09 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1912
Page
1
The readable portion shows garbled text about steamship news and a question about CAMS. The fragment hints at a ledger of arranged parts and tensions between items but provides no clear event, people, or places to identify a specific incident or outcome.
Shipping notices describe movements of AES PHILP and others with leaves at 5 pm for Coebtows and return on a date, with trips to Towneville Port Toutlaere and Sydney Melbourne. Weekly departures list ports and days, including Melbourne and Teeliaw, with multiple vessels and dates noted amid unclear OCR.
Fragmentary OCR notes outline sailing days from Adelaide Company Limited to Senneleote Cairne and nearby towns. Mentions services to Mackay Viristwne Thersday Friday Sunday, with departures and port calls listed for weeks ahead and specific arrival targets for May and April.
A fragmented OCR item lists travel routes and dates with unclear names. Mentions Rome, Manila, Sydney and April schedules, implying a transport or arrival notice with scattered place names and times. The legible parts reference travel phases and stations, suggesting a timetable snippet from a transit page.
An OCR fragment describes The Central Clothing Emporium with men’s wear and prices. Mentions Taylor’s Studio and various storefronts on a street, with scattered product notes and odd phrases. The text is garbled and includes stray names and numbers.
Massive turnout marks the funeral of a respected public man in Cairns. The procession moves from the shire hall to the cemetery with religious and civic leaders, town officials, and workers marching in tribute. The day features ships, half-mast flags, and a long morbid cortege reflecting broad community grief.
Extensive roll of community groups and individuals sending wreaths and tributes to the late Mr W J Munro at his public funeral in Cairns Shire, naming councils, chambers, businesses, Masonic orders, and numerous families and colleagues. The list reflects wide regional ties including Cairns, Barron, Mulgrave, Herberton, Woodford, and Atherton entities.
A claimed cure for eczema describes removing a match from a fuse in Neemein mania and relief after applying Rexona ointment. The writer, Mra tune Mobinson of 8 Coane street Newtown Avdnet, reports initial intense irritation and later noticeable improvement with no other remedies helping.
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