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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 11, 1909
Page
2
First class hotel property in thriving mining camp to be sold as going concern walk in walk out. November sale with 1500 monthly cash taking about £100. Purchaser may also take over butchering business with six bullochs weekly. No opposition in either tract.
Notice states the Atherton Ambulance Foundation Store will be publicly sold at 3 oclock in the afternoon. Residents are asked to watch for an excursion from Atherton to Cairns on Sunday, October under a full moon. A hoax note about timetables and bridge carpenters is mentioned.
Fragmented notes describe ore seams 7 percent value with 250 feet adit progress and overhead stoping. The 410 feet and 430 feet levels show main stope work with copper leads. a shaft will descend about 860 feet south of the Saddler.
Cale Hoyal, standing opposite Palace Hotel, hopes to gain favor through a string of public appearances and polite engagements aimed at securing support from key district figures.
Classified notice offers A J. Draper business for sale with particulars available. Contact Draper at the provided address for further details.
London market report lists copper forward and spot prices in pounds per ton, with tin and lead values. The piece notes partial stock anxieties in America and signals expanding Bear futures, followed by a string of obscure names and figures for various items and prices.
A Cairns resident complains of railway authorities enforcing by laws on premises and traffic, calling it unjust and underlines the neglect of workers wrestling with nature. The writer plans petitions and signatures to push for reform and ministerial attention.
Fragmentary OCR notes record numbers and names related to mining towers and quantities. The readable items include counts of toms and valuations, with unclear references to persons and places. The text appears as a damaged financial snippet from a mining or industrial listing.
The directors of Rester's Telegram Company Limited have declared the interim dividend for the half year ending June 30th, at a rate of 5 percent per annum.
Report notes deposits of 12 pounds 1 shilling 5 pence and withdrawals 28 pounds 0 shillings 4 pence at Caimms Penny Savings Bank with directors J Irif Sthe FH Abraham present. A separate Moonmoasta train incident caused a 24 hour delay and disruption of carriages, passengers stranded and patrols searched for missing items.
In Dalwarra Station plaintiff Freeman Law reer sued William Charles Clifford of Vrook Station for alleged trespass damages of £3. After a full day’s hearing P.M. Ferguson ruled for the plaintiff awarding 10 and costs of LA/3. The case drew strong interest from local legal colleagues.
The Pollard Merry Midget Company will arrive in Culina tomorrow morning and perform in Shire Hall in the evening. They open with The Battle of Trafalgar showing Nelson at Portsmouth and the Victory, the ensuing battle, Nelson's death, and the Victory's fate with lavish scenery. Pollard emphasizes costly preparations and top talent drawn from his long experience.
Landed from the Lilkera carriages for the Northern line now feature on board electric light systems. Two additional cars arriving by the Harrier will join the Mourilyan hauled train equipped with a storage battery and dynamo under the car. Passengers can switch individual lights with guards controlling the main power, marking progress in railway comfort and night travel ahead of Army line services.
Saturday afternoon a death at 1 o'clock near 1o Clark Dr Knowles, who received an urgent call from Customs on arrival, appeared deeply affected by the loss. Earlier Saturday forenoon he spoke with Mr. B H Ogilvie, Sub-Collector for Customs, at the office. Subsequent notes suggest the deceased was among several linked to a local incident involving slicers and associates.
A seaside outing drew many visitors by excursion trains from Atherton and nearby areas. Boats and a Galatic added sport and excitement while a Mareeba team performed. The day featured a fine sea breeze, picnics on the beach, and a return voyage around 3 30 in the afternoon.
The article discusses the late free time readers enjoyed the graphic sketches by the pen name Ishmael in early North Queen im Papua and the Islands. It notes Ishmael’s intermittent contributions to newspapers with full-page illustrations and maritime incidents observed by a critic who likely considered him prominent, with women often portrayed under domineering influences.
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