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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Sep 26, 1916

Page

2

Copper Ore and Metal Buyers Advertise in Port Kembla Area

The notice lists buyers of gold silver lead concentrates and ores for shipment to the Electrolyte Company at Port Kembla. It mentions companies and locations including Methowve, Casima, Ravenumount, and agents for Sulphide Corporation. Contact details show Cairns PO Box 24 and Mayberton representatives.

Methowve Metal Exenagge HEND Clurives Towers Meltiorme Casima Herstemo Ravenumount Cockle Creek Nsw Electrolyte Port Kembla

Shipping schedule and port departures across Australian ports

The item lists vessel movements with departures and arrivals between cities such as Townsville Cairns Melbourne Sydney and Brisbane. It notes AUSN steamers from Dallas to Townsville, Bowes Mackay and Brisbane schedules and week based travel through Saturday Sunday and Thursday with limited times and routes.

Kerands Aesay Tee Mds Port Dowglas Cookown Towneville Dallas Townsville Bowes Mackay Tueeday Brisbast Thurday Newelt Coutimuar Melbourne Theraday Tamra Brisbane Seturay

Sensor note hints at timing and measurements

Fragmentary text mentions terms like et Cee and Nem Mown with values 2.7 and 3.4 pom and a September reference. No clear event or identity established.

Market Prices Report From Lucerne Chad Iran And More

Commercial market notes list diverse price quotes for commodities including Lucerne Chad and Iran produce. Beans onions fodder bacon ham and cigarettes appear with varied rates and units across different regions and merchants.

Chad Iran

Local Market List of Fruits and Prices

Reading shows a compact list of produce with items such as cooking apples pears mandarins passion fruit pawpaws lychees lemons and loquats. Prices shown include 11 for apples 2 to ranges 218 for mandarins 3/6 for toast and 10/6 for passion fruit.

Mining item appears in fragmented stock list with metal notes

Fragmented mining and stock table mentions several mines and shares such as Tyrconnell, Mareeba Gold Mines, Lode Hi, Gilmore, and others with various bids, weights, and payments. Contains incomplete figures, dates, and party names, suggesting a historical mining share listing page.

Sonday Hampden Mt. Cuthbert St Andrew Volcan Gilmore Hill End Raal Guane Counsels Kalamadas Belk Bal Mareeba Gold Mines N.L Tyrconnell Des Tyrconnnell Extended Minnie Oaks Oak Dake Bowen Bowen Con and Cobe Co Tad Caines Pictures

Towers Share Market Update

Market notes list multiple shares and prices with abbreviations and trading terms. Entries include Brilliant Deeps, Belgians Extended, Clark's, Mexican, Ratommadton, Deined, and St Mango among others with bid and payment indicators and fractional prices. Names appear as company or stock titles with prices and statuses.

CH. Towers Roomie Dundee Bonnie North Brilliant Deeps Alo Clark Dacen Cross Vieters. Fk

Ore Prospecting Report At Grune Claim

A fragmented note describes workers at a tin ore claim near Grune detailing ore blocks, expected yield of about 16 tons, and a drive continuation with eight pay streaks. The text notes a geological level, men, and tentative results, with unclear names and dates.

Bere

Local notes from Cairns district cover wartime roles and show events

War memories lift as Cairns men toil in service and local figures report on near term happenings. A Cairns sugar mill will begin operations while townsfolk prepare for a Tuesday sale and a Red Cross refreshment stall at the show raises funds. Toasts and community updates mix with remarks on a World War I veteran and a controversial figure from Zeppelins era.

Red Cross Robert Craig Red Crows Cairns Craig

Ore processing notes record production figures

The fragment reports ore treatment during the month, noting a yield of 152 tons crushed and a production of 2 tons of concentrates valued at 39 pounds. It mentions a gin struck and notes terms that are garbled, with limited readable figures and wording.

