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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 29, 1911
Page
2
Objections against the application must be lodged at the Warden's Office or before the 23rd day of November 1911. The notice is signed by T. A. Waters General Manager announcing the exemption application and deadline.
The Mulgrave Central Mill Company Limited offers a reward of 100 pounds for information leading to the conviction of anyone involved in wilfully setting fire to sugar cane within its area. The notice invokes policing authorities and specifies the reward applies to non-offenders providing usable information.
Announce immediate policy issue and bonus shares from Abs re ag Best Bonus Paying ifice in the British Empire. Accumulated funds exceed £27,000,000 with 1910 reversionary bonuses £1,500,000. Profits recorded. district agent A J Fisher. Also invites members wives and friends to a 4 o'clock meeting at the Club’s Pavilion with J H Donaldson as secretary.
An Recital in all of the Ore of St John’s Chure will be held on the now dete Mr Whale preside at the Urpan assisted by Mr Bottger Miss Elvera Born, A Murrey and Slearo. Public Works Brisbane invites tenders for works with details in Government Gazette.
The report notes extended upward work with interruption due to material breakage and lower activity. Timbering nears completion and a plan to break a continuous section is in place. Monthly production reached 37 tons 14 inches of concentrates sold for a specified sum, with costs and fittings described as progressing toward boiler installation.
A fragmented listing shows multiple vendors and prices for goods, with entries including Central, Marshall, Queen Central, Puffer, Swetenborg, and Teds Victory. Details mix miscellaneous quantities, fractions, and shorthand notations, indicating a catalog-like record of market items and rates.
London market notes show copper at around £50 per unit and forward prices near £5900 to £6005. Tin trades about £202 to £202. Forward tin quoted £192 to £?. lead around £168 to £? These figures reflect electrolytic and forward quotations with slight spreads.
A listed tally of prices and names appears with multiple entries such as Chillagow, Chillacm, and Munna with figures like 290 27 and 740. Several vessels or horses or goods are noted with paid statuses and assorted fractions, including Fitzroys and Village Blacksmith with related values and payments. The fragmentary data suggests a routine market or stock exchange update from Cairns without a clear single outcome.
Telegraphic dispatches report Brisbane minister K M Grant met by assistant teachers association urging salary increases. They pressed for equal pay for equal work, noted 10 percent cost of living rise in five years, and that over 6 percent of Queensland teachers earn under £3 weekly. They argued teaching requires education and patience and cited retrenchment losses before prosperity returns.
A historical prospectus notes formation of an all-encompassing enterprise in Europe covering railroads traction water power irrigation timber mining agriculture and industry with various bonds shares stock and miscellaneous financial instruments offered through London backers at 44 Mark Lane detailing commissions and orders for execution.
Local dispatch notes a British water official named Mr T A Waters commenting that good rains were expected, signaling potential relief for farms. The brief mentions a daily period and regional outlook without firm forecasts.
Mr Grant, now wealthier, rejects raising pay for school teachers arguing a needed political push against government inequities. He notes remaining anomalies and the danger teachers face under a government he views as unkind. He promises any gain only for the current year, prompting exodus of good teachers.
The notice lists an auctioneer selling toys and family goods this afternoon at 4 pm at the Cauvene Star Park, mentions a Saturday sale at a downtown building, notes receipts from a past event, and references local schedules and public notices. It also covers construction decisions on Green Island, ship arrivals from London, and department tender results for Brown Hall painting.
The Cairnns Bowling Club will officially open its green this November. The hon secretary Wr 1H Denetisen invites the wives and lady friends of members to attend the proceeding at 4 o clock in the afternoon at the club grounds.
At the close of a Cairns Water Authority meeting the chairman Aldi Hoare said an anonymous letter accused officials of misconduct. He stated he did not know who authored the letter and warned that only those with the courage to write such a letter would be identified.
Verto presents a sensational program promising thrilling cinema and a grand Civil War themed segment. A feature titled A Subjim Sac Train showcases a dramatic epic with vivid scenes and memorable action, alongside a grand comic selection.
Cairns Shire Council held an evening meeting with full attendance. A sub-committee will meet delegates from the Athletic Association to discuss conference arrangements and sample collection plans for future work. Dr. P. J. Kerwin notes concerns over sample testing and new member applications appear on agenda.
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