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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Oct 05, 1916

Page

2

Shipping Arrivals Listed with Names and Firms

Shipping arrivals dated October 4 include Korseta Capen Gilly and Towterinx passage with several listed individuals and firms. Names such as Antheore Wl HL Geers, Dun ster, Kennedy, Greee, Jon, Bricky S Melick, and Berne Mhilp appear among passengers and agents, with Recan and Mise Deeetan noted among entries.

Korseta Capen Gilly Tre Towterinx Vie Penta Tengers Moetame Grete Net Eildree Amd Antheore Geers Aed Recan Mise Deeetan Mrere Anthere A. Dunster A. Kennedy L. Esireem W. HM Greee T. Jon HO Cobom A. Brick

Movements of Vessels Bursa and Allied Steamers

Shipping notices list Bursa Philp Co Limited routes with Reranda visiting Townpeitic weekly and heading to Port Douglas and Cock feet. Jetarens sails Thursday toward Teenwille with other schedules toward Towneville Mackay Senda Towed Aristave and aerate departing on staggered days.

Reranda Readwebt Port Douglas Cockfeet Rr Odowl Teenwille ASN Aerate Towneville Senda Mackay Aristave Eessele Commuee Fob Lowe Sydney Melbourne Melburne Shcriday Sydeep Pherstay Brishene Arewmna

Adelaide Company Steamers Schedule Update

Steamers depart Cairns Wednesday bound for Townsville and Brisbane. They then proceed to Sydney, returning Sunday, with services to Sydney on Saturday. Departures and arrivals anchor a weeklong voyage, ending with a trip to the ord and western ports.

Cairns Townsville Brisbene Sydney Eave Sydney Safflay Activing Aut Ord Wefnesdar

Airing Schedule Notes for Fearnley Co Ocean Line

The record shows Fearnley Co and Tayous planning an air show via Home Kong port on October 10. Chasers AO Line will service from Hong Kong ports on October.

Tayous Home Kong Chasers Hong Kong

Australian Steamships schedule from Townsville to Melbourne

Australian Steamships Limited publishes sailing times with port calls to Mackay Cairns Port Alma Sydney Brisbane and Townsville. Vessels depart Townsville daily, call at Mourilyan Port Douglas Cooktown and O Gowrie services run weekly with return legs to Sydney and Melbourne.

Townsville Mackay Port Alma Senday Bestane Brithane Cydney Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Mourilyan Port Douglas Cooktown O'Gowrie

Market notes from Brisbane livestock sale week

Market opened strong with cattle yarding around 460 head. Prices rose about two shillings but eased later to near Saturday rates. Palms Hivin and others sold on account with ewes and rams quoted. overall averages around twenty two pounds six, with some lines near ten pounds. Local consignors Warean Viewfeld Deflocks cited in the sale.

Brisbane Mas Tsegach Bros Emeras

Fenwick's Stock Report Becomes Fuzzy Market Note

A fragmented stock report from Bris provides unclear pricing and commodity notes. References to cattle, buyers, and market movements appear garbled with dates and names unreadable, showing weak supply dates and mixed price signals.

Hides Cairns Hotel and local notices

Local telegraph and ad notices describe Hides Cairns Hotel continuing under same management and a Green Island trip aboard Victor. Also mentions horse sale at Newmarket saleyards, a wounded soldier’s family update, cough remedy Cherry Balsam, poultry egg yields, Small Debts Court verdicts, Typographical Association stance, mosquito control product Skeetobane, Mulgrave Mill weekly results, and Herald portraits of Cairns district soldiers with world news.

Northern Herald

Convent Concert and Freshwater Hall Events Noted

A Convent Concert fund-raiser at the Carns Convent and a plain and fancy dress hall event are listed for tomorrow night at the Babinda Theatre and Freshwater Hall respectively. An auctioneer’s license was granted to Mr Williams at the Cairns Licensing Court on Wednesday. Barron Shire Council holds its monthly meeting next Monday morning.

Carns Convent Babinda Theatre Freshwater Freshwater Hall Ing Mr. Williams Cairns Barron Shire Council Ustal Cairns Police Court Cairne Potter Court TY. al, Ferry J.M William McNamee Paul Gibson Jesse Forrest John Joseph Byrnes

Adamson's Position in Labour Party Defies Repression

A rumbling critique portrays John Adamson as an honest patriot who resigns from the Labour movement amid accusations of backstabbing and leadership failures. The piece argues Labour cannot tolerate outstanding honesty or independence and suggests Adamson's stance mirrors a broader pattern of party decline and suppression of dissent.

