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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 31, 1916
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text mentions commissioners meeting about a joint issue involving Australian entities and a sports or committee group. Names appear garbled. no clear event or outcome is discernible.
Fragmented OCR text mentions memorial services and weather constraints affecting arrangements. Names and specifics are unclear, but the event is described as taking place with references to fees and attendees. The readable portions indicate a funeral or memorial context with ceremonial rites amid difficulties.
Shipping news reports movements of ships including Trar Fosstei iTeena Shir Per Shamatoy and Cat lone Slee. Vessels to sail from Sydney and Mar del Metiwaeny on Thursday and Friday with services to Balto and Sydney. Follow updates Thursday and Saturday for expected departures and arrivals.
Fragmentary OCR text indicates a corporate notice from Pufelide Company Limited. The lines mention a person or entity possibly tied to a board or meeting, with unclear dates or actions. Readers should note the partial names and vague instruction, but specifics cannot be determined from the readable fragment.
Puarnier & Co announces a legal notice about amendments to a local ordinance. The document references a public meeting date and procedures, with details about the notice, location, and anticipated actions in the near term.
A camo steamer sank off the New South Wales coast after a collision with a vessel from Gilbert County. The wreck near Sydney led to casualties and prompted search efforts for survivors and the missing crew. Authorities reported the incident amid ongoing inquiries into the navigation error and weather conditions that contributed to the tragedy.
A garbled market item notes wholesale fruit trade with references to a market district closure and potential low sales. The fragment suggests traders faced lowered activity and a possible shutdown action affecting suppliers and buyers in the local fruit trade network.
Fragmented mining stock report cites Sairas Stock Ruchagags and Sir AM Ghar, with mentions of sharebrokers, stress, and dates around March 6. References to Cranoth mien W thks and Masham adh appear amid scattered figures for mines, cabs, and coal companies including Cal Bowes Kiven Coal and Mowen Coal and Coke.
Graham and Matheson Ltd ore buyers listed with Melbourne Metals Exchange and branches at Mead Office Charters Towers Welbourne. Purchasing agents for Sulphide Corporation Limited include Caines Kad Ravenswiol and others. Offers for gold silver and ore with quotations available from representative A C Waight or Herbertton representative Thomas Kiewton and Daowb contact.
Conssin Lissewd, manager of the liana, reports for the fortnight ending. Me Me Calor notes trends in water and tower activities. The report covers conformance of the hoisting system at the Habcock Wilcox plant and water tests completed on the Shout Ogi site.
Fragmented OCR notes mention market movements, merchants and prices unfamiliar names and dates. The brief hints at share activity and possible quotations, with scattered figures and locations, but the legible details are limited and inconsistent.
A fragmented public mood in Australia tests the referendum returns as parties polarize into camps with few concessions. The piece argues for a new national party to unite reasonable voters and avert a prolonged deadlock, warning that failure could erode unity during wartime strain and threaten the empire.
Fragmented OCR note lists names and ages with garbled terms. Mentions Beyhaw, Cares, and city references, plus items like groceries and drapery. The readable bits imply a local record of residents and possibly a sale or notice but details are unclear and largely unreadable.
The notice outlines an amended meeting and scheduling for a contest at a street venue. It mentions secrecy, Friday events, a novelty prize, and questions for participants. Directed by Mrs E. Av Atherton, the plan includes guessing and breck of the week activities and sideshow attractions.
The readable fragments describe a Perth court detention, a Melbourne 1908 monument, Koch Fever Mixture sold locally, and wartime French resistance notes. It includes scattered references to Cairns landmarks, poisonous misinformation, and a chaotic mix of names, places, and events without coherent narrative.
Fragmentary text from an early newspaper page lists Cairns grocers and suppliers such as CGiaveh and Gordon, mentions Atherton batter, and notes tenders by the Wathakare Shire Council for maintenance of roads in the Motloy district. It references a 1914 federal section of papers and advert style pricing, with fragments about chemist firms and rubber goods.
At the Cairns Pober Camel day before Mr. Lees acting Police Magistrate three men including James Wale were charged. Wale was convicted and discharged for obscene language fined ten shillings in default 48 hours, for assaulting constable Martin seven days, and for slungling comable Kee sixpence or seven days. The fine was paid. Mr A J MacDonnell defended. Senior Sergeant Kenny prosecuted.
In a Sydney column the NSW Premier considers accepting pilots trained for government and private aircraft to support war effort. debate centers on government funding for passage and the potential impact if Germany wins the war. discussion notes allied possessions under threat and calls for support for wounded soldiers and industrial workers.
Reported unrest at Gordonvail Mills as AW C and local executive act as a committee amid a weekend disruption. Details describe a theater seizure, suspicions of broader protest ties, and workers urged to stay off the site while negotiations and word of resumed work circulated. Nine inches of rain at Babinda delayed plans as delegates sought return to toil.
The jury cleared Michael Herbert Kenority of the murder of Corataile Chunean in a high profile trial. Prosecutors argued a complex plot with mixed evidence, while defense cited insufficient linkage to the crime. The court adjourned after the verdict as Crown witnesses faced cross examination.
Disjointed notes describe a Monday meeting with a Salisbor official presenting a plan involving a furnished cage with a lock and open taps. The document mentions a form for application numbers and a cage in the west linked to crown sanitization interests and a German war context.
A partial OCR reads unclear political notes referencing a minister and regional matters in the Saar area, with fragmented names and places, offering little concrete detail or dates.
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