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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Apr 18, 1918

Page

3

Local Roads Upkeep and District Meeting Held

The article notes maintenance work planned for Woothakata Shire roads including railing of rural routes and mine access roads. It mentions the district’s burden during heavy wet seasons and the Town pro gress committee thanking members and outlining figures, with a list of present attendees and officials.

Dimbalak Ug Ropa Woothakata Sipe Gramtines Cwrchandier Aed Jover & Bush Serentios Owine J. McDonnell Embry Bowater Treuhar Dulsiel Bravce McDonangs Caney Cumming Thornbers

Community notes honor officers and discuss repairs

A local meeting heard thanks to officers for their service and discussed repairs to isolation ward. Visitors noted a small balance carried from the previous month and the visiting committee named Hodgetts, Larkin and Tait. The presiding chair urged ongoing improvements and thanked the staff for their efforts.

Deringfui Areca Meme Hodgetts Larkin Tait Lo Tive Sual Pote

Untitled medical remedy note from old OCR fragment

Fragment describes a throat and bronchial remedy claiming to destroy disease germs soothe mucous membranes loosen phlegm and ease throat irritation. Language is archaic and garbled with misspellings and unclear claims.

Untitled note on local trade and prices

A fragmented report notes teen buyers and a price per item with a quoted rate of 37 ez each. The text mentions a local seller and a Til Kadi chemin as part of the sale.

Sunrise promises and rough work shape rough day

Fragmented report notes morning light bringing promise of a busy day while weather and timber work limit activity. Prices rise sharply, sixpence per unit, cutting costs and profits debated. Community plans include a Catholic portion, a football program, and a social dance, with a maize wheel turning and burda seeking grain.

Etgb Great Sin Marenain Soares Tie Burda

Vague local race meeting described with unclear details

A fragmentary report notes a meeting at Kulara on a Saturday with unclear event names and outcomes. It mentions bets on horns and a race, plus references to people like Mr W. Joimson and a race club collecting entries for a local event.

A DANGER AVOIDED Jereine Genazr incident report

A brief note reports Jereine Genazr from Heolgal involved in Grasiberlair's Ete Hala, detailing a narrowly averted danger and unclear circumstances surrounding the event.

Jereine Genazr Heolgal Irons Grasiberlair Ete Hala Ie

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