Shipping Schedule Note From Townsville Harbor
Vessel Bor s, Philp and Co. Tel Kuranda arrives Tuesday morning from Townsville and sails at 1am for Cooktown. It reforms Wednesday evening and departs for Townsville. Poin Wodonga next Tuesday. Moriaka arrives from the south most Tuesday. Lassoo Gowne arrives from Townsville on Wednesday at 2pm and leaves Wednesday for the Jchrstone River and other ports. Jamisil arrives from Townsville to Nnisfail and Townsville via Thursday for Townsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bor~s, Philp and Co
Townsville
Cooktown
Boom
Poin Wodonga
Lassoo Gowne
Cardwell
Lucinda Chomp
Townville
Jamisil
Wilwem Townsville
Pay and Conte Selermen Report on September 1617
Pay and Conte Selermen Pi hame report onder date the ath Sep tember 1617 Sheep scarce and old well. Mutton realised. Best lambs to 43/3 nos 17/6 to 2/o Cane 259 varde. Market trmer. Prime beef to 0 per rooibs. We sold bultocks to és6/t9/. Calees penned. All forward sold well. Vearting to f5/g vessels to a Volice 25/. We sold yearlings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennwick & Co
Volice
Hikes and Lime Petition Sparks Shippers Debate
Fragmented notes describe a petition by shippers on freight rates and a phase of price talk. The text shows scattered references to fall rates, calfskin goods, and time stamps, with unclear names or places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Évuel
Caifskin
Fragmentary OCR Item Mentions Names and Police Context
Fragmentary text mentions individuals including Minnie Mextam and Deboewn with police references. The readable portions hint at a local incident or report but lack coherent details, dates, or outcomes to confirm event type or stakes.
Southern Queensland market notes lift cattle and sheep prices
Reports from across Southern Queensland say cattle and sheep prices are rising with the wet season. Shearers face low earnings after a recent strike, while the public fears spending amid political dissatisfaction and hopes for a change in the next general election to strengthen government and industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raime
Queensland
Valers
Simee
Aioe
Brill and Brillant Deeps Cataloged In Local Listings
Brillant Extended shows prices and consignments such as Brock Clarke’s and Kalamadan with various bids. Miller United and New Brilliant Freehold appear with values listed, along with Moxham and Hampden entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brilient Extended
Brillant Deeps
Con
Brock
Old Clarke's
East Mexican
Kalamadan
Miller United
New Brilliant Freehold
Moxham
Fiatee Cross
Papaan
i/ne
Hampden
Metal Market Quotations From Sydney Report
Australia metal quotations for today show declines across several items with spot prices drifting lower. Market notes list fractional changes and indicate continued cautious activity in the trading session.
Soldiers vote shows against Labor in Queensland
In Queensland the soldiers voted decisively against Labor in ten constituencies, with totals showing 11 623 for non Labor candidates versus 7 302 for Labor. Brisbane Plane Finlayson Capricornia Duncan Higgs Darling Downs Groom Wilson etc. The record implies soldiers favored anti Labor candidates across urban and rural seats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
House of Representatives
Jome
Queensland
Houser of Representatives
Labor
M .Moat
Brisbane
Plane
Finlayson Tote
Capricornia
Duncan Loca
Higgs
Darling Downs
Groom
Wilson
Herbert
Bamford
McKenna
Kennedy
Sizer
McDonald
Lilley
Mackay
Jensen
Maranoa
Yeates
Moreton
Sinclair
Butler
Oxley
Bay- Jey
Sharpe
Wide Bay
Corser
Martin
Aif
Agaimst
Brisbame
Finlayson
Duncan
Corporal Sizer
Page
Mr. Page
Concert on Board Kurama Aids Cairns Hospital
On Kurama's Townsville to Cairns voyage a concert on board raised funds for Cairns District Hospital. Mr W Lapraik handed 14/afa to the secretary. The Cannes sub branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League prepares for a meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsville
Cairns
Cairns District
W. Lapraik
Cannes
Returned Sailors and Soldiers
Imperial League of Ane
Buick
Welcom Chuir
Yarns Suh
Oypertal League
Ceure
In Hospital Health News and War Business Rumors
Advisory notes private W Hamilton of Cairns is hospitalized in England with rheumatism. Rainfall reports show 60 inches in September at Tucker's Camp, with 4.8 inches since June. Cables on Pershing arrival in England were censored including the Lord Mayor of Liverpool. Germany sees two new capitalist newspapers in Berlin and Essen linked to war work financing by Kropps and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M.A. Oddfellows
Atherton
Tolga
Atherton M.A
Patromeed
Cairns
Rye
W. Hamilton
England
Ifl
A.C. Napier
Tucker’s
Pershing
Liverpool
Germany
Berlin
Essen
Munich
Kropps
Lvading
Sale of Timber Tender Enclosed by Land Agent Notice
Scotland Yard note on flag days hints at police checks reducing disruptions. Timber sale advertised by Collins Chemist Cairns lists 20000 feet of Kapri pine to be sold by tender on Tuesday October 30. Deposit terms and parcel details given with a titled envelope reading Land Agent Timber Tender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland Yard
London
Land Free
Cairns
Gearioeh
Cairns Police Court Finds Berry For Drunkenness
In Cairns, on Tuesday morning before Mr T A Ferry TM, FLW Berry pleaded guilty to drunkenness after being cut off by a tram. A fine of ten shillings was imposed, with 24 hours’ detention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns
W C T U and Soldiers Seek Warm Clothing for Cairns
Mrs Fluerty notes a large dispatch of warm garments from the Wodonga and gifts from Mesdames Locke Penhalurich Atkinson Smith Powett Foster Waddell and Garner. Send further parcels to Mrs Fluerty Mulgrave Road Cairns. Also a Cairns recreation room project for returned soldiers is to be pursued with public support sought and a building found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W.C.T.U
Fluerty
Wodonga
Mesdames Locke
Penhalurich
T. J. Atkinson
Gurmaware
A .W. Smith
Bellenden Ker
Powett
Jairms
Fifth Commonwealth War Loan Prospectus Announced
The prospectus for the Fifth Commonwealth War Loan outlines liberal terms with exemption from wealth levy and income tax. Installments run 15 to 20 percent from November 1917 to April 1918, with early full payment by November 2 earning interest. The government urges Australians to subscribe and support soldiers.
