23 Apr 1912
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1912
Page
1
A scrambled OCR text mentions Fearney & Co Ltd and a freight arrangement between Cairss and all parts of the world. The line appears garbled with internal references to shipping, inward goods, and guardianship. No coherent event or date is discernible.
Shipping movements show weekly departures from Townsville Cairns Melbourne and Brisbane with steamers leaving Tuesdays Thursdays Fridays and Sundays. Vessels service ports including Townsville Sydney Melbourne London and Port Darwin with return sailings planned across multiple weeks in May.
The schedule notes Prarntay ab Co Taiynan departing Cairns for the Bast via Cairns on Tuesday. Phanesha arrives from Woo Rong at Cairns. Ship 2 Gather from the Fast is due May 11. Weisman leaves Tow for Hamre to Way Tat.
Fragmented OCR notes reference The Central Clothing Emporium Wen's Clothing and Taylor's Studio. Mentions quality and prices comparison, stock concerns, and a 1981 government audit context with financial figures Stack 106,000 and 2,071,009.
The text lists several names and a garbled line about a trial. It mentions a verdict of scouts after about 50 minutes of deliberation and a premier promising to bring peers to the Senate. The passage is highly mangled, but signals a judicial proceeding with a verdict and political response.
Inaccurate OCR fragment describes a Cairns church social with mentioned names Leslie Walker Lacy Colshrmied and a turquoise brooch. The readable text hints at a ceremony or social event with unclear details and many garbled words.
The case against Philip Cartlidge for supplying drugs to Georgina Thomas at Farfarth proceeded. A jury of twelve found him guilty after brief deliberation, with a recommendation for considering the time he has already spent awaiting trial. The judge addressed the prisoner and lamented lack of care for vulnerable individuals in the community.
Samisy’s Trinity Cricket Club visited Hambledon and recorded a victory with notable batting and bowling. Windo Sew, Viera Be eings powered by 6690 runs, while Creagh, McManus, and Ibert led the Trinity lineup. Bowling highlighted W Collim six for 8 and A W McManus two for 38 as the visitors secured advantage late in the match.
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