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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 31, 1911
Page
2
A fragmented ad copy from Imperial Buildings Caries advertises silverware, jewelry and decorative items for sale. It mentions wedding presents and various goods including spoons and shells mounted as salad scoops, inviting customers to inspect or order at the Imperial Buildings on Abott Street.
The Werberten District Mining section reports ongoing work at Rip and Tear shaft New Hradlaugh with ore breaking at the bottom, and exploration at Caksowary Hanger with surface indications promising sinking. Mines like St. Patrick and Perseverance Mill show notable outputs, while Wafts and other crews haul stone and wash to mills. the St. Patrick yield includes 16 tons of black tin valued at £115 per ton and ore finds along Grot Street raise expectations for further breakthroughs.
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Tender offers invited for cutting carting and railway wagon loads of firewood to specification. Tenders must state quantity per 1000 cords and up. Submissions to Manager of Reduction Works Chillao or office of the company by date. lowest or any tender not necessarily accepted. J Borseurge. 27 October 1911.
The market remains unsettled with doubts whether the drop was engineered by insiders through devious channels. A plentiful tin supply exists for November and forward delivery, while October demand was strong but briefly tempered.
Eld Sommas Copper rises from £206,157 to £277.35 and Lede tim climbs from £34,473 to £53,085. Alluvial tin jumps from £24 to £27,140 while Lead advances from £7,680 to £6,?l. Silver wolfram and limestone fall.
Community market rates list multiple items with dates and prices from Chillagoe and surrounding areas. Entries include items such as Mount Elliott and Thompson’s Oaks with prices like 61/6 and 3/6, noted payments and paid statuses across April to June without narrative context.
The hospital stands as a bright state asset open to the ill and injured from all classes. Doctors and staff provide care through long hours, highlighting yearly appeals by local ladies for monetary aid to Cairns Hospital. The piece urges community recognition of the hospital’s vital work and the surgeon’s dedication.
The article defends hospital managers and surgeons in Cairns, praising the hospital’s work and urging public support. It highlights Caesarean operations done at Cairns Hospital and notes a new wing is under construction. A Saturday fundraising appeal seeks generous financial aid from all classes to sustain the hospital’s services.
The Taiyuan steamer of the C N Co is due at Coirmsgerhy on Friday with a substantial cargo. Summer casks bound for Melbourne via ports. Members of the Sugar Commission conduct marine inquiry and have available summaries for interested parties. The Cairns Customs has issued an outline of the subject for inquiry by the Commission.
A playful announcement invites residents to St John Hall this evening for a new entertainment show. A few surprises are promised for attendees amid local weather concerns and disruption to street waterline operations.
In a colonial court a Chinese man T Hong faces charges of illegally supplying opium and possessing opium with a constable noting the defendant pleaded guilty to the opium charge. A judge comments on how a deed for an orange or an orchard would be far more onerous than simple conveyancing.
Friends of the late William Sneyd, long associated with the Cairns railway works, organized an Ipswich drawing with permission from the Attorney General. The sulky and tool kit were won by local bidders, raising funds for his widow and children.
Report describes a 45 feet long steel railway car undergoing maintenance by a foreman named Spewich. The article notes the car being sewn or welded and discusses the method used to repair the rathiele.
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