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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Oct 19, 1918

Page

2

Movements of Vessels With Various Southbound Departures

Wodonga sails south this Saturday October 19. Australian Steamships Bombala returns from the south at 6 a.m. October 25 and departs again at 6 p.m. October 26 for Melbourne, vigports. Cardwell, Lucinda and Townsville call at Innisfail for cargo only. Innisfail cargo runs to Fretes, Yan, Cardwell, Lucinda and Townsville.

Australian Steamships, Limited Bombala Melbourne Vigports Cardwell Lucinda Townsville Innisfail Yan Stand

Water levels and schedule noted for weekend

Saturday and Sunday high water times are recorded for the weekend. Notes mention morning and evening windows for both days. A casual line extols Macleay Duff whisky as good wine and easy to drink.

Macleay Duff

Andrew’s Copper Mines Report Shows Leveling and Timber Needs

A report by J Alexander for October details the St. Andrew’s acre mine manager noting levels require timber and stone support. Outlay includes 10 tons and 24 tons on top, with timber and stone adjustments specified for both levels.

St. Andrew's

Mines Up for Sale in Ravenswood

The Grant and Sunset Gold Mines at Ravenswood are offered for purchase.

Grant Sunset Gold Ravenswood

Unreadable 1918 Quotation Sheet From Mr Clarke

A clipped report by Mr A H Clarke sharebroker lists various stock and commodity quotes dated 18 October 1918. The legible items mention Kitchener blocks, Molybdenum, and other securities with scattered prices and codes, though many entries are garbled and illegible.

A. H. Clarke Abcott Street Kitchener M. Syd Molyb B . Os Dugrerit

Local News Fragment From Herberton Times

An unreadable OCR fragment from the Herberton Times mentions tin, extents, and a possible scam involving an email scheme. The legible bits reference a driver and a potential house-related issue with inconsistent wording.

Raphom Trina

Fragmentary Update From O Malley and George Seafield

A sparse diary-like note reports little new, mentioning Richard, the wages man being dismissed on New St Patrick, and O Malley with George wandering near seafield. The entry notes no fresh developments.

Richard New St. Patrick O'Malley George

Gordonvale and Cairns Events and Sale Listings

A Cairns area notice list from October 19 1918 promotes a capital sports sale for funds of the Babinda Church of England on November 16 and 30. An excursion from Cairns to a station begins at 6:30 pm with dancing at Hunter and Pearce halls and a Gordonvale School Concert fundraising for the Gordonvale State School at Federal Hall next Friday May 25. J D Caterer will arrive Sunday to work in Cairns and the Tableland. A catalogue notes 35 head of horses offered for sale at Gordonvale.

Presbyterian Church Gordonvale H. Corbett Christian Endeavor St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church H. Garrett W. McMass Babinda Methodist W. McLaren H. J. Garrett Freshwater Fonds of the Gordonvale State School Federal Hall J. D. Caterer Paling Cairns Tableland

Beyond Day's Proceedings in See Paeeinns Day

An unclear snippet notes proceedings related to See paeeinns day with references to Beyond Day. The fragment suggests a ceremonial or civic occasion but lacks verifiable detail for a complete summary.

Cairns Shire Council Meeting Notes and Local Notices

The Cairns Shire monthly casual meeting, chaired by Cr. Mayers, discussed apologies from Cr. Cannon and noted attendees Cr. Warner and Grifin. Correspondence included a Trades and Labor Council dispute about Cairns Daily Times circulation, discussion of Mulgrave Mill and road works, proposed district repair area, new by laws on vehicles, and drainage requests. Financial concerns on road costs and tramway shifts were raised, with references to Mulgrave River bridge construction and local state road issues.

Garnet Shire Cr. Mayers Cra. Warner Grifin Cr. Cannon Cairns Trades Labor Trades’ and Labor Council Cairns “Daily Times Mulgrave Mill Pasap Babinds Mill Conseil Pairweather Bee J. Hill Glen Boughton Cairns Cpaonil Barron Cp.s Oe Cression G. Jone Meringa Kefer- Mulgrave Mulgrave Ree Engueset An Finance Committee New South Wales Queensland Covesara Patriotic Fund Chaech Ganger Gang Bowen Herberton Road

Local Feed Dealers Listed in Odd Fragments

An OCR fragment notes horsefeed accers fodder and bran and mentions Headrick's dlen Samuel Allen and Sons with references to bags and a chairman. Contains unclear names and scattered details from a historical notice.

Headrick’s Dlen Samuel Allen and Sons

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