Articles from page 2: Previous page Next page

  1. Please wait. Loading browse data... loading
  2. NOTES & NOTICES. The Naval Ball.

    The Naval Ball, held under the auspices of the Cairns Naval Brigade, will, lake place in the Divisional Hall, on Thursday evening next. ...

    Article : 35 words
  3. Mulgrave Mill.

    The Mulgrave Mill crushed 2238 tons of cane last week, and on Monday for 6 hours work 117 tons were put through. These are records for ihis mill. ...

    Article : 30 words
  4. An Error.

    In giving the price paid per ton in sugar districts farther south for feeding cane carriers we gave in our last issue 3½d. This should have read 2½d. ...

    Article : 35 words
  5. Meteorological.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 182 words
  6. Off to Cooktown.

    Mr H. Carew-Reynell, special commissioner for the Courier, Observer, and Queenslander, leaves on Thursday next for Cooktown, where he will Be engaged some time in wiiting up ...

    Article : 87 words
  7. Shipment of Ingot Tin.

    Messrs Jack and Newell, forwarding agents, Cairns, shipped by the Aramac on Saturday evening last, for transhipment, into one of the B.I. steamers at Townsville for London 570 ...

    Article : 40 words
  8. Taking the [?]th.

    On Friday last, before the Police Magistrate (Mr B. R. Staff[?]d), Mr John Macdonald Forbes took the oath Of allegiance to King Edward VII as a Justice of the Peace for the ...

    Article : 37 words
  9. Shipment of Copper Matte.

    The Bourke Carrying Company shipped by the Aramac on Saturday evening for transshipment into one of the B.I. steamers at Townsville for London 2541 [?]gs (127 tons ...

    Article : 42 words
  10. Arrived by the Rockton.

    Amongst the cargo of the Rockton, which arrived herein Sunday night, was 200 ton of coal for the Railway Department, 33 tons of coke for the Mount Garnet Company, and the ...

    Article : 54 words
  11. The Show.

    Intending competitors at the show should note carefully the schedule of prizes on our third page. Several additions have been mad to the list of special prizes. The supplementary ...

    Article : 85 words
  12. Athletics.

    The Nondescript Athletic Club contemplate holding a day's sport on the 9th November, the King's birthday, and a meeting is called for this evening at the Club ...

    Article : 44 words
  13. St. John's Sunday School.

    Mr H. S. Warner has kindly undertaken the position of Superintendent of the St. John's Anglican Church Sunday School, and the congregation are to be congratulated upon ...

    Article : 44 words
  14. THE TIDES.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 60 words
  15. The Show Races.

    The following (incomplete) nominations for the Flying and Show Handicaps at the Cairns Mulgrave Jockey Club Races to be held On the 20th instant have been received by the ...

    Article : 60 words
  16. Sale of Fish Traps.

    Messrs Robt. Sturt and Co., will sell by auction at their mart in Spence-street, to-morrow, at ll a.m., the right of five fish-trap sites in Trinity harbor. Particulars and ...

    Article : 56 words
  17. Customs Collections.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 261 words
  18. Weather Reports.

    The weather report for the past week from all stations generally included in our weather report, was " fine and clear " with the exception of Saturday, when the following ...

    Article : 51 words
  19. Family Notices

    {No abstract available}

    Family Notices : 34 words
  20. Portable Tram Material.

    Last week (says the Record of August 28th) the Lass o'Gowrie landed two miles of portage tramline material for the Mossman Central Mill Co. This line is fitted with ...

    Article : 77 words
  21. SHIPPING. ARRIVALS.

    August 31 —Muriels, Captain Lawson, from Port Douglas, steerage. Adelaide Steamship. Co., J. G. Fearnley, agent. September 1—Aramac s, Captain J. E. ...

    Article : 164 words
  22. Saturday's Banking.

    Messrs C. E. Jones, and E. J. [?]ker were the officers of the Cairns Penny Savings Bank in attendance at the School of Arts on Saturday afternoon last, when 47 deposits, ...

    Article : 70 words
  23. "MORNING POST."

    The letter of Mr N. P. Petersen in another column, as is usual with the correspondence of that gentleman, strikes the nail on the head. ...

    Article : 655 words
  24. Cyclists on Tour.

    Mr Yorston of the famous Jimmy A. Cycling Company, who recently-opened a branch in Cairns, is about to make a great demand on the sterling quality of the Jimmy ...

    Article : 110 words
  25. Recuperating his Health.

    There left by the Aramac on Saturday evening last, Mr T. A. Young, clerk at the Custom House, Cairns. Mr Young has been in very poor health of late, having suffered ...

    Article : 59 words
  26. The Governor-General.

