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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 29, 1913
Page
1
A fragmented OCR shows numerous names and place references including Cairns Post agents and assorted locals. The list mentions towns such as Kuranda Mareetha Tolga Atherton and Ravenahoe with numerous surnames and initials, indicating a directory or credit line style record rather than a narrative.
Shipping movements show Flinders and Kuranda services from Townsville to destinations including Cooktown Port Douglas and Port of Townsville with weekly cycles. Australian United Steam Navigation steamers depart Cairns Saturdays for several ports then proceed to Sydney and Melbourne with return legs. Kanouna arrival from Melbourne next Thursday. Wodotge and Erika 3avery Fieder scheduled for Townsville and Weensville departures.
A fragmented notice describes steamers leaving Colmes on 486Wed eeedeg Texasville, with journeys to Brisbane arriving Sunday and contings South to Sydney and Melbourne. Mentions return trip on Wednesday and other unclear dates, highlighting a schedule of sailings and ports with several garbled names.
Fragmented OCR lists ship movements between Towneville Mackay Port Alma Breehane Sedney Brisbane Townsville Gowrie Port Douglas and Melbeouree. Appears to show departures, arrivals, and return trips with multiple inconsistencies and garbled place names and dates.
Farnley and Co specifies a voyage for Hamburg leaving on October 2nd via a German line. Scharnbors signs for London departure by port, with details indicating a formal transfer of travel arrangements. The notice notes the ship names and destinations in a concise shipping column item.
A notice instructs hotelkeepers to maintain a record of all resident lodgers and their arrival dates for inspection by police. Failure to comply may incur a penalty up to five pounds. The Cairns Post asks readers to watch Friday’s Herald for continued story.
Commercial London reports on sheep varieties and prices with New Zealand cheese values. Rubber and wheat markets update from London while Brisbane reports show October wool sale results, stock forwardings, and prices for sheep, lambs, and cattle with notes on demand and market strength.
TOOWOOMBA October 31 John Bridge Ltd completed the sale of Helvetia Park on the Warrego with sheep cattle and bores for Messrs Alford Sons who hand over December next. Mitchel Charleville stations seeking six pounds a head for store bullocks as prices rise and beef market strong. Pastoral Estates Toowoomba with partners sold 25 098 cattle and 18 horses to Mr G D Gunwood. Merluna Wingfield stations near Cooktown offered. West and Cape York demand high for cattle. NEW YORK October 37 gas factory explosion kills children and a crying mother tells of Chamberlain remedies sparking debates at druggists.
The Eden Thomson trophy final shoot was held on October 20 with Hendren Williams Carr tied as contenders and Hendren favored to win, while the first ladies trophy event, presented by Estate 1M. 8. Williams, is set for next Sunday in November. Nomination deadlines close Friday. A danger warning notes a letter claiming a suffragist plot at the wayward managers.
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