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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 03, 1916
Page
2
A listing features Shadow Orgaundie Embroidered Organdies Embroidered Voites Mas lins Shear Linen Floral Voites Floral Maslins. The set highlights intricate weave styles in a vintage fabric catalog tone.
The fragmentary OCR item notes arrivals and ships from Sydney to Adelaide with dates in October. Specific vessel names, company, and ports are unclear, leaving only scattered place names and partial dates. Further legible text is required to identify the full entity set and summarize outcomes.
Burns, Philp, & Co. Limited ships from Kuranda arrive weekly for Townsville, Jenven departs at midnight for Port Douglas and Cook Town with Thursday return. Australian Steam Navigation vessels depart Caledon on Saturday, reach Townsville Sunday, Bowen Tuesday, Markay Tuesday, and Prishave Thursday. Vessels head south next Saturday toward Sydney on Monday and Melbourne on Thursday. Return trips depart Melbourne Saturday, Sydney Thursday, Brisbane Thursday, arriving next Thursday. Wodongsai departs south Thursday.
Adelaide Company Limited lists steamers leaving Cairns for Towreville on Wednesday and Brisbane, Sydney, and Lonnie Sydney across successive days with service to Brisbane and Sydney. Fearnley & Co Taiyuan Line ships head to Hong Kong via ports on October and Changsta Line arrivals from Hong Kong around October 2.
The notice lists several ship movements from towns like Townsville Melbourne and Sydney. It notes departures on various days including Saturday Sunday and Tuesday and arrivals in cities such as Melbourne Sydney and Cooktown with exact times and weekly patterns. The text appears garbled but concerns transport timetables and vessel movements between Australian ports.
Fragmented OCR text on moon cycles and events mentioning celestial notes and a Tuesday reference. Readable elements include phrases about the moon, omens, and times such as 292 PM, with garbled names and locations. The readable content is too fragmentary to identify a coherent news event or clear entities.
A brief note endorses Baverun No.2 Cherry Balsam as a confident remedy. The message emphasizes easy use and reliability for cough relief.
A fragmented market notice lists prices for hay lucerne grain and produce. Items include chaff at 1 per ton, hay varieties at several shillings per ton or per bushel, bran pollard oats onions potatoes and cheese with varied rates. The handwriting and spelling are garbled but convey price points and goods traded.
Wholesale price notes show varied fruit and produce quotes including apples Victoria oranges mandarins lemons green lemons red and other items. The garbled listing references unit prices such as 8/6 and 7/6 with generic terms like sacks and to.
Cairns stock broker A H Clarke lists mining quotations including Corellia Hampden St Mungo Corbhert St Anideen Vedean Gill End Aral Tewams Consets Rofamadou Mareeba Oaks Thormpeons Oakes and related coal and coke shares in Australia with assorted prices and notes on yield and conditions.
A fragmented OCR read lists market and local sports mentions, naming Towers and St Mungo among obscure items. It references Low View Vuela and Crow with brief match-like fragments and dates, plus scattered prices and coal notes.
Mining activity across several Cumberland and nearby mines shows continued development and ore extraction. Key sites include Lomond A Wilkie with 68 feet driven, Redress and Home Rule reporting lead and silver ore, and Yes Fash Candlish noting mill removal and battery setup. Prospecting continues at Last Hope and allied ventures, with various stops and open cuts expanding in multiple shafts and levels.
The report covers activity at Kidston Oaks Thorpeons Oaks Mountain King Mower Despair Victoria Extended and Perseverance leases. Key items include grinding, battery rebuilds, ore shipments totaling 35 tons to smelters, labour shortages, and new drives, with several shafts nearing completion and leases suspended due to high costs and remoteness.
Bargain seekers besiege the premises as Cairns extends its monster sale to October 14. Everything must go from shelves including silks satins sun drapery haberdashery underclothing and boots and shoes as dorman stock is cleared and cleared again.
Jack Eyre faced a Monday morning charge of being a idle and disorderly person with no lawful visible means of support. Senior Sergeant Keony said ten constables were sent to Four Mile after a telephone tip, finding Eyre quarreling with two women of ill repute. He had earlier been discharged conditionally in February to leave town. he returned with three women, one of whom he married. Eyre was given another chance and ordered to leave by Wednesday.
A Fortnightly editorial argues the Allied push on the Somme will persist and intensify. It contends Verdun is a feint while a broader Franco British strategy targets a northern flank and prompts German withdrawal. The piece warns Antwerp and Ostend fronts could be opened, shaping Germany’s retreat.
The Cairns branch of the Beret Society of St George meets at Mr Headel's offer at 8 oclock tonight. Members gather to discuss society matters and plan events.