Cat

Unclear sugar policy debate and labor unrest in Queensland

The report outlines ongoing frustration with sugar industry conditions in Queensland, noting stalled progress across the state. It mentions unemployment, laborers drafted to railway work, and government efforts to "make work" amid economic strain. Local decisions on public projects and the Land Court session are touched upon, reflecting broader fiscal and political tensions.

Far North Cam Queensland Labour Rome Yasir Dows Otters Tamara Tike Mulgrave Mosia Pest

Dickson Award sparks industrial doubt in Australia

Uncertainty haunts Australian industry as the Dickson Award, barely weeks old, provokes market and policy criticism. The piece warns stagnation in sugar districts and calls for bold action to avoid further economic distress and rainfall-linked production trouble.

Exgar Wick Australia Iim

Divorce case and appeal adjourned in colonial court

Martin Allen petitioned for divorce from Helen Allen on grounds of separation with co defendant William Brombeid. Justice Shand granted a nisi decree with custody to the father and access to the wife. costs against the codefendant. An appeal against land tax assessment was adjourned to Townsville.

Tester Saint. Allen Allen Martin Allen Helen Allen William Brombeid Willinse Gibson EB. Steele Plais Mars Mesors MacDonnell Hannam Mr. Steele Fanny Shee Mosaman Justice Shand Cass A. J.P. MacDonnell Mesare

Health Act breaches and liquor forfeiture actions in Ingham

Court actions include M r Beccaris licensee of the Commercial Hotel Halifax ordered to forfeit premises under the Health Act adulterated brandy case. William George Little charged under section 91 of the Health Act. Thomas Kirkwood mill vendor pled guilty with fine and costs. Melvin baker of Ingham cited for bread issue and costs.

Ingham Jane Giovanni Beccaris Halifax Arek Wiliam George Little Thomas Kirkwood Challeeds Melvin Tngham Ghar

Soldier Injuries Preceded by Brother of Mrs Booker

Fragmentary OCR notes describe a soldier injured and reference Geoffrey Greer, brother of Mrs A. Booker, with figures on supplies such as sugar, cane, and wood. The text mentions enlistment, a bank seat in England, anniversaries, and unclear references to medical or chemical mixtures, without clear dates or locations.

Auction notices and shop stock announce sale

Small items announce a sale of groceries drapery boots and shoes with cash terms and agent for Royal Insurance. A house sale by auction at 238 pair street and a reference to Mr A C Lee Mare ance Street follow with recommendations for car owners and local merchants.

AM Waddell Boots Pai C. Woodeard A.C Lee Mareance Street Kirk's Queenslued Insurance Company

Congress condemns conscription push and calls mass meetings

A written Congress resolution denounces the Prime Minister and the Labour party leader for attempts to enforce conscription by proclamation without public consent. It urges simultaneous mass meetings nationwide, supports executive actions, and endorses the New South Wales Labour League expulsion. The signer is W Greenaway of Brisbane.

Fringa Brokeo Trime Auwrahia Labour Party

Mulgrave Mill Rescues Sugar Beet Growers in Crisis

Chairman of Mulgrave mill reports petitionersWere restrained on Monday morning growers on the Herbast Boned and Hambledon had decided to carry on Further advice from the south confirms this was the only course for Mulgrave to follow

Mulgrave Mill

Babinda Meeting Debates Crop Harvest Funding And Sugar Prices

At Babinda growers meeting representatives discussed heavy labor costs and debts from harvesting the present crop. They urged completing harvests while awaiting state and commonwealth relief for losses under the Dickson award, seeking higher sugar prices to cover costs. A Kirk's Babinda sale advertised includes a large stock of footwear with cash terms.

Lees Lortante Iis Besheclney Caer Commonwealth

Aten the Show and the Towns Groceries Debate

A garbled notice discusses local grocery prices and a show involving Cramch Gordon and Caires Show. It hints at opinions on better quality groceries and prices with a reference to Tip Tea as a tasty item.

Caires Kone Caines Cramch & Gordon's

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