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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 19, 1925
Page
7
Orme Hotel project in Cairns faces licensing hurdles
Readable portions show plans for a 45-room hotel near central Cairns. The project aims to open at Orient Hotel with a new company forming under licensing authority. Construction would follow, employing 10 to 12 men, and the scheme highlights housing and accommodation needs in a growing Cairns, amid calls to extend or open access for the proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiel
Cairne
Puttale
Oesoner
Yves
Yenverties Area Agiatting “Foro
Tvettment Tiewlar Company
Alameride
Fragmentary Local Notice Incomplete Readable Text
Partial OCR note with scattered words about a public proceeding at a dais. No clear date, place, or names readable. Content appears to reference attendees or agenda but remains unintelligible.
Nelly 14 Loving 1 4 Jems Eee Sod Daughter
A brief item notes a person named Nelly with a family connection and a daughter in Devine. Specific details are unclear due to fragmented OCR text but reference to Jody Tah Pia and Lt. Ire. Pecman may indicate a surname or official.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelly
Loving
Pia Jody Tah
Pecman
Devine
Northern power alcohol push from beets debated in Britain
A 1928 report discusses British interest in motor fuel from power alcohol, naming leaders and supporters. It notes plans for government support, mandatory levies per gallon, and a joint industry effort to expand beet and agricultural alcohol production while aligning with farmers and transport groups. The piece cites Sir Henry Maybury and Sir Edward Manville among backers and references the North Queensland committee's stance on industrial alcohol as a national aim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hower Alcohol Association
Wart of
Denbigh
Henry Maybury
Ministry of ‘Vrunspuortt
Edward Manville
Wasperevine
National Farmers’ Cinion
North Greensand
Dely
North Queensland Power Alcohol Committee
de Bayay
Estelaes
Papal
Rot
Jay
Avil
United Tes
Turalila
Uwaken
Simtralia
Local dancing party advertised at Mibermian Hall tomorrow
Te Kawrabd Tesi Clu advertises a village dance and party at Mibermian Hall to-morrow with music by Varex Kiana. The notice mentions a fat salon, wives, and builders, plus a meeting agenda and auctioneers Ben Reaper Led. and J Boots in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manco Trent
Reaper
Adors
Abe Sredien
Weather bulletin notes scattered thunderstorms on coasts
The report mentions scattered thunder storms along the coast with northerly winds in the northern and southern divisions. It notes general foe with only isolated activity in Maranoa Cowes and South Coast divisions amid unsettled conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tata “cWiet Ray
Hsia
Cara
Maranoa
Cowes
South Coast
Valle
Pasa - Pleat
Obsiune Al the Cairne eyurs seater day case brief
A garbled court report records a defendant named Obsiune Al the Cairne being fined after a May or June hearing. It notes police testimony about a motor vehicle incident, a speeding charge, and a conviction with payment of a penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairne
Burne
Ivy Sevte
Belo
Ar. MacDonnell
Sdence Spannet
Cairne Sanamons Cours
Peat
James
J. Hemnett
Fat
Federal Hotel
Amuil
Regiaren
The Italian Teflon Letter to the Editor
A reader denounces perceived betrayals by foreign settlers and urges loyalty to Queensland values. The letter criticizes immigration, advocates securing allegiance, and warns against subversive influence amid a tense political climate. Signed by F STEVENS Macaay, August 1st.
Fragmented OCR Political Scribble Warns of Unknown Threat
A garbled OCR passage mentions names and places in a blurred tone, referencing a writer and possibly a store context. It includes stray phrases about overcoats, a polar beat, Tokyo, and a person named Val, with unclear attributions and no coherent narrative or identifiable event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abel Ak
Val mmm
Caine
Driver JolI Roberts dies after road collision
A chaotic scene on a rural road ends with the death of driver Joli Roberts whose vehicle collided with a horse drawn cart. Witnesses report a riderless horse and a nearby crowd as responders treat the injured. Authorities are investigating the crash and its cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joli Roberts
Sith
Kerala
Alleged Assault on Police Agent Transcribed in Court
Fragmentary OCR details an alleged assault on a police officer with blurred names. The defendant denies the charges while witnesses describe the incident and the sequence of events near a footpath. The record cites multiple officers and witnesses, including a constable and Sergeants, with contested testimony on who initiated the confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuber
Delenant
Murphy
Srr
Ualone
Seignian
Ain Gate
Coleram
Martell
Michael Jamiew
Brophy
John
Dalley
Lot Widener
Fragmentary War Memorial File Item Prompts Action
Incomplete OCR reads like a wartime memorial file note, mentioning a stone, premteh on war memorial, and a distant plea. The readable fragments hint at a town or community effort, with references to brick and stones, but details are garbled and cannot identify people, organizations, dates, or places.
Ministers Statement in Mal y Nese opens funds for 1925
A garbled report details a minister announcing a sum of 235,155 and an opened fund along with 154.00 already spent on accounts of 1925. It mentions 207 UNE and ongoing expenditures within the year.
The Kiddies’ Overalls Opened by Hemet of Wits
Fragmented text describes sewing and garments with references to Hemet and Pratt. The readable lines hint at overalls for children and a social or ritual context, though many words are garbled. No clear event date or full names emerge.
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