Australasian
B U N D A B E K G —
United
Steam Navigation
Company, Limited,
qy
Continued.
T o T h u r s d a y Island, N o r m a n t o n , and B u r k e t o w n , as inducement offers. Agent—Peter
Ridley.
B U R K E T O W N . — Situated
on the A l b e r t R i v e r , G u l f of Carpentaria. P o r t for the Bower B i r d goldfield. Lat. 17° 45' S. L o n g . 139° 34' E . Pop., 300. H o t e l s — A l b e r t and Commercial. A n c h o r a g e — A t Bar ; passengers and their luggage conveyed to town by steam tender, tides permitting ; otherwise to T r u g a n i n i landing, 4 miles from there.
Company's Services from this P o r t : — T o N o r m a n t o n , Thursday Island, C o o k t o w n , P o r t Douglas, Cairns, Townsville, Dungeness (Lucinda), Cardwell, M o u r i l y a n , Geraldton, B o w e n , Mackay, Rockhampton, Gladstone, B u n d a berg, M a r y b o r o u g h , Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, A d e l a i d e , Fremantle, Geraldton, and other W e s t A u s t r a l i a n ports. Cargo service w i l l run at regular intervals, and passengers' steamers when inducement offers. T o N o u m e a (New Caledonia) and F i j i , m o n t h l y (from Sydney). T o Tasmanian and New Zealand ports, weekly (from Sydney). Agents—Affleck,
Rendall, Synott & Co., L t d .
C A I R N S . — S i t u a t e d on the shores of T r i n i t y B a y . P o r t for the B a r r o n Falls, the Herberton and Chillagoe Mineral Fields, and Mareeba Goldfields. L a t . 16 56' S. L o n g . 145" 49' E . P o p . (including district), 7,000. H o t e l s — C a i r n s and R a i l w a y . A n c h o r a g e — A l o n g s i d e wharf. 0
Company's Services from this P o r t : — T o Townsville, Bowen, M a c k a y (Flat Top), R o c k h a m p t o n (Keppel Bay), Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, A l bany, Fremantle, Geraldton, and other W e s t A u s t r a l i a n ports, every Saturday. T o Geraldton, M o u r i l y a n , Cardwell, and Dungeness (Lucinda), every Wednesday. T o N o u m e a (New Caledonia) and F i j i , m o n t h l y (from Sydney). T o Tasmanian and New Zealand ports, weekly (from Sydney). T o P o r t Douglas and C o o k t o w n , every Thursday. T o T h u r s d a y Island, N o r m a n t o n , and B u r k e t o w n . Cargo service w i l l r u n at regular intervals, and passengers' steamers when inducement offers. Agents—Burns,
P h i l p & Co., L t d .