne on Sunday Leave Melbourne return trip on By dmes Saturday Deon Lae by rowing Tuesday quitting here aa Tenomine leaves van Wolestiny at wee March leaves for Port Douglas atoat four of Ove Life a wees.
The document outlines a travel schedule for Howard Smith Co Limited with multiple leg movements between Australian cities. It lists departures and arrivals including Townsville, Mackay, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Cooma, Port Douglas, and references to November dates and weekly patterns.
Frabnley and Co Taiuan arrives from Homghong on 2 November for Hamburg and continental ports. Leaves Towtsville on 16 November. Bremen S D L Joy departs Sydney for England and the Continent via Melbourne in December.
Postal notices list mail close times for Cairns and outlying lines with departures to Chino French routes Etheroge Lime Charleston Mon Day Venthemlas and more. It includes Mareeba railway daily schedules 5 am and 5 pm with Tuesday and Friday runs and late letters policy and fees by local Commonwealth office.
An advertisement touts Laxo-Tonic Pills as a permanent cure for a disease described as san. It promises relief after consuming a dose and notes availability at A. Craig. The claim emphasizes quick effects with a small initial amount.
An odd ad claims a frost themed product named Frostami by Canaman Alpine Snow. It promises quick absorption and a vernal glow while presenting an unusual, cluttered sales pitch for shaving cream and related goods.
The Barron Shire Council held a full monthly meeting with members Strait mao Keeble Broughton and others present. Topics included a contract tender for Harren de briegs, proposed design changes saving £47 per month, road closures near Mantaka, pine tree sales, and road repairs on Double Island. The council discussed fish protection, lighting plant rights for Mareeba, and wheel tax considerations for road upkeep.
The council considered replacing concrete kerbing with timber at a cost strain and debated securing outside capital for a Habinda mill. Financials showed October bank balance 727 pounds 5 shillings 9 pence, with subsequent deposits and debits leaving a November 4 balance of 589 pounds 1 shilling 4 pence.
A Barron Shire Council meeting rapped with complaints over using local timbers for the Mareeba water scheme. Councillors mocked Hydraulic Department resistance to local timber, citing shipments from Cairns and a letter from Mr Garbett urging council action. The discussion focused on whether the successful tender should supply timber from south or local sources.
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