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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1911
Page
2
An advertising notice from Flavell Roberts Sarket in Imperial Buildings Abbott Street Cairns promotes a stock of cutlery and silverware including silver spoons and salad scoops. It invites customers to view goods and promises courteous service.
Tenders are invited for the erection of combined office and fittings at Abbott Street Cairns. Specifications can be claimed at the office of Mr A Bid del, commission agent War Leaders will be received at the office not later than the stated time. E Gregory Waters 4 C E Abbott Street Cairns.
Property listing in Cairns offers MAGNIFICENT SUGAR LANDS Portion 8 and Go within the Babisda mill area. Terms may be negotiated if required. Boundary details and price to be provided by Norman P. Draper.
Mr Abdullah and family thank friends and well wishers for kind expressions and support shown during their sad bereavement.
In loving memory of our dear wife and mother Nurcy Abdullai who died at Nelson on October 29 1911. The hush of death is in our home and though our hearts are sad God’s promise justifies our care and comforts in the hour of need. Inserted by her loving husband and sons.
Applications invited for a competent lady typist and stenographer with salary of £104 per year. The meeting to discuss terms will be held at 10 o clock on Saturday 4 November 1911. Further particulars available at the office on application. By order Corns.
Tenders are invited for cutting firewood with delivery to Heduction Works office and company railway sidings. Bidders must specify wood type and timeliness. Tenders close as per paper notice for contract work at The Compas siding.
CH Towers notes a Saturday market update with numerous prices and payments listed for horse and dog betting items, including Bellet, Central Lttp, and Brilliant lines. The report cites crushed items and high totals like Marshall's Queen at 725 tons for £2019 and Bealy's rules with 582 tons for £2572.
London reports copper at 35 4 9 to forward 56 to 56 5, Leal 15 11s, Beilite? 79 by Comet. Chillagoe shares quoted sellers 5/6 as bullion prices hold steady around 1 1/1d per ounce.
From Cairns Stock Exchange on Saturday March 24 and date not clear, lists prices and pay statuses for several items including Chillayate Ruddygore, Fitroys, Vulcan, Village Blacksmith, Village Bhauscemnith, Gilmore's Burma Qaks Rush, Acers, Acorn, Thompson's Ogks. Some entries marked paid and values shown in shillings and pence.
The Hibernian Society excursion to Bebinds drew many attendees with tickets sold to a broad mix of adults. The event left the Chillagor Company railway receipts showing September totals around £10481 and year to date £48791, with comparisons to the prior year.
The fragment mentions early telegraph lines, storms and rains, with a town note on weather disruption. It references Star remarks and hints at anticipation of harsher conditions as seasons change. Readable details are sparse and unclear.
The Wyreema carried a large timber shipment including 712 feet to Townsville, 4407 feet to Bowen and 53 549 feet to Melbourne. Cairns timber trade has grown to massive proportions with weekly shipments and stored stock straining railway traffic. Town Inspector Tom Scy on arrested stray horses under mayoral orders, seizing twenty one horses. A daylight capture described as best so far, with several horses returned to owners. Stock Exchange rules tighten director share qualifications and transfer fees seek abolition in Australia with support from Sydney and London exchanges.
The Ebberidge Prospecting Symph omte applied for two 1 acre yeags near Bimgsteigh Hiver about two end a Betf miles north of Abe Hot Springs, as reported by the Mundie Mies. The note mentions a mine near Durham Counsels at the TS0t level with mineral weights, gold present, and quartz around the edge.
In a calm Monday showing, local residents welcomed a private collection tagged Su mi Ort. The exhibit drew modest crowds Saturday after a week of soft anticipation, highlighting emerging regional interests.
Notes and News item announces a position for a competent lady typist with a return date of Saturday. It also advertises a lease option for sugar lands in the Habinds mill areas, with boundary fines to be waived to aid inspection.
After playtime, The Harry Salmon company tours Nelson Atherton Herberton Moon, Wategerville, Irvinewrenk Stanmary Hills Mareeba venues. Feature night set after returning from Cilleges. Olly shows and Working Girl perform before the season ends.
The Brisbane era letter reports rail freight costs from Cairns to Forfarth at 15 shillings per ton for six tons, with a note the rate may apply to elekt toms. It warns the wind-lifting boiler is not yet arrived, risking over £100 in land and boiler costs for theDurham line. F W Basford forwards the Deputy Postmaster-General’s correspondence to the German Chamber of Commerce.
A buoy with trapped junk was found at the southern end of Green Island and the source remains unknown. The device is now in the possession of the island’s caretaker as Cairns noted heavy smoke obscuring a room from a nearby scene. A large wooden heap and suspicious fires were also reported near Bedoclava and Redlyoch areas.
The Adelaida Company reports the Gerantala Armal Brepiner Grentals under Captain James Sim at sea. A late afternoon voyage from Steeree approached Meljourne on the 17th inst, with Skeas Ay and Towanrilic noted. Winds from the east and rough seas influenced progress. Wireless contact was made with the RK Ma and Mar 3S Molten during the coastal passage.
A Cleveland party sailed to Jersey Island by steamer and enjoyed a calm day with a picnic. The group noted high tide and a south wind, spent time ashore, lunched under palms, and returned via False Cape by a two hour fifteen minute voyage.
The Post correspondent at Kidston reports a quiet town though fever and scarcity press. Springs are scarce and cattle rely on rain yet to come while bush fires rage nearby and the countryside remains burnt. New shops and homes rise as timber arrives and stock depends on eventual showers.
The St. Monica’s Drama Club will present The Colleen Hawn at Shire Hall Thursday evening. Amateurs from local musical and social circles take leading roles with elaborate scenery and rich costumes promised. Seats are available by booking at Craic & Whittiet’s.
The Mackay circuit court at Mackay heard Chief Justice Sir Pepe A Cooper conclude sittings. Ceecil Childs received ten years hard labor for stealing samples from Sargood Firee of Sydney. Richerd Heyes was sentenced to three years hard labor for horse stealing.
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