28 Apr 1914
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1914
Page
1
A dense OCR style fragment lists multiple names, firms, and place references across Cairns and surrounding towns. The readable items include persons such as Wilkinson and Lowrey Mab, a variety of firms, and place names like Cairns, Innisfail, Townsville suburbs, and rural districts. The passage resembles a directory or masthead snippet rather than a news event.
SOANS PHILP & CO LIMITED reports weekly arrivals from Townville with vessels to Oaktown and Townsvilie. Kuranda sails to Townsville via river ports after Tuesday arrivals. A U S M steamers schedule Cairns to Sydney and Melbourne with port calls, returning to Melbourne for the next leg. Italian steamships and other lines show varied routes including Hongkong, London, and Brisbane, with multiple departures and arrivals through the week ending in late May.
The G B A can be consulted daily and at aleo on mornings Wednesdays and Fridays between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
The Minister for Agriculture Hon J White and Under Secretary visited Charters Towers to discuss agricultural settlement. A plan to open 20 to 71 acres of land was outlined with Rhodes grass trials and an agricultural expert to stay 12 months. Bowen citrus trade and a potential state farm were also discussed.
The magisterial inquiry resumed into the death of Annie Elizabeth Roebuck at Cairns in April. Witness Mark Roebuck, a dredge worker, testified that his wife, 33, died after childbirth. she had planned confinement in mid April and declined medical aid despite pains. He noted limited time at home due to dredge duties.
Fragmentary OCR notes indicate an inquest or postmortem on an old case. The text mentions a witness who married a deceased in February 1905, four children alive, and a detective who attended a postmortem on the mortem certificate. Details are incomplete and identities are uncertain. The depositions will be forwarded to the Home Secretary.
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