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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 16, 1913
Page
1
Parts of unreadable OCR show names and scattered terms such as Morning Paper AGENTS and individual surnames like Limnett and Lowrey plus several initials. No coherent event or action emerges to summarize beyond a damaged listing of persons and entities.
Shipping notices detail regular calls by Finders, Kuranda, Weaving Cairns, Bowen, Mackay, and Fort Alms with weekly departures from Townsville to Cooktown, Port Douglas, and return voyages to Townsville. Vessels travel to Sydney and Melbourne with southbound legs and return to Brisbane and Townsville. Kyarra arrives from Welbourne. Wodlongs sails Brisbane to Townsville and Ubertre to Townsville. F and A Lime from Carns on October 36.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a Sunday event and names that resemble Bowrie Tut and Heise with possible references to Wotmendag and Romelany Innamineka. The readable parts suggest a southward movement or departure but details, dates, places, and clear facts are missing.
WekARN SMITH Co Limited and 4A STRAT SAN STEAMSHIPS announce ship departures from Townsville Saturdays Sundays and Mondays. Vessels sail to Port Alma Bris bane Melbourne Port Douglas and Townsville with return trips and weekday connections. Cooma departs Townsville for Melbourne on October 14.
Fearsley and Co Ltd announces departures from Deeeldorf to Hamburg on October 38 and from Sydney to London via ports, with ships Scharnhorst and NDLL sailing on that route. The notice lists voyage timings and port calls.
The Cairne Post reports that all lodgers arriving by steamship are to be registered on demand for inspection by police or magistrate under the act. Each named individual is liable to a penalty and the post notes books have been executed to meet these requirements.
Wigehcombe and Carson note a close in the Lower Imperial wool market as September October sales approach. Prices for greasy wool rise 2 to 5 percent, fine and crossbreds feature varied gains, while thin descriptions soften. Upcoming sales on October 21 and 22 seek 9 catalogues. Moss-Fernwick reports firm Sydney, Adelaide, and London markets with strong demand for long, good quality wool. Sundries show declines in hibres, cow hair weak except special lines, and marsupial skins fall. London reports for Dunedin Show cheese and New Zealand lambs with varied bids. wheat dull and unchanged. Times predicts British crop at 39 percent of estimate.
An early page fragment describes a noted event at Ravenbo with Meister, his cousin and aunt among attendees. The brief item hints at a humorous tone and a local sports gathering, mentioning a pair of bores and a small wordy display prior to more details.
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