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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 19, 1920
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment lists numerous street addresses across several regions including South Australia Queensland New South Wales and Victoria. The lines mention Wanda Road Mata and Mise K Sterye Verena Street Melton Glenelg Warracknabeal and Adelaide streets among others, with inconsistent punctuation and unclear context.
The readable portion shows a list of dates and positions with multiple errors. It references December 25 and May dates, but the text is garbled and lacks coherent events or names. The fragment suggests an order of positions and a timeline, but details are unreadable.
Forxsrt Gtocky Dekel urges purchase of SUN BATSEN FWLITS and NORMEY TM Confectionery. The notice mentions a 466 city phone game, address and date, with distribution of prizes.
A long excerpt discusses price controls on sugar and liquor, agriculture shifts from sugar to cattle, and local economic concerns. It mentions hotel pricing, transport, and market conditions, with notes on weather, festival events, accidents, and community meetings. The tone reflects a rural colonial viewpoint with scattered references to local figures and places.
State Superintendent Toombes directs the Strength of Empire Movement campaign calling for liquor reform. He argues the vote will hinge on men, fears women’s suffrage, and cites business interests benefiting from temperance. Labor Conference support for referendum ties to prohibition aims and reform objectives.
A reader critiques Mr A F Clarke's view on parallels between temperance policy and abolition, arguing that unrestricted liberty could harm the community. The letter urges cautious limits on liberty and warns against interference with trade and social order.
The Mackay town bulletin notes a second canvass in progress as 300 new names were added to the voter roll ten days ago. Officials report continued effort to complete the annual assessment for the electoral roll.
Fragmentary OCR shows a report about a state station manager named Brisbane and an unclear incident involving someone aged 17. Reads as a brief personnel or incident note with limited details.
Fragmentary notes describe a coal shortage and embargo risk affecting exports. References to parties unnamed imply negotiations continue as authorities seek supply stabilization.
Melbourne reports the government has received permits related to the export of French silver and gold. The measure includes France notes and assets, with the departure of funds and bullion tied to current geopolitical actions.
Cash buyers inspect marsupial skins as part of a local market note from Spence St. Cairns in Newmarket. The fragment mentions August and a sole agent, but details are unclear.
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