Fragmented OCR leads to chaotic local notice snippet
A damaged text fragment from a newspaper page mentions Clark's Mercantile store, the Cairns Show Association, a special community meeting for appointments, and scattered references to U boats, Norwegian sailors, and a blind watch seller. The lines are incomplete and interleaved with garble.
Accident notices and local business ads mix in jittered copy
Fragmented report details an accident involving Mrs Hives and notes hospital care for her, while other lines mention a Home Secretary query and a medical prisoner status. Interspersed are ads for Finney Isles Co and a Leith shirt range offering ready made and custom summer wear at reasonable prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finney Isles & Co. Tooms
Hides Hotel
C. H. Evans
Clnihy
Finney's
Leith
The Hunter Hunted in Train Robbery Case
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a local sensational crime story. Names and locations are unreadable, but references to a hunter, a pursuit, and a possible frame-up suggest a dramatic investigation with public interest.
Appreciation letter and wartime updates from Cairns group
A wartime correspondence from Private Hughie Turner and other Cairns members describes gifts received by Mrs J Ross and a note from EL Rhode. Turner recalls the Big Push and heavy bombardment, noting casualties, survival, and transfer to a French camp. The letters reflect morale, hospital or field service, and gratitude for end of year gifts amid conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mra J. Ross
Carns Caleder
Isare
Antonn Otter
Cairns
Rolieso
Australia
Hughie Turner
Svergetown
Pos. Stat
Fritz
Oor
Anil Jer
France
Lawson
Harler
Welcome Home Club Fortnightly Meeting Report
The Welcome Home Club held a Monday meeting in the Civil Fellows Hall chaired by President Mrs Flwerty. Correspondence included letters from the RSA Townsville secretary and Sores Mase. The committee resolved that women at each meeting monitor boats and alert on arrivals and wounded men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welcome Home Club
Cxiilfellows Hall
Flwerty
R.S.A
Ees Pee Eee
Lens
Craig
Donaldeon
Celine Eelaig
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Maate Rekon A
Rgie Mf Ehl KB
MecDooslé, C. Hamiye
Catens
Melbourne Metal Eo
Brownlee
Herberton
Nsuran
The
Speerance Office of Australia
Howard Smith Chambers
Abbot
St. (Arms
Revit & Boden
F. G. A. Cooke
Rez
Iwepeciot
Karanda
Japtan Raves
Mesdames
Ameron
Vodses
Aronshaw
Dongldsom
Donatey
Brien
Brown
Whitty
Goff
Holland
Richardson
Rex
Taylor
Gill
Croker
Gordon
Wisers
Lindsay
Lapraik
Gibsons
Wowman
Cannon
Schappert
Pre
Moller
Donaldson
Donabey
Livingston
Galben
Mrice
Blanchard
Rowen
Gen
Smith
Snodgrass
Sharp
Moses
Jennings
Clarke
Barrymore
Stevenson
Parry
Kes
Thompson
Troker
Clarke Ranpel
Sweeney
J. Fo Conroy
Walls
Wall Chong
Sort. Young
Cross
Prevew McDermott
Adams
Brice
Arruthers
Haven
Marcoe
Borns, Philp & Co
Moriaka
Minnie Mextam
Coss Dem
Cs Deboewn
Owen Whittick
Reller Tor
Winsor & Newton
Phone
Robert Craig
Wurray & Harslard
Abniah Murrey
H. EL Maryland
Melbourne
E. J. Harris
S. Hughes & Hess Shite
Victoria House
Lake &T
Abbott Street
W. H. Green
Cherists
Cairme
Charneville Notes
Sydney
Petr
the Post
Boden
C, Harding
Chemists
Abbott-street
F. Lomas
Rockhampton
I.S
Lee-Bryce
Lo J. Grimshaw
Edmonton
Donald
Oace
Waddell
Nat Babinda
Royal Insurance
Yates
Kamerunga Rai
Kamerunga Government Garden
Green's
W. 4. Abbott
Marpeeha
Malauds
Collins
Lake Street
Cairna
Clark
Merc
Tomar
Norwegian Sailors Army Norn
Esi
Phares
West London
Asanling
Shepherdd’s Bys
Green
Hives
Mre
L. Vo Hines
Omisiah St Marearer
Alpheunt
Elomeer
Mips
Haves
Hirschheld
Borauhfeld
Morgan
Neave
Sereneland
Huxham
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