22 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 22, 1918
Page
1
The 20 year old Mareeba to Chilagoe railway proposal reemerged as Melbourne investors took interest. Debate centered on whether the project should be government run as a State railway or by private shareholders with safeguards for public funds and debenture holders.
The letter discusses Chillagoe boom era changes in ore purchasing, government loan attempts, and smelting challenges. It analyzes how ownership shifts might affect mining, power use, and regional output, urging a centralized site to concentrate ores and maximize revenue while noting district commissioners’ impressions and past missteps.
Fragmentary text suggests a company seeking to arrange with suppliers to deduct funds enough to cover interest and principal on a new build. Mentions a contract for payment and an extension to a party named Josephson, but details are incomplete.
Fragmentary message details funding for cheese factories and a proposed expansion plan. It cites a district quota of £15000 with £24200 raised, mentions postal communications to Forsayth and Kidston, and references figures Moran Caul and various delegates. The tone ties to wartime resourcefulness and political support for the war effort.
A fragment notes a statement on the attitude at the last meeting of the New South Wales body. It mentions that late Mr. McGarvie Smith intended that the present repositories be reduced to writing and placed in the State archives for reference if needed.
The text states that funds either have been refunded or are to be refunded out of the institute's finances, implying a pending or completed reimbursement action linked to the institution's resources.
The fragmentary text references a commission and a person named Sirman, with mentions of Expe McCudden and RF.C. Five Years. It hints at a future intimate personal record but lacks clear events, dates, or identities to form a complete news item.
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