Fewer Cold, Silver, Lead Concentrates and Ore
A clipped item reports a reduction in the output of cold, silver, lead concentrates and ore. Details on quantities or locations are unclear in the fragment.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 25, 1916
Page
2
A clipped item reports a reduction in the output of cold, silver, lead concentrates and ore. Details on quantities or locations are unclear in the fragment.
A jagged shipping list from Melbourne ports names numerous passengers and associated firms. The document cites Cad titles and individuals such as Meadories Williams and Carapheetl with a long string of names including children and officials, plus numerous local firms and agents.
Shipping notice lists Burns, Philp and Co Limited and Adelaide Company Limited with sailing and loading details. Vague references to vessel movements and dowels appear in the fragment, indicating departures or cargo plans for Adelaide, with limited legible dates or routes.
Unclear OCR text references Fearnley Co. from Goivhane with December timing and a fine noted. No clear names, places, or events beyond general mention of December and a financial penalty.
The note outlines fast Gewtle attire from Towneville via porta on Tasstnrs 3 pm. Ships depart Cairns 4 pm with jet for Port and steam toward Mourityen Marlowe Cand. Canberra expected from Melbourne at all ports on goth November, Melbourne departures via parts on end December, and other sailings in December through Meliiorae wea peta.
Incomplete report notes a vessel named Mare at St Albans and a passenger Vue Austraken Be Orientaleram en route to Tarpon. The fragment mentions arrival on Friday and an eastward departure, but details are garbled and uncertain.
The Cairns Stock Exchange list records various mining and coal stocks. Entries include Mt Cuthbert, Mareeba Gold Mines, Oaks Reserve, Tyreenwell, New Minnie Moxham, and Bowen River Coal among others, with bid and offer figures and trade status noted in brief.
The Charters Towers stock exchange lists buy and sell quotations for various shares such as Brilliant Freehold and New Minnie Moxham with prices like 6/9 and 2/6. The Sydney metal market reports London quotations, with spot and forward prices for tin and silver and notes minor changes.
Thanesr Mrs R Howell and Mr D M Mowrll express gratitude to the Cairns Matron and Nurses and all who helped recover Mr Howell sen from the water after his accident.
Kiers Howell died November 29 at Cairns Hospital. The family expresses deep sorrow and asks for condolences.
In loving memory of Robert L Rayes and Edward M Rayes who departed this life in November and December 1915. Their frames are the faces we loved so dear Silent the voices we long to hear From far away we cannot reach Cogerted by their loving brothers and sisters
Babinda store opens large groceries drapery and boots stock with Royal Insurance agency representation. Cairns crowd hears District Court session open as heat soars and fans fail. Judge Jameson presides with Registrar Mr Scott. Robert Craig promotes gout and rheumatic tablets at old price amid war-time cost rise.
Various sales listed including Haake piano and child’s cot at Hoere's Auction Mart at 11 am and a first-class residence on Sheridan Street auctioned by R T McManus at Abbott Street. Messrs Robert Sturt & Co. offer freeholds in the late Shambrook estate at noon. Also Buick cars arriving from Brisbane urged inquiry at Parker and Fitzsimmons Cairns.
A tense incident at Balaclava involving Indian workers of Mr F De Bari ends peacefully after a British serjeant fires up a disturbance over bacon. Constable Ward restores order. Also noted is the promotion of Phos-Limas lime juice tonics sold by Robert Craig in Cairns. A letter from the Australian troop transport praises Cairns Red Cross Equipment Guild for medical supplies sent to soldiers in khaki.
The Tanisfail Herald presents a large feature with war images and portraits including Jersry cow Anes Bice and other figures. It highlights Governor-General views, troops at Liverpool and in France, an Angac wedding, and the American Red Cross in France amid the big push. The issue promises plentiful and interesting reading.
Ca'Eng Shire Council met Friday night with temporary chair in place. Matters covered include protests against the Babinds sanitary site, road questions in Bellender Ker parish, telegraph pole dangers on Innsia road, stray bulls nuisance, contract issues at Little Malate, bridge and drain works, and sanitary service updates. Financials show a debit balance and rate notices to be sent to delinquent ratepayers.
Cairns Harbour Board held a Friday meeting chaired by Chairman KC Bart. Attendees included Messrs TW Donahd Seth Griffin and secretary, discussing a Waterside workers’ request, ore dust issues, and possible shed reorganization. No lease action taken on the workshop. weekly watchman arrangement saved costs. The board refused to purchase the Harding trust property and pending lease inquiries were deferred.
Veteran recounts wartime submarine life with Marine crew aboard a vessel named Star anger itenblad. He describes long expeditions to British waters, wireless contact with Germany, periods under sea for hours, claustrophobic air, nerves stretched by danger, and losses including two young sailors. He notes English capture of subs early in the war and hospital ships taking wounded in Flamberg.
Describes tanks as steel elephants on wheels moving through trench battlefields. Authors compare tanks to strange creatures, claim they frighten the Kaiser’s friends and reshape the land. The piece mixes whimsy with wartime awe at mechanized warfare.
The article promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a general treatment for cough colds croup and whooping cough. It claims the remedy loosens the cough aids expectoration and helps restore health. Sold by all chemists and storekeepers.
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