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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 17, 1912
Page
4
Local drapers advertise a broad range of woollen rugs and blankets for the approaching cold season. They promote various prices on rugs, blankets and roped goods, listing check patterns, corded fringing and traveling fringe ranges with discounts to lure customers.
Readable lines show various ladies and men's apparel items with price figures and stock notes. Items include Ladies Nostemy and Cotton Mews with per pair costs, Best Australian Blankets priced per pair, and Garment suits for men, with listed quantities and unit prices.
Fragmented text lists names, addresses, and events around Mellicks Munro’s Corner, including references to a boat sale, medical items, social gatherings, and property details. The garbled OCR mentions residents like Kelly, Draper, and Wright, a 24th event date, and various local names without coherent narrative.
Excerpts describe Mareeba water rate dispute at council meeting with engineer Mr Ware and ratepayers. Debate centers on tapping pipes, signatures to specifications, and whether action should be taken against the contractor. Chairman Mr Warren presided as board rules were debated and potential court steps discussed.
The Federal Hotel on Spence Street Cairns offers hairdressing and tobacconist services in addition to its lodging. Mr Salmon of Chillagoe oversees the Hairdressing Saloon while the business operates on normal hours and attends principal events.
Cablegrams from London report on a charged case involving a group of detainees and a guard named Lane. McKenna and de Sorrweury figure in the sequence as ten inmates are described as still being fed forcibly with tubers while a subset has been discharged. The report notes dates and identities in terse transit, reflecting wartime captivity language.
Ulster manifesto details Home Rule opposition and central power shifts as Parliament faces actions. A separate London report notes a potential government inquiry and rising tensions amid sickness and strikes. Local residents in Arnett colony report confusion over a missing figure believed relocated to a distant site.
An OCR fragment details names of captains crew and passengers aboard a steamship voyage. It lists Jy Met, Vasari Mosttasime Sou oy HIME Te, J. A. Noble, A. Duakgen, and others, with references to ports, sail dates, and passenger counts. The readable text mentions Palmer Mackay Iron Transport and various surnames like Kennedy and Moran.
Fragmentary OCR reads a sale or advertisement for vehicles including cars sulkies and buggies. It mentions a company name Town and Country Motor Co Ltd and lists garbled addresses and items with no clear dates or prices. The readable content suggests a historical catalog or classified notice with vehicle types and place names.
The message urges rectors and district ladies and gentlemen to back the Liberal Platform. It champions true unionism, supports industrial thrift, free speech, and labor freedoms, and favors government by evolution while opposing political unions.
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