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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 21, 1915
Page
2
The Wetal Market report from London lists copper prices from £65 11 40 to £65 17 1 per ward, with higher figures cited at 66 17 80 and 81 2 4. Electrolyzed tin and other metals show forward values, with copper, lead at £21 2 6, zinc at £62 to £ fi, and other items like pig iron around 68.
The Post for Saturday August 21 1915 page content appears truncated with limited readable text. No clear events, names, or notices can be reliably summarized from the fragment.
The article condemns a strike by cutters in the Mossman district for a new unauthorised award, arguing it defies the MacNaughton wage scale of 12 shillings a day for eight hours. It accuses labour leaders of flouting the law, provoking conflict, and harming the sugar industry while questioning Labour rule and government resolve.
A fragmented OCR fragment mentions patriotic badges and various names like Birch and Geel. The readable text hints at a local page with badges and community references but lacks a clear event or outcome.
CANE-CUTTERS WANTED MT MULLIGAN LINE St miles 30 chains siding for Wolfram Camp prairie Store at BAMLNDA Wm A M Waddell opens large groceries drapery boots and shoes cash terms Belgian ball collections
Fragmentary text shows an informal reference to a person named Dr. Gitcom and a Bebcha Ad inory Committee meeting on a Wednesday. Details and context are missing, making the event unclear and not fully attributable.
An old advertisement touts an Eightessocney Wire Drews Tooth Brivehes set for two