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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 07, 1918
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text references CHP towers and dated notes August 6 with scattered names such as Tyrconnell and Gurke. The readable content is incomprehensible. no clear event, place, or outcome emerges beyond scattered proper nouns and figures.
The notice announces an auction of the furniture of Mr J H Bennett at Gatton Street this Friday at 2:30 pm. Also references a signwriter project starting August 5 and local business notices for Green's chemists and Rooney's in Townsville among scattered items.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss Philp and Co Ltd as agents for vessels. The text mentions government or overseeing bodies and ships but provides no clear event or outcome. Names and dates are incomplete, hindering precise summary.
Fenwick and Co salesmen Brisbane report under date July 31. Sheep yarded 3 700 with prices firm. Cattle calves and pigs sold. thins and hides in demand. August 1 report shows sundries and hides trading, plus local notices on clubs, meetings, and council actions.
At Cairns Police Court Willie Solomon faced a charge of grievous bodily harm to Maddigan Senior. Dr Colligs described a skull fracture and brain involvement from a stone strike during a dispute at Four Mile. Case adjourned to Thursday with bail set in the amount and sureties.
Atherton August 6 Mr W F Wearne returning officer announces nominations for butter factory directors ahead of August 31 election in division 1 Sydney Clement and Henry T Skennar both of Kureen. Division 2 nominees include E W Collard Frank Barron T W Robson Werimha and CW Roseblade Yungalurra. Division 2 extraordinary E N Styles elected unopposed. Division 3 candidates A W Gibson and Robert Hill of Atherton. Auditing nomination ES Mann the sole candidate.
A fragmented notice outlines a council meeting at 7 39 PM and promotes a Carnival listing commercial displays. The Northern Herald features Red Cross day scenes in Cairns with portraits from North Queensland towns and a gallery of wartime figures including Kinnerk Campbell and Miske, plus regional industry and transport imagery and a note on antiseptic paste products.
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