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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 21, 1919
Page
2
A stained 1910s style notice lists events today and tomorrow including a Dance at Gordonvale Hall and a Merverton show, with sales by Mr. Woodward for Rev H Cor and Mr FA Smith furniture auctions. Also mentions a horse sale handled by Ho Sheppard and further local sale pieces and tender notices.
Major Craig, official rep of the Minister of Railways, outlines potential Cairns to Crocodile Forsayth railway connectivity and its community support. He notes cattle shipments to meatworks and predicts strong service prospects if the line opens, with six months of favorable conditions anticipated.
The household furniture of Mr A Norris in Sheridan District will be sold by auction. Sale items include money order savings, letters, and other goods. Delivery of letters and items arranged, with tie dates set for Easter period. Card indicates orders to be placed at Pun a Abnor Street for timely delivery.
A garbled report describes Easter holidays affected by heat and rain, with mentions of busy roads, fishing, and car traffic. It notes rain delays, holiday makers, and crossings amid cheers from onlookers. Names and places are unclear due to OCR errors.
A fragmented OCR item reports a performance at Calpe Peeniactina featuring Charcherveny in a charged piece. The text is garbled but suggests public reaction or controversy surrounding the show and its creators.
Fragmentary OCR details repatriation moves for Pasciote Comminices and Puna. Mentions Major FC, Lares, Gall, Hewat, Pont, and several officers or stations. Describes orderly returns, seating, and unsettled discussions amid a complex transport scene with multiple place names and roles.
A partial handwritten fragment mentions a river and teaching actions with unclear names and places. The readable words suggest a scene near a river and possible instruction or observation, but many letters are garbled.
The parish of St Monicas Cairne reported large attendances during Holy Week ceremonies. Processions and devotions marked Eastertide with Bishop Dr Heavey preaching at the Friday service and Masses observed throughout. A special Easter commemoration and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament were noted, with multiple afternoon and evening services and a three hour devotion on Saturday.
A garbled OCR fragment presents unreadable text with mixed characters and no clear names, places, dates, or events to summarize. The readable content is insufficient to identify a main action or outcome for a concise news item.
A heavily garbled OCR snippet presents a jumble of phrases and names. It appears to be a fragmentary historical newspaper page with unclear entities, multiple misread words, and no coherent event or structure to identify a specific person place or date.
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