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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 12, 1935
Page
2
In the monthly record the water fund shows 164 pounds 408 shillings for 1886 and 195 pounds total 1605 pounds 1780 shillings for 1904. The fragment preserves named numbers and dates without full context.
The July records list total collections 2630/15/9 with commissions and taxes allocations to various officers. The document also mentions a half shell of a giant clam once used by South Sea Islanders as a bath tub.
The fragmentary OCR item notes a local event with names and actions. Readable bits show individuals and a possible competition or victory context. Full details are unclear, but the text implies a note about people and a victory or win in a small event.
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