Jolt Adame Aglarite Adeemeon Ture Stilenel Uearhamed Seliwekers Adanson Beivain France John Adamson Iuxham Hardacre Tie Heldness Mr. Frhelly Collins Pollock Adamson Mrr. Adamson Labour Party LWW Kidstons Hugheses Adamcem

Mining notes from a 1900s trade report fragment

Fragmentary mining summary lists several companies and properties including Bowen Breen Coal, Bowen Coal and Coke Co Ltd, and references to locations such as St. Mango and Me 4 HO Clarke sharebtoker. The illegible text mentions individuals like Ms. Cuthbert and Marcel Geld Mires amid scattered numbers and dates.

Clarke Sharebtoker Abhwott Corella St. Ffempafen Cuthbert St. Mango Tasaz Anyhew Voilead Ohliawoe Ilerare el Amal Officewaia Marcela Geld Mires Tyrecunell Oaks Réserve Fra Stayjon Bowen Breen Coal Bowen Coal and Coke Co, Ltd

Towers Share Market Chronicle

Trade notes list various stocks and prices including New Brillant Freehold and New Minnie weapon while noting gains and sales. Mentions brands such as BellGane Extemded and Victory and references quantities like 40/7 and 4/. The fragmentary itemization suggests a market summary from October with multiple entities and prices.

Brillant Freehold Crosa Tod Victory St. Andrew

Metal Market Report From Sydney October Trade

The market notes a higher lead and copper quota for October while three month prices rise modestly. The electrolytic tin and soft foreign spot rates show limited movement with forward prices higher on some contracts.

Sydney Silves

Fresh Chance Copes and the Enuiflings of the Ger Car Clown Pronce

A garbled ad-like notice touts a product called Koch's The depiand and the sale of a famous mixture. It promises cures and benefits and urges purchase of bottles with postage extra. Provincial chemist locales named as points of sale.

Koch Cairns Root Rmig Calros

Moon Phases First Quarter Noted

Fragmentary OCR notes show a first quarter moon at 9 pm with scattered, unreadable names and places. The readable items reference celestial timing but lack clear identities or locations.

Sugar shipments to arrive limited this week

The focal agents of the S.R. Co. report orders for sugar items but only 3 tons will reach by the Wo gongs this week. Deliveries will be made on a pro rata basis to customers as supplies permit.

Mulgrave Mulgrave Central S.R. Co

Parker and Fire Simmons Car Repair House Ad

A reader reports Parker and Fire Simmons at Shields and Lake Streets as a modern motor repair shop led by Fire Simmons, famed for expertise. The note mentions purchasing Skeetalume from Cairns and asks for ten boxes to control mosquitoes in Marsifen, with the original letter kept at Robert Craig's pharmacy.

Shields and Lake Streets Parker and Firesire Mons Fire Simmons Cairns Marsifen Nsw Robert Craig Usiris Skectahane

Returned Soldiers Association Meeting Notice

Mr N R Mighell announces a meeting at the Ho ale on Lake Street for all men who served with British forces in any war to inquire eligibility for membership on production of discharge or medals. Interding members are urged to attend tonight's meeting.

Townsville Quensland Typographical Association 2TA Returned Soldiers’ Association N. R. Mighell FC. Hoale Lake Street Pan

Will River Tanes Fall Fire Footpath Causes Slip

On a Saturday morning Mrs Wright broke a small bone on the footpath near a tailor shop in Cairns when the water from a verandah formed a hole. The unsafe path endangers pedestrians. council and landlord action is urged. In Cairns Small Debts Court, Charlie Singapore v Kirran Chan adjourned for a week as Chan seeks time to defend over alleged wages. Pianola Co Lad and W H Anthes visit Cairns to showcase Steck and Stroud pianolas and Aeolian vocalion at Strand Hotel with daily recitals.

Wright BE. C. Wright Brisbane Father T. A. Ferry Pomel Cairns Charlie Singapore Kirran Chan H. K. N. MacDonnell F_B_ Steele Steele Kurran Chan Ferry MacDonnell Ziis Epecies Attracten Pianola Co. Lad Brinhalle W. H. Anthes Sydney Steck Stram Ofl Minne-Iovers

Babinda Boot Store Opens at Kirk's

Babinda township welcomes a new shoe retailer at Kirk's offering ladies and mens footwear for all ages. The shop promises fit and style with cash terms and acts as an agent for the Queensland Insurance Company.

Babinda Township Kirk's Babinda Queensland Insurance Company

Stock Exhibits and Cairns Show Rumors

A letter from J lish of Malanda questions a Cairns Show absence by a Ayrshire breeder and urges better stock competition. The writer recalls past exhibits and suggests the breeder would gain prestige by competing. He also mentions a future Cairns show and a theatrical note about The Habit of Happiness at Cairns Theatre.

