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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 26, 1917
Page
2
November 25 arrival lists Meiane shipping at Rupara and northern ports with several passengers including Mesdames Gordon Murphy and others. Names appear in the passenger roster along with crew and agents. The fragmentary report notes captains and officers among attendees.
List of travelers departing for Melbourne includes Mesdames Cot Tester and others with two children, Thompeen, Anderson Scheenste, Mac key Wilhaes Joan Murray Miners Newlle Toy Wall Melville and numerous named individuals and agents.
Vessel movements list Bem Priso and Co Led Keranda arrives Tuesday morning from Townsville and sails at 7 am to Cooktown. It retires Wednesday and departs 11 pm for Townsville via Leemda Point. Wereeres leaves for the south Saturday. Limite Ropare sails south. Woodresitar dated 2th mst. Scouts Limite Ropare and Johnstone River routes noted. Moon phases show Last Quarter November 3 am, Apogee 1.2 am November 6, New Moon 9 am November 15, First Quarter 4:29 am November 22, Last Quarter 12:45 pm November 24, 1917.
Fragmentary OCR only. unclear details. Reads like a clerk or official notice with garbled names and actions. No verifiable event or outcome can be determined from the readable text.
The listing from A McCallum & Co. shows a blurred group of coal lot names and price tags including East Mexican, Kalamadan, Volcan Bowen Coal, Crom, Freemhold, and others with varied fractions such as 1/6 and 1/9. The text appears as an auction or barter board with incomplete details and several unreadable entries.
Acting Warden Mr Dunn reports a new wolfram find in the Port Douglas district. The deposit lies on the eastern slope of the main coastal range near the Little Mossman River, in dense tropical scrub, 12 miles from Mossman and 24 miles by road from Port Douglas, twelve miles south of Mount Molloy. Specimens have been sent to Brisbane for assay. Prospectors estimate at least three square miles of metalliferous country in the area.
The Sydney metal market notes London quotations for November 23. Standard and spot prices are listed for copper and silver with forwards and three month figures, including electrolytic and fine grades.
Lloyds Register shows Britain America and Japan expanding ship production in wartime. Britain leads then America and Japan, with Eastern yards racing to boost tonnage and curb submarine losses. Over 132,383 tons added to the register in two weeks, amid concerted war effort and ongoing dangers at sea.
Visiting dentist for Babinda Walter Brown will visit Babinda and may be consulted at the State Hotel from Saturday November to December. Gregory Lage No 2199 EA holds a monthly Masonic Hall meeting tonight. Warfire T Murray sends welcome to visiting brethren. Boots Have raised prices but offer old-price values at the store. Miavers Challenge Fund donations received until Friday the 29th. List includes Lloyd, Mrs Simmonda, Ho Andrews, Ro Lawrence Jr, J. Maclean, J. Beckett, among others with various amounts.
Len Parker's Buick car has operated with minimal issues while for hire in Cairns for two years. The advertisement urges interested buyers to note the car's reliability, with Parker as agent and contactable by phone.
The Cairns Post urges readers to donate to the Cairns Ambulance fund. Donations are to be acknowledged daily in the paper, with official receipt issued by the brigade. Various names and items are listed as supporters and contributors to the fundraising effort.
Statements from Mr Hughes in SYNNEY on active service status for Pacific soldiers, eligibility of marred sons, exemptions for British and Australian forces, classification of volunteers, aliens, and adopted sons in military calls.
The Returned Soldiers Anti Conscription League met in Albert Square on Saturday. Mr T O Hagan presided as a heavy rain interrupted the discussion. Mr Hardacre warned against universal conscription while noting the risk of sending men overseas. After speeches the crowd surged when returning servicemen mounted a lorry to appeal for recruits, prompting hooting and clashes with police before the crowd dispersed.
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