12 Aug 1916
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 12, 1916
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR text mentions pimples and irritation with repeated phrases, plus a stray reference to a stent. No coherent events, names, dates, or organizations are readable. The readable content is too fragmented to determine a concrete news item or date.
The Cairns A P and M show announces the annual event to be held on Thursday and Friday in September at the Race Course Cairns. Schedules are being prepared featuring horses cattle pigs poultry sugar cane and farm products. Full particulars from Secretary M J Hogan.
An anti conscription gathering in Brisbane heard Senator Ferricks and Mr Finlayson argue democracy must defend the country. They noted Labour support for conscription elsewhere and criticized those who refuse service, urging government to stand by the population. The speech questioned fairness of compulsory service and duty to defend Australia.
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