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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 12, 1916
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR notes document horse and track events with names like Betgee Cherny Ort and Rey King. The text records miles, circles, and times such as 1.57 and hints at competitors and placements, but details are garbled and many phrases unreadable.
Fragmented OCR text presents a garbled sports note referencing a rifle event and names Shanahan. Readable specifics are unavailable. summarize as a brief item noting an unclear shooting-related report without verifiable details.
The Cameronwealth Prices Adjunctment Board met in Brisbane to review bread prices and evidence from bakers. Testimony covered wheat supply from New South Wales, wartime freight costs, and the impact on Brisbane mills as Queensland faces a short crop and high carriage charges.
Delayed or disputed deliveries noted with over counter bookings and cash on delivery terms. Items include multiple entries marked 2/4 and 44 with references to credits and delinquency indicators.
Local society notes list visits by Kelly the chemist constable O Dwyer and others to Cairns and nearby towns. Movements include Mr J D Sheahan visiting Immisiail, E Russ from Gordonvale to Cairns, and Mrs H J Carter sailing to Sydney for a three month holiday. The piece also notes a royal range of routine health and community items.
A fragmentary OCR snippet mentions various names and terms with monetary reference and ambiguous items. Limited readable context prevents a clear event or action. No definite subjects or outcomes emerge from the legible text.
Sub 11 por 116 Sophia 158 acres 25 acres cane cottage and plant including 3 horses Price steep half cash balance long terms FOR SALE por 2 Grafton 60 acres Skeleton Creek 7 miles from Cairns Gear railway station 4 acres Porghed small house 300 papaw trees 30 banana plants about sea fowls rotary pump piping and hose mew stove owner going to front bargain Apply A. J. Draper Led FOR SALE Miners Homestead 10
The notice mentions a mechanical engineer and gunsmith, Bolaneo, moving to new premises with a full supply of cycle materials and fittings. It advertises dry cells, Stokes lamps, oil, carbide, cycle stands, Primus burners, luggage carriers, tyres and tubes, and related bicycle items.
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