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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 16, 1920
Page
7
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Cairns Post Quotation List Reflects 1920s Market Rates
The Cairns Post reproduces a long, jumbled quotation list showing prices for steamships, butter, mining outputs, and assorted goods with numerous firm names and figures, including Australian Deng, Atherton Butter Factory, Great Northern and Mes. The Warden's Report on July details mining operations, ore tonnages, drive progress, and site notes across multiple mines in Queensland, noting ore shipments and ongoing development work.
Fire Envelops Steamer Docked Coal Hanks
Fire aboard a steamer near Sydney on August 12 ignited amid piles of coal in the bunkers. Crews fought the blaze, a hole burned through the hull, and efforts to extinguish the fire continued as authorities investigated the incident.
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Sydney
Cost of Dying In Sydney Sparks Council Debate
The Day Council, via Alderman stakes and the Municipal Labor Council, moved to direct the finance committee to consider open competition with private firms in metropolitan undertakers to cut charges. The aim is to reduce costs and introduce a lower scale of charges benefiting workers.
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Sydney
Stkes
Municipal Labor Council
Bionte
Tinertakers
Mining Conditions In Northern Calery Meet Proposed Reforms
Sydney August 12 The Chairman of the Northern Calery Proprietors Association says owners will meet miners in another conference to discuss improved conditions and wages. They oppose a one hour day and abolishing the contract system, arguing these would cut output by about 30 percent.
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Lever Vales
Ceversen
Great Northern
Heeherton
Pnd
Weseville
Warwoneritel
Weenkilge
Sydney
Proprietors’ Association
Italian to Florence Death Toll From Explosions Rises
Italian authorities report nine corpses recovered from debris of a powder magazine near Florence. The area resembles a volcano and multiple bodies remain buried. continued explosions impede search efforts and hinder recovery operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence
Keeping Youthful Appearance Through Care and Products
A fragmented column discusses maintaining a youthful look through careful appearance, suggesting exercise prudence and using beauty powders like Pare Powder. It emphasizes grooming, fashionable shoes, and avoiding signs of aging as key to lasting youthfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yewiel
Nervous Wowem Guidance on System Drainage
A garbled note discusses nervous tone and system drainage with references to Freon and a brace. It mentions ap sevie abe and alanine, with unclear actions and outcomes. The text reads as a fragmented technical or coded message lacking coherent context or dates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saxo- Tone Filta
Remarkable Patent Cure Advertised For Nerve Ailments
An old advertisement touts Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for nervous debility and asthenia. It claims rapid relief, nerve tonic effects, and a course of treatment leading to improved sleep and vigor. The copy markets the product at 2/9 per box and urges readers to buy from any dealer.
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Perth
Dr. Willans
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