The firm A. J. Draper Limited advises attention to improved properties advertised in this issue. Six cottages are offered for sale separately at prices from nuts to Las with terms of £25 cash and the balance at 41 per week. Sayers urged to note the easy terms and consider these properties.
The community calls for more volunteers to defend the Empire while remaining citizens worry about health issues. An advertisement promotes Craig’s Special Cough Syrup for coughs and colds, claiming strong relief.
Parents seeking names of men reported wounded prisoners or missing should apply to Major J. M. Lean Officer in Charge Base Records Melbourne Store at Babinda Mr A M Waddell opens large stocks of Groceries Drapery Roots and Shoes Terms cash Agent for Royal Insurance Company Horse Sale Mowers A J Draper Led will auction 40 head of horses at Balinds to the order of Mr Chas Brownson of Ch Towers this morning
Jersey cattle recently brought from the south arrive at Gordonvale by order of Mr. Brown and Mr. Murphy. The animals are purebred and bred by Mr. Jatarce, assistant cattle inspector to the Mulgrave mill.
A historic ad claims No 2 Cherry Balsam is a superior cough curer, stronger than earlier remedies, useful for wheezy and hard coughs. Includes an offer of two bottles with postage paid.
The report praises Sergeant Claude Stapleton Towers Telegraph for leading a platoon with dash and coolness in action. He repelled two counter-attacks and earned the DCM. The piece notes his ties to Mr W J Stapleton of the post office and his status as a local native and early hero. Scotty Wright is mentioned alongside plans for a dismissal from Mr Lanfear.
A fragmented notice touts a famous mixture sold by Kochs with rising demand. It claims the product is superior to any rival and urges consumers to buy a bottle, mentioning postages and a Cairns proprietor.
The Atherton News notes severe accommodation gaps at Jaggan and Targa as evening trains bring visitors who must billete with locals or endure roughing it. It calls for licensing act relief and a new licensing district to prevent overcrowding and allow proper housing facilities.
In a debt case the Queens land Ambulance Brigade faced garnishment from other creditors. The judge heard arguments from Hamlyn-Harris and Marsland with both sides citing law as Mr. Ferry reserved his decision on whether the brigade must pay Mr. Chapman from funds owed by the debtor.
The Starr Bowkett Society held its sixth annual meeting at Spence Street registered office on Saturday September 26 with L Draper presiding. Directors were reappointed and auditors praised as the balance sheet and report were presented along with pleasantries for forthcoming prospects.
A Northern Districts Pabrone Fund meeting is set for the afternoon at 220 pam on Prix Way. Cairns Land Office reports September collections totaling 2743 shillings, with rainfall noted as 12 wet days. Telegraph delays persist with service disrupted. Mr Carl Svendsen, who volunteered for the front, has left for the south. Penny Savings Bank records deposits of £18 with withdrawals noted. Babinda town sees Kirk's store opened offering a wide stock of shoes with cash terms. Notices honor old resident Me Albert Hows who died recently, with legacies noted to the Yoral Nooeeel and Jobe Weillens in Georgetown aged 7.
Fragmentary OCR item describing a location near the post office and streets Shields and Lake, mentioning Parker and Simmons, with unclear details about a car repair shop and individuals including Fae Simmons and an expert Ke hwent. Missing coherent facts or dates.
In Cairns the War Deersmeit executive met to discuss repatriation requests and securing funds or support from the Chieensland MWpeee committee. They also planned to approach Senators Givens and Bamford to influence government on sending Mr C Watson to inspect local theatres and assess settlement issues. A motion on future port or fortification measures and a gathering organized by the Methodie Club for Friday were also considered.
The Davy Chronicle reports Sir Shackleton cables authorities that full expedition details are not yet clear after the Rose Sea area. Two marooned men at MacMunro Sound are safe with provisions and clothing. a hut at Cape Reyde has blankets. Captain Mackintosh’s party earlier caused concern, likely due to ice. The expedition plans a voyage from Buenos Ayres on the sixth of January to Emyl and then Australia, with leader to oversee the Wasp Sea return.
In Copenhagen October parliament approves the sale of the Darifix West lodwn to the United States by a large majority, marking a significant international transfer of control.
Octeter advances from Edilisa echa announce that Sretcim leaders have deposed Negus Jadjjeaswu and proclaimed Fevpress, daughter of Menelik, as ruler without dispute. The move reflects royal power struggles in the Negus lineage and shifts in authority.
The steamer Philadelphia arrived after a shipboard fire that raged in the steerage and forced passengers from their quarters. Crew battled the blaze as heat trapped them below decks and the danger was contained behind battened hatches.
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