27 Sep 1911
Page 1
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 27, 1911
Page
1
Fragmentary timetable and travel notices show ships and trains to various ports, departing dates, and weekly patterns. Mentions Adelaide area schedules with departures to Cooktown Medbourne and other places, plus Monday retirements and Tuesday arrivals.
OCR reading shows numerous vessel itineraries with towns Townsville Brisbane Port Ukodgiaa Downie Ametilles and Aenea and dates in January February and March. It outlines arrivals and departures with weekly patterns including Saturday morning Townsville arrivals and Sunday departures and notes for South Africa and American routes. The text is garbled but centers on freight and passenger sailings between Australian ports and foreign destinations.
A garbled note from Hong Kong via port site reports Pearsley and Co involved in a transit detour or related dispute. Readable fragments mention limepeaves Sweteey, Seetrtbaming, and a September 27 reference, with unclear roles for Achornhorst and Lith Oothee.
The Circuit Court in Criminal jurisdiction sat yesterday before Acting Justice Jameson and Crown Prosecutor Rees. Percy Donnelly faced a charge of stealing £1 10s on 11 July from Alex Hasem. The Crown argued Donnelly fed Hassan and robbed him after drinks at the Federal Hotel. The jury found no evidence Donnelly drank with Hassan, and the prisoner was discharged.
The article reports charges against Matthew Heaser and two others for an assault at White Hook on a July date, alleging unlawful conspiracy to attack Frank Madden. Witnesses describe the incident at a farm, with Heaser identified by a witness and contested conspiracy claims. Additional dispatches from Paris Berlin Constantinople Rome Vienna and Brussels follow with diplomatic notes on Morocco, protectorates, and troop movements.
The judge and defense summarised evidence at length as Mr Murray stated the jury would find no proof linking the prisoners to the conspiracy. The case involved charges of conspiracy and common assault with mentions of Reaser and Maiden, and difficulties in identification.
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