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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1911
Page
4
Special sale offers women and children boots and shoes at half price. Shirts reduced from 2/11 to 1/0 each. Ledies and children's boots and shoes at half usual prices. Men's and youths straw boaters cleared at half price. War pay postage on advertised items.
Local column lists chemists and businesses trading in Cairns with adverts for cough syrups liver pills nostril relief and cordials. Mentions Mr I S Lyon of Ginlyon Station, Mr P G Grant leaving for Port Douglas and Mossman, Dr. Collins and Miss Benton traveling or visiting relatives, and staff movements at the Post Cairns. Also notes gardening tips and emollients for colds with Craig’s products highlighted.
Fragmentary text describes a violent event involving a child or children. The passage references a baker and a person named Mount or Kabbey and mentions killing or harming children. Details are garbled and unclear, with many unreadable words making precise reconstruction difficult.
A mass dockers demonstration in London’s Trafalgar Square involved about 14 000 workers. Leaders urged continued action until port workers and carmen secured demands, with union officials and ship operators at Plymouth and Southend noting wage and hours disputes. Over 50 000 dockers affected by the stoppage and non unionist negotiations were highlighted.
Fragmentary OCR notes record tides and moon phases with scattered times and dates. Mentions August entries including high water, moon lists, rises and sets, and several dated references, but readable details are inconsistent and ambiguous.
A Snowy Baker letter discusses Percy Simmonds progress with interest from Cairns and other areas. It notes Simmonds advancing well in his bouts and maintaining form in training.
The Nathnal Club sought a suitable challenger for the heavyweights championship. Snowy Maker recommended a New Zealand champion. Baker offered an immediate contract as November 3 nears.
The report recalls a billiards match ending Saturday night with scores Renew 8000 to Liddrum 4508. A dramatic rescue features a maiden caught in a current near the sea, saved first by a charming gallant and then a second time, amid gossip about the heroine and her rescuer.
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