    His Worship, the Mayor of Townsville, received the following telegram on Friday evening from Mr C. S. Gore, assistant private secretary to the Governor-General (Earl ...

    Article : 101 words
  27. Without Acknowledgment.

    We were nearly heading this par "press pirates" but we exercise that quality which is said to cover a multitude of sins. Seated in our office we glean from country visitors who ...

    Article : 140 words
  28. DEPARTURES.

    August 31—Aramac, s, Captain J. E. Butcher, for Melbourne via ports. Passengers—Mesdames G.B. M'Donald, governess, and three children, Montague; Misses ...

    Article : 98 words
  29. Handicaps for Cycling Sports.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 263 words
  30. McKarall not McKellar.

    In our last issue we almost, if not quite, earned the notoriety of the genius who on being asked to spell "coffee" made a reckless shot at it and didn't hit a single letter. He ...

    Article : 87 words
  31. MOVEMENTS.

    Lass o' Gowrie s, from Townsville via ports is expected here early next Wednesday morning, and leaves on her return journey the same day. ...

    Article : 337 words
  32. Breach of Pearl Shell and Beche-de-mer Act.

    Says the Endeavour Beacon of the 30th inst:—At the Police Court on Thursday, before the P.M., B. H. Ogilvie Esq.; Robert McMaster was charged by John Schluter, an ...

    Article : 171 words
  33. Sailing Notes.

    Sailing notes this week are necessarily brief on account of the Britannia being laid up. She has just undergone a thorough overhauling and has been repainted by members ...

    Article : 90 words
  34. New Bailiff.

    Mr Arthur Hunt Sheriff's Bailiff and Bailiff of the District Court, relinquished the duties of that position on Saturday last, as it is his intention to leave for Melbourne shortly. His ...

    Article : 98 words
  35. Cablegraphic News.

    Mr James Blyth, in an article on the vintages shown at the Paris Exhibition, and published in the " Chamber of Commerce Journal," states that with proper attention ...

    Article : 125 words
  36. Governor-General visits Yarrabah.

    On Sunday morning last, His Excellency, the Governor-General (Earl Hopetoun) paid a visit to the Aboriginal Mission Station, at Yarrabah. He was accompanied by his ...

    Article : 157 words
  37. Charters Towers Tragedy.

    The trial of David Alexander Brown for the wilful murder, of the late Graham Haygarth at Charters Towers on July l0th last, was concluded at the Police Court on Thursday ...

    Article : 149 words
  38. SOUTH AFRICA.

    The Royal Commission appointed by the Marquess of Landsdowne (Minister for Foreign Affairs) to adjudicate on the claims for compensation in South Africa received claims ...

    Article : 163 words
  39. Advertising

    {No abstract available}

    Advertising : 1,576 words
  40. A Giant Cedar.

    The cedars of Lebanon have been made famous by holy writ, but probably not one of them could compare with the monarch of the Barron Valley which has been felled for the ...

    Article : 191 words
  41. An Absurd Resolution.

    At a meeting of the Hambledon Cane Planters' Association a resolution was [?] that the [?] [?] [?] to request [?] [?]an Inspector not to sign on Kanakas ...

    Article : 146 words
  42. A [?]erenade.

    On Friday evening last the Cairns Brass Band, under Bandmaster A. Hansen, rendered the following programme of mnsic at the residence of Mr J. M. Forbes, Sub-Collector ...

    Article : 211 words
  43. Chillagoe Stocks.

    The following are the latest quotations— Brisbane—Chillagoe Railway and Mines, b 12s l0d s 13s 6d; forward delivery, b 13s 1d, s 13 6d; Chillagoe—debentures, b £85, s ...

    Article : 70 words
  44. Cairns Weekly Penny Savings Baak.

    The quarterly, meeting of the directors of the Cairns Penny Savings Bank was held in the chess room of the School of Arts on Friday evening last, the 30th August, at 7.30 p.m. ...

    Article : 199 words
  45. Metal Market.

    Copper is quoted spot quotation at £60 125 6d per ton, a rise of 5s per ton in the week, the three months' price being £67; this is also a rise of 7s 6d per ton for the week; ...

    Article : 116 words
  46. A Singular Coincidence.

    When the Lass o'Gowrie lay stranded on Batt Reef last Thursday (says the Record) a four masted steamer came from the North and inquired by signal if help were wanted. ...

    Article : 118 words
×

Buy

Download

Please choose from the following download options:

Share

Share this item on:

Print

Print page as...

The National Library of Australia's Copies Direct service lets you purchase higher quality, larger sized photocopies or electronic copies of newspapers pages.

Scope
Format of download
as... PDF PDF

You need to login before you can save preferences.

$