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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 03, 1916
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR reads as a garbled report with scattered phrases about a press contro vers and names. readable elements include references to a town and citizens, but key details and context are unclear and no coherent event or outcome emerges.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions UMNO and a person named Petey Bein and references a location and timing. The text is severely jumbled with many misspellings and unreadable segments, providing no clear event, date, or context to establish a coherent news item.
A garbled OCR fragment outlines a women’s topic with scattered phrases about lace, fashion, and a gathering. Names and places are unclear, but hints of a meeting and store references survive in broken text.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe mining and industry names, operations, and individuals with scattered references to locations, dates, and prices. The text mentions cement, methane, copper, listed companies, land measures, and community figures, though coherence is limited by garbled formatting.
At Cairns on March 23 by the Rev Pather Geineter Joneguine Rove Lisha eldest daughter of Mr Edward Lisha Yungaburra to Thos James sixth sldest son of the late Sir and Mrs S James Worcester England.
A State War Council proposal backs a special repatriation fund to aid returned soldiers with maintenance, seed, plants, or general support and urges settlement of veterans on rural lands. The plan ties to Commonwealth and State authorities and aims to develop agriculture and northern territories for displaced soldiers.
A transcript from the Townsville court hearing reveals discussions on workers wages, clothing allowances, and living expenses amid wartime shortages. Witnesses discuss overlapping claims from Hie Honour and Hartmoor stettlement, with the judge noting discrepancies in family accounts and the sugar award figures.
A garbled OCR fragment lists scattered names and numbers such as Clarke, Milla, Breebold and Gawen Conon, along with multiple date-like tokens and monetary references, but the text is largely unreadable and lacks coherent context or a clear event.
Fragmented notes describe men at Ace bolt area and soft wall, with references to stopping, improving face, and ore handling. Mentions of stages, underhand methods, and estimates of ore value, plus sporadic timestamps and unclear directions.
Auctioneer Mr C Woodward to sell furniture of Herbert Manners and a four room cottage near McLeod and Upward streets for removal. A separate auction for a cottage at The Bowe Berch area next Saturday at 11 am. Executive Committee decides not to recruit for the route march next month. Press publicity planned for YANCA and soldiers front funds. Cairns State School workers donate to Brisbane relief effort.
An advertisement claims Tropolis is an effective weapon against dengue malaria coastal and allied tropical fevers. It urges readers to keep it handy and to buy bottles priced 2s 6d and 1s per bottle at Col Ning in Lake street Cairns for genuine Tropolis.
The Calran Post Office schedules a 9 am service delay on Sunday due to rain. Local residents report reduced mail handling and temporary closures until conditions improve.
Auction announcements list sales of groceries drapery and shoes at Babine area with Terme cask Aweai for Royal Insurance. JG Moore to sell Mrs J Jennings furniture on Sachs and Upwadi Streets at 3 90 pm. JG Hoare to auction Mrs J Rheuben furniture on Mc Lead Street near Minnie Street at 2 30 pm next Wednesday.
A fragment notes Amindance Transports with the Cairne Anpulance Brigade reporting four transports Sunday. Two with one field wagon, all affected by illness. Some crews include Hamblatan.
In Babinda on Friday Constable Murray sustained injuries and was taken to hospital after an accident on the Rovale route. An inquiry on Sunday found he was recovering and in good spirits with medical care ongoing.
A six year old boy nearly drowned after wandering near a river edge. Passersby witnessed the incident and rescued him from the water. He was treated at home with no serious injuries reported.
An ad touts Craig's new sieef Tron and Wine as a tonic boosting debility and digestion. It claims the beverage strengthens, stimulates, improves appetite, and aids convalescence in a periodical theatre program context.
A wartime missive from Private T J McGrath of the 6th Army Horse unit expresses appreciation for letters and gifts from home. He notes soldiers value nicknames, good wishes, and keepsakes that boost morale during harsh days in Egypt and on the Peninsular front.
Saturday morning at Cairn Inquiry Court the inquiry into the disappearance of Michael Donovan from the Babrinds district continued. Senior Sergeant Kenny led the examination with Acting Detective Sergeant and others, tracing leads and circulating missing person notices. Witnesses had pursued inquiries without result as the case awaits departmental action.
A Cairns Town Council special meeting is planned for tomorrow evening to consider wage increases of 28 per day for employes and the observance of Anzac Day. Alderman Pease moves retroactive wage adjustment from February 1, and Alderman Ward moves funding review for Draper Street drainage and related projects.
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