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Newspaper
Cairns Morning Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 01, 1902
Page
5
The Kenniff brothers faced the Police Court charged with murdering Con Doyle and Mr Dahlke. The crowded proceeding featured exhibits including Doyle’s bloodstained saddle and packed saddlebags. Court testimony focused on blood evidence and the saddle’s custody and identification.
Police receive word of the arrest of a man suspected in poisoning a well at Prairie near Capella. The report notes the suspect's connection to the incident and identifies the location involved.
The readable parts suggest a note about free discussion of questions or internet topics. The text is garbled, with incomplete phrases and missing context, making precise details unavailable. The item appears to be a fragment rather than a full article.
A reader proposes a Blues versus Has-beens game to raise hospital funds with a mixed selection from both sides. Names such as Hanbury Ward Hughes Hartley Lennon Crang and others are floated, with plans to donate proceeds to a worthy state hospital and rugby union approval hoped for.
A club meeting at Hides Hotel heard reports on two days of race meetings and a net profit of £7 3 8 5 4 from receipts £60 1 3 5 and expenditure £53 9 7 4. The committee approved a one day meeting with added money £150 on September 15 and discussed Show Week racing.
The Cairns gathering honored Mr Geo Booker with a farewell toast, praising his three years of service. Speakers from the Tennis and Bank groups, including Mr Standish and Mr Wade, spoke warmly of his hard work, wish him prosperity, and noted the difficulty of finding good tennis players.
A garbled passage discusses opaque legislation and trade defects with mixed syntax. It references studies of rules or tariffs and a sense of fear about consequences, while mentioning familiar figures and everyday concerns in a disjointed way.
The article outlines conditions for white-grown cane rebate claims including notice timing for cane planted before Feb 1902 and before March 7 1902, land and mill delivery requirements, and a one month filing window. It describes the rebate claim procedure and issuing rebate notes with payment due three days after receipt.
In August plans no official celebrations will take place and regulations govern any gatherings. The notice lists John Edward Burgess, William Frederick Stanbury, and Duncan McGregoe charged in a mail coach theft case involving valuables valued around 2000.
Subscribers are informed subscriptions for the current quarter are due and must be paid in advance. Rates include delivered weekly, quarterly, yearly, and postal options. Notices cite creditors for Teverses Limited and announce distribution of estate assets after August 30, 1902. Election details list candidates and polling on August 25, 1902. A Koch Memorial Fund meeting is set for Friday at 7.30 p.m.
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