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Newspaper

Mackay Mercury

Location

Mackay, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jul 15, 1905

Page

2

Shipping Arrivals and Departures July Updates

July shipping notices list Wyapdra from southern ports with passengers Fitz-Hannam Irvine and others. Aramac from northern ports with Dyer and family. Barcoo from northern ports. Gabo from southern ports with Mrs McDonald and Captain Taylor. Innemincka from southern ports with Arndt and others. Departures include Woyardia to northern ports. Aramac to southern ports. Barcoo to southern ports. Gabo to northern parts. Innasincka to northern ports.

O'Keefe Barnett Mayer Berger Isberter H. T. Easterby W. H. Paxton & Co Gabo Southern Mrs. McDonald Hatfield R. S. Taylor J. L. Boden Taylor Howard Smith Co., Ltd Jay Innemincka Mackenzie Mesdames Arndt Hamilton Baker Steele Lowe Misses Lane White Rolleson Tansley Messrs O'Brien F- Deising F. Hamington R. Steele T. Elston R. Doolan PF. H. Small D. Lowe C. W. Plumridge A. Laurie Armour James Croker Miss. Ferguson T- Harwood Rounsefell

Orient Pacific Royal Mail Line Passenger Rates and Routes

Shipping notice outlines Orient Pacific Royal Mail Line services to Plymouth London Tibury Vu Naples Marseilles Freemantle Colombo and Sues Deo Vorte with fortnightly sailings. Also lists world tours from Sydney and class return fares from £20 to £43, with Saloon and Third Class options for Sydney to Fremantle. Continuous booking details include Mackay references and fare ranges from £12 to £120 depending on class and destination.

Plymouth London Tibury Vu Naples Marseilles Freemantle Wla Colombo Rathves MacKay Sydney Fremantle

Military Notifications and Police Court Proceedings

Officers shifted from reserve to unattached list include Lieutenant-Colonel Hodges and Lieutenant Deller. In police court, Kate Watson vs William Fleming for abusive language ends with case dismissed. witnesses describe threats and townsville references, sale and licensing details linger in ancillary notices about hotel lease and rates.

Wm George Hodges Wiliam Noctis Deller B. C. Macgroarty Kate Watson William Fleming A. R. Hartley Wright Mr. Macmish Lily Beatty Mardloo Macnish Mackar Miss Watson Townsville Towmsville P.M M. Barros M Barton Chas. H. B. Eagles Victoria Street Mackay

Court fines and convictions in Pla ne Creek region

Obscene language led to £2 fines in Plane Creek Police Court. John Walton also fined £2 for obscene language. In Nero Police Court, two Durham brothers and two Collins brothers convicted of breaking into Mount Ilalong and other stations. £20 fines and five months hard labour imposed on each. Small Debts Court saw wins for plaintiffs in two suits totaling £23 2/6 plus costs. Cane conditions show better juice quality this season amid weather shifts. Pleystowe Central Mill dispute involves Treasury, Q N Bank, and Dr Maxwell with cabinet scrutiny. Benevolent Society met with £7 5s expenses approved and social contributions noted. A bloated monopoly piece discusses Colonial Sugar Refining Company and local tramway town issues with contentious traffic taxation.

Nero Messrs Adams, Brown Shannon Durham Collins Mount Ilalong Colonial Sugar Refining Company Baker's Creek Cartiers

Metropolitan Tennis Club Ball Celebrates Evening

The Metropolitan Tennis Club ball at Druids Hall drew about 86 couples with M Christiansen and A Gadsby as MCs. Ladies’ committee handled refreshments and Mr C Yatt oversaw drinks, with dancing lasting until early morning. Ambulance Brigade met at Fire Station with H B Black chairing. reports showed June calls totaling 49 transports and 199 miles traveled. Receipts included £3 5s, £4, and £1 4s 6d from various events. accounts totaling £32 16s 9d were approved.

Metropolitan Tennis Club Druids” Hall Messrs. M. Christiansen A. Gadsby Ms.c H. B Black W. Lamb JE. Joseph C. P. Ready D. McKie Plane Creek W. C. Kable

Steele Payne Hell Ringers Delight School of Arts Crowd

An enthusiastic audience greeted the above excellent combination in the School of Arts on Thursday evening. The program opened with a quartet, rendered in first-class style. Ralph Steele drew applause for humorous songs and Lorraine Tansley for "Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep" and "Slumber Sea" with strong encores. Lizzie Payne on the bells and Maud Payne on violin impressed, while Tom Elston performed "Gee Bung Polochih" and other songs. The bells, mando lines, and banjos drew charm and encore after encore. The company again drew an ardent audience last evening with hearty applause. Tonight is the final performance and country trains will adjust to meet country patrons.

Cattle Creek Central Mill Move Expected to Succeed

The plan to establish a second Central Mill at Cattle Creek appears likely to succeed as the Racecourse Mill nears capacity and cane growers face high rail freights. The area has seen settlement and railway expansion, boosting agricultural land value and promising district growth if the mill is ready for next year. The piece notes farmers’ small plots and favorable terms for continued development amid past berm renewal uncertainty.

Cattle Creek Reid Ing

Webo Shire Council Holds Ordinary Meeting

The Webo Shire Council met at Shire Hall Nebo with Councillors Adams Dillon Durnsford Edwards Shannon and Williams present. Minutes of prior meetings were confirmed and correspondence read. The council discussed purchasing two horses, tax information requests, Mackay Road progress to Dennison Creek, Suttor Creek Road near Lake Elphinstone, yard repairs, and the tick gate culvert at Nebo Reserve.

Shire Hall Nebo Adams Dillon Durnsford Edwards Shannon Williams J. Shannon Income Tax Office Mackay Road Dennison Creek Crossing Mount Spencer Suttor Creek Lake Elphinstone Poard Yard Tick Gate Nebo Reserve Tillon Mackay “Chronicle Swanson Ross C Williams

Notable double century stand in a four and a half hour innings

After lunch the match resumed with 4000 in attendance as Braund and Robson bowled. Armstrong, out 252, played superbly driving and was twice missed as he advanced from 205 to 215. He added 20 in one over, his score reaching 252. Noble, 107 not out, faced 55 minutes, his century taking 170 minutes. Sundries 13. Total 2 for 469 in four hours forty-five minutes. Stumps drawn. THE RIFLE.

Braund End Robson Armstrong Braund Humdred Noble Sun

Mackay Turf Club Considers September Race Meeting

At a special MacKay Turf Club meeting discussed a race meeting near the end of September. A motion in favor of holding such a meeting was proposed but failed, leaving the issue unresolved.

Mackay Turf Club Ultmately 4

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