Lish Malanda Cairns Ayrshire Liverpool Creek Jin Herberic Atherton Marerba Charters Towers Towers

Sugar producers press for swift surrender of powers

A large deputation from the Australian Sugar Producers Association met Prime Minister Hughes in Brisbane to seek a quick solution to the Dickson award crisis. Hughes proposed transferring powers to the Commonwealth and deferring to a new court to review the state award, urging the State Legislature to act within twenty four hours.

Brisnane Australian Sugar Producers’ Association Ariven Dickson Crawlori ASPA Olatter Iefine Hughes Australia Commonwealth Queensland New South Wales Assembly Connell Hug Lecishanre Te New Court Stat Mr Hughes Werry Wolees Mr. Hughes Mr. Pritchard Mr. Crawford Crawford

Treason Charges Filed Against Eleven Men in Sydney

Eleven men appeared at the Central Police Court in Sydney on treason charges. Named are Charles Reeve age 30. Thos Glynn 35. Peter Larkin 46. John Hamilton 42. Bernard Besant 25. Donald McPherson 29. Wm Teenson 26. with origins England Ireland Victoria Scotland Tasmania and more.

Sydney Central Police Court Charles Reeve England Thos, Glynn Ireland Peter Larkin John Hamilton Victoria Bernard Besant Donald McPherson Scotland Wm. Teen Tasmania

Towers Enlistments

Seventy six men belong to be first class called up under the Defence Act for home service attended at the drill shed. Of that number 40 were accepted and passed as medically fit, 1 unfit, 4 doubtful, and one temporarily unfit. Applications for exemption numbered 7.

Towers

Store Opens With Groceries Drapery and Shoes

Local shopkeeper A. M. Waddell announces a new store offering large stocks of groceries drapery shoes and related goods with terms cash and serving as agent for the Royal Insurance Company.

Bableds A. M. Waddell Terme Royal Insurance Company

Let It Die Let's celebrate Labour over Signed Articles law

Readers celebrate contemporaries who ignored the Signed Articles law. A noted cartoon or piece titled The Habit of Happiness is mentioned as a wonderful picture shown at Cairns Theatre on Saturday.

Aoe Etter Cairns Theatre

National Service Registration Underway in Cairns

On Wednesday 126 men aged 21 to 35 were examined for national service in Cairns. Captain X J Draper and staff oversaw a smooth process with 42 declared fit, 22 doubtful, and 3 temporarily unfit. Unfit and doubtful cases go to a medical referee visit. those not registering at the center risk exemption loss.

Cairns X. J. Draper Mane Pacard Ohler Rechstrar S. P. Draper Repietrar

Sydney Fire Destroys Grace Bros Store at Forest Lodge

A late night blaze damaged a four-storey brick building in Forest Lodge owned by Grace Bros. and used as a furniture repair and storage site. Firefighters battled the flames until early hours. estimated loss about £10,000. Origin of the fire unknown. the store had been closed since Saturday.

Sydney Forest Lodge Grace Bros

Also Mentioned on This Page

Macdonnell & Hannam High Court of Austalia Supreme Courty The Commonwealth and New Zealand A.J. FB MacDonnell HL V. Hannan HB N. MacDosnrll Ceerro Balto TP Kelly Bursa, Philp, & Co. Limited Adelaide Company, Limited Australian Steamships, Limited Commercial MacTaggarts” Stock Report Fenwick's Stock Report Brishase Conwell Stetee Arter Serna Wetereter Aeteent Balgewee Pittswoeth Owen Whittick Abbott Street Craig Chenisi Green Island Victor T G.C. Gordonvale J. Draper Newmarket C. Browngon Gatton Agricultural College MacRae Mareeba Butlan Small Debts Court T. A. Perry PLM Wallace & Wallace Tom Harvey W. Richmond Starr-Bowkett Society Starr-Bowett Haildine Society F. Locke G. Bremner Ree Ee Gordonvale Grant Swicitora Spence Street Caimin Arthur Lilley Howard Smith Building ME Adamson CH Towers Brillight Deeres Pritfact Bleck Paid Athomiat Potrger Ar Cena Fell Moun al Cordier Cees Thessieg Ae Sd Sweetie Mr. Hughe Wueual Anime Pwt Orp Lo Sournrs Prme Brihane Mormay J. Hetherington J. Adamson J. Tolmae Oppontien J. Bell Metab Jawer van Ureerdand National Service
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