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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Oct 10, 1931

Page

8

Fragmentary Tide Schedule Notes

Fragmented OCR shows partial tide times with odds and misreadings. Readable items include morning and afternoon markings and scattered digits, but the full schedule is unclear and incomplete.

Ships in Port in No 5 Alls He Marrow

The fragment notes ships in port and a phrase alls he marrow, with unclear context. No clear dates, organizations, or named individuals are readable to confirm events or details.

Shipping Movements and Arrivals Across Australian Ports

The message lists multiple vessel movements and arrivals including Cairns, Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney, Townsville, and London routes. It notes ships such as The Mallatina, The Poonbar, The Fiona, The Monglia, and Orontea with expected times and ports of call, including sugar cargoes and lines of steamers.

Cele Et Reghane Ana Petizes Orang Melbourne Syddoey Brisbane Cairne Viull Poonbar Cairns Messrs Barns Fhilo and Co Anents Amrenta

Imarat ion of the EA voyage sceme and costs

An article lauds a modern sea voyage option offering calm seas and ample deck space for all ages. It notes affordable pricing, comfortable accommodation, and onboard lounges, urging readers to consult local agents for itineraries and fares.

Ofc Disturbed Nui Sal Lin Wn Dalgety Tam

Cairns Papua Service Rail Changes and New Shipping Route

The report notes changes in Cairns Papua service with the Murrat and Mataram arrangements. The Mataram will withdraw from the New Guinea service and enter the Solomon Islands route, linking with Symes or Nevombry. October schedules include Macht Jwen Soluey, Dewhe and Brisbane arrivals, and a return voyage via New Guinea to Pon Moreaby, then rejoining the same route through to Moreber.

Phil Mataram Caurms Pulp Company Nive Papean Selomon Dewhe Brisbane Marth Queensland Iuinea Pon Moreaby Voyegr Romi Fay Brisbane

Religious Services and Announcements Across Churches

Church schedule notices list services at St Johns Bagh St Andrews Gordonvale and other parishes with times for morning prayers evening songs and special musicales. Readers are invited to attend sermons baptisms and Sunday School with dates around October 11 and related events at multiple locations including Gordonvale Hartle Brlean and Babinda.

St Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Sheridan-street W. Owen Adiac Gladsorme Are Remy Reid Gorianvale Presbyterian Church Moomba Hambledon St. Taul's Gordonvale Pam Nornatt Nelson Hant Evenine Bellomien Ker

Cairns notices express thanks and narrow obituary blurbs

A Usher of Cairns thanks friends at Grove and 5 Streets for kindness. Cairns Hospital staff praised for Emilie’s care at the Cairns District Hospital. Memorials recall Pattie, Doll Moody, Willa Windsor, and other loved ones with brief dedications from families.

Perey Smith Corner Grove Sheridan Cairne Langan Mansfeld Matrom Cairns District Hospital Emilie Is U Son

The Metal Market Summary

Sydney iron prices and metal sums show varied quotes across several metals. Copper and lead values appear with multiple figures and currency units, hinting at a fluctuating market.

Market Report from Brisbane Rural Trade Goods

Brisbane market notes a varied trading day with heavy supplies and fair demand. Prices listed for hay, pumpkins, chaff, and pumpkins show mixed activity, with some items sold at several pence and others at higher levels. the maze and wheat markets also reflect stable or modest movement amid ample supply.

N.S.W Gondly

Sydney Markets Fragmentary Price List and Items

A clipped Sydney markets page lists various produce including Tasmanian and Victorian onions Swedish root crops and bananas with scattered prices and notes. The text is garbled with multiple names and odd abbreviations, showing market entries like onions grapes bananas and radish types alongside inconsistent monetary figures.

London dairy trade cable inks funeral note

A garbled London dairy produces cable report notes a funeral rite and market signals from the Dairy Produce Board. The fragment hints at market data but lacks coherent detail beyond mentions of a funeral and dairy trade terms.

Dairy Produce London Arisbane Allacinig Ladin

London Butter Sale Report From Limdaw Agency

Fragmented notice describes butter sales and commodity pricing in London markets. Mentions New Zealand shipments and Australian consignments at Ray's Wharf with quantities and prices, including 4000 New Zealand cheese and 24000 Australian convignments.

Hrisbane Daniel New Lawl Wola New Zealand Mies Ray's Wharf

Market Report Notes Dairy and Butter Prices

A fragment from a London market page shows butter and dairy price mentions. It notes unwaited butter and shifts in prices from 128 to 130 shillings, with references to New Zealand and Australia offerings, though the text is incomplete and local context is unclear.

London New Zealand Dow

Reading matters in a worker’s life and literature

A discussion on the role of good reading for workers contrasts newspaper focus with literature as a mind tonic. It cites Kipling and English literary heritage, arguing supply and demand shape what reaches the public and that cruder fare often overwhelms valuable works.

Rudyard Kipling Ani Wenin England

Reading Better Literature Elevates the Mass Reader

An earnest defense of popular access to great English literature. The critic argues education lifts the average person from slum strata, urges discovery and assimilation of masterworks, and envisions a Knowledge planet where reading cultivates sound mind and body, happiness, and truth.

Haltane

Parish Service Time Change Amid Summer Months

The Gmirue Shire Comineth reports a parish measure altering Holy Communion service time to 10 am during summer. Corporate Communion will be at that service. Weather notes show Cairne Po thermometer readings and rainfall figures. Tests of Boys' Band instruments will be held in Abbot-street with a Railway Band concert at Amfac Park, funds to aid a local cause.

