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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1917
Page
2
The fragment notes departures aboard ships with crew changes and steerage arrangements. It mentions a voyage, Pioto and Co as agents, and various unidentified personnel. The OCR text lacks clear names, dates, or destinations, rendering exact details uncertain.
Hears Pap and Co. ships arrive from Townsville each Tuesday and depart at 7 am for Cooktown. The vessel returns Wednesday, then leaves at 11 pm for Townsville via Leoeda Pot. Wyreems sails south on Saerdar. Peouga heads toward Wetvesiar Amstradem. Tass o Gowne arrives from Towns Ne via ports on Wednesday morning, leaves Cairns 16 am for Jat River, Cardwell, Lecieds Demp Pr. Dunk Ie area.
Mesers A McCallum & Co report dense trading on Densea and allied shares at Bow Street. Prices shown include Brilliant Extended at 0.98 pp, Clarke’s 0 4/4, Hampden 5 27/6, St Michael 2/6, Vulcan 5 6d, and Bowen Coal at go
Ore testing at Hampden mine shows copper content around 9 percent in a 4 foot wide vein in No 4 Shaft at 219 feet. Development elsewhere averages 3 to 9 percent copper. Surface finds include several rich pockets in Ballarat area with old alluvial workings. A quartz specimen near the Old Queen mining company yields gold valued over £5.
Sars the Papsan operations at the Lalokihaa mine are progressing. G W Monk, a North Queensland railway surveyor famed for Barron Falls work, surveys the Laloki area to select the best site for the company. The mine is expected to be fully active soon under the new company's aegis.
The Lucerne hay price stands at £11 per ton with other feeds including Lucerne chaff at £12, oaten hay Victoria at 26s per ton, maize 4s to 4s9d, flower £15 10s per ton, bran 2s6d per bushel, pollard up to 2s5d per bushel, ton, cheese 1d to 1d, ham 1s6d to 1s7d, butter 1s6d, oil cake £12 per ton, wheat 6d per bushel, and assorted produce notes such as lemons and tomatoes in brief market terms.
In a manifesto to Grampians electors, the Victorian central executive of the Australian Labor Party urges early peace and proposes reforms to prevent future wars. It calls for international arbitration, abolition of secret diplomacy, restriction of armaments trade and private manufacture, end to comscription, and sea lanes open to all. It also backs an international peace conference.
A terse note reports Capt L Sumdercambe and Rear Admiral A Ca posing amid evasive station notes. The fragment hints at a formal being ing 4g status and mentions Eston in a brief caption.
A fragment notes a full moon in October and mentions a quarter phase. The readable text hints at fall sky observations and a brief celestial event, but specific details or times are not provided.
The piece argues the Grampians and Official Labor Party advocates would surrender in victory and grant Germany dominance, urging readers to see the danger of re installing Germany in the Pacific. It warns that freedom of the seas in war would threaten Britain and Australia, risking occupation before Christmas.
An irregular military dispatch reports recruits leaving Cairne for a training camp aboard a convoy organized by the Arawatta authorities. Names such as R Ww Court O'Meara Fooney Beaton and Seare are listed among the escort and senior observers overseeing the march.
An item references a 19th century examination question about cabinet deaths and succession, asking who would assume power if Premach and all cabinet members died, highlighting ambiguous phrasing and a fictional scenario.
A clean sheet at Caresses Court features Mrs. M Wallace reporting to Base Records that her son Pte James Wallace has been wounded again. In Cairns Starr Bowkett Society receipts reached a total of… Directors Atkinson and Brewer will attend next Saturday. Mrs J Close Yungaburra shares news of Private George Redpath killed in action on October 4. Townsville wires note mine closures at Mount Elitoe and Mount Cuthbert drawing about 500 migrant workers. Probate granted for George Ravaton of Yurira with Patrick McCloy in attendance.
An advertisement touts a special Heena Shampoo Powder that keeps hair soft with a fresh feel. It offers boxes at 2 shillings 6 pence per six packets plus 3 pence postage. Collins in Lake Street Chemist, Gairns, handles orders.
The Sydney Gazette debuted on March 5 1806 marking fifteen years since the colony began. It notes convicts with varied trades, including legal, reduced printers. The Cairns Caledonians host Halloween social next Friday in Presbyterian Hall with Scottish dancing music apples haggis and refreshments. Surplus funds go to patriotic causes.
An advertisement touts reliable driving and safe care with a Bulldog Mascot Car offered by Len Parker, agent Cairns. It promotes Buick reputation and urges inspection of Buick models, promising superior quality and service from Parker at phone 257.
Workers at the South John Stones mill returned to work after a brief strike over a levy. Inspector Quinn reports the mill restarted on Monday and the dispute will be referred to arbitration.
The Railway epee sets Melbourne to Kalgoorlie fares at £9 for first single and £6 7 for second single. Perth and Fremantle rise by 10s first class and 6s 6d second. Sleeper berths add 10s first class and 5s second. A dining car offers meals from 1s 9d to 4s.
In Townsville Police Court a repeat offender explained he had not drunk since leaving Stewart's Creek but had smoked a birthday gift cigar. The Bench found amusement in his remark noting he was not used to such luxuries and could not recall the cigar brand.
An extraordinary meeting of the shareholders of the Atherton Table land Butter Co. will be held at Eng fiste's Hall, Malands, at 11 pm on Friday to consider proposals for a baconery and related schemes. The notes and details are unclear due to damaged text.
Reports from Australia describe a hazardous minefield with extensive supervision by the Department. Authorities note many dangers and earlier visits to a site near Sol and Cumberland, highlighting mine placements and public risk.
Listings include merchants advertising prices on bicycles and remedies, a hospital meeting scheduled for Friday 4 p.m., and a soldier’s injury report from Private E Buckley in France. Court notes discuss jury service exemption amid front-line losses, plus butter price regulations across states with wholesale and retail rates.
A Saturday incident near Atherton involving Mrs Marnane's buggy injured Nel ly and two women, Mrs McKnight and Mrs Cleminson, when a motor car coming from the opposite direction caused the buggy to swerve. The occupants escaped fatal injuries but suffered shocks and minor abrasions as the buggy was badly damaged.
Anxiety in jam making grows as tin plates become scarce and jam tins at risk. A conference of jam glassware and pottery manufacturers seeks substitutes. Australian Glass Company cites labor shortages but notes no unemployed glass blowers. Pottery makers offer no immediate aid. closures threaten factory jobs and waste.
A Saturday Review article champions Mr. Asquith as trusted by workers and self made, arguing he represents the Liberal hope for peace and urging Lloyd George not to sever ties with the Liberal leader. The discussion notes Curzon Milner and Carson as symbols in a possible peace conference.
A correspondent asks who originated the line in the Gettysburg Address. The speech, delivered November 19 1863 at Gettysburg, urged dedication of the dead and a resolve to ensure the nation’s new birth of freedom and government by the people.
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