Church of England Caiens Cairne Po Reiner Abbot-streat Amfac Park Anzac

Weather Forecast and Old Boys Meeting Highlights

Dust storms and thunderstorms were forecast for the southern districts with a cool to strong southwest wind in the west and southeast winds elsewhere. A coal change is expected by Saturday morning reaching the coast by weekend. At Ahoor College Old Boys meeting, W A Collins was elected president, R J Gallagher secretary, and J O Leary assistant secretary.

Brisbane Ahoor College Jumpergal W. A. Collins R. J. Gallagher J O'Leary Sinter Hoine Messrs O'Kelly McManus L. O'ffrien J Lisha R Stewart A. Tong Averton P. Phelan D. Kearney Gordonvale M. Kearney D. Monteverde D. Moynahan K MeKveringn

Vanderbilt World Cruise An Ocean Yacht In Australia Venture

In Australia Mr Vanderbilt and party aboard the Alva are shown visiting Cairns and Barrow Falls before proceeding to Kuranda and Range Road sights. The yacht will sail to the Dutch East Indies and Singapore via Thursday Island while Mrs Vanderbilt and Dr H Lane accompany him. Naval reserve details and museum specimens are noted, with the vessel’s tonnage and costs cited amid voyage progress and port arrivals.

Australia Vanderbilt United States Cairns Kuranda Barrow Falls Hing

Mrs W K Vanderbilt Charms in Australian Visit

Mrs W K Vanderbilt charms Cairns crowds during a brief Australian tour with her husband as they tour Kuranda the Falls and gardens. The party enjoys the scenery, witnesses floral displays, and poses for moving pictures at the station.

Cairns United States WR Vanderbalt Vanderbilt Cairan Plattuc Nanderbilt Vanderlutt Suai Cmeri van Touch J Thurson

Open Letter Tangles Names and Places in Fragmented Note

A garbled historical note lists names and places such as Clarke National and Chambers and a museum collection. The text reads as a jumble about a harbor board, mineral collection, and individuals with unclear roles.

MK Vanderhalt Kalyoor Clarke National Et Chambers Cais Harbor Board Ara Wromg Lelie & Siidmisn Lakomesreet

Night Meeting Sparks Poultry Show Promotion Plan

City council chamber discussion focused on promoting a poultry show to boost membership and attendance. Key figures anticipated rapid club growth, with treasurer and secretary ready to answer inquiries.

Corwell Sant Shelah Tion

Car Crash Injures Several at Rail Crossing

A collision near a bridge left multiple injured including Ansvegh, Cleary, Mamma B C F and CM Bari. Ambulances transported victims to Une Cairn District Hospital. One rider, Kael, was treated and released. others sustained leg and head injuries with varying severity. The cause cited involves swerve of a vehicle as the rail section was crossed.

Valeo Ambulance Ueralhad Eink Une Cairn Howital Iriver B. Kael Jostoy Areze Karl Anjorin Whiting Jodse Finn

Being Bleeding White State of New South Wales Labor Clash

The NSW Premier warned the unemployment relief tax rose 30 percent and family allowance tax up 10 percent, hurting NSW industries while other states gain. He urged constitutional action and federation reform to speed national recovery amid Labor gains and rising unemployment.

Sydney Uuressing Weslay Camlbowald New South Wales

Community Notice About City Game First Sweetie Event

An upcoming notice announces the first general sweetie will be held on Thursday October 22 with Kenii the City Game. Chaubers notes Thursday October 15 as previously scheduled.

Chaubers Meread Thusday Auyieuneesh

Water Famine at Port Mor and Cairna Rain Delays

Une Mutarama arrived Maret from Cairna on October 1 and found Papua tenants suffering an air water shortage. Rationing had been ongoing for weeks as ships arranged water deliveries. Port Moresby had little rain since the year began, with disjointed reports of rain totals and storms affecting nearby towns.

Port Mor Une Mutarama Cairna Otal Papua Samara Port Moresby Samaras Ido Moresby Townsville

Unclear text fragment with scattered names and phrases

Fragmentary OCR text mentioning names and places with no clear news event or details. Difficult to derive a coherent story or outcome from the scrambled content.

DUNSTAWS SURVEY Hints at gold prospects along river

The report notes several gold bearing wells and strong currents along Wie Creek River. It stresses potential landing sites for aircraft to open the district for prospecting and future examination, hopeful for development despite river hazards.

Faere Sinal

The Natives and Mc Dronatan Visit to Mountain People

A traveler recounts passing through the country and meeting the Kukd Rakws mountain natives. He notes their fierce temperament and willingness to ally with others, describing their readiness for warlike conduct and a malaria fever affecting a party member arriving at Pon Moresby.

Mc Dronatan Moresby

Obituary notice listing numerous relatives and mourners

Obituary notice notes a memorial for John Hoare with extensive family names and mourners including Gladys, Walter, Ernest Sie, Mick Owens, Dalton families, A M Jones and the Teachers Committee, Land Feegk Whimen, Bo Jase, Jessie Walker, Mary Vella, Terey, Joseph, and the Sisters of Hurkertgu, reflecting a large community service and procession context. The text lists siblings, in laws, and friends from Lansing and surrounding areas.

Siready John Hoare Miers

Land Court Proceedings Reported Amid Musical and Legal Sessions

The Land Court优 week saw varied business with multiple right of way cases noted in Cairns awaiting decisions. Concurrently a bustling public concert by the Mailway Band drew large crowds, while railway and economic discussions influenced local policy and banking talks.

Land Court Uuctig Thur Millan Malinda Atherton Cairns C. Marcy Chand Comet Ahrosuth Og Mailway Sina B. Dewwryn Prugenwane Jean Followes Marek Alford Land of Hope Fleer Thommen Maledy Uae Ue Chiens Keven Yonukae Bhoat Mateo Panee Ageen Dave Fpormer Hatet Warnet Wong Ein Riri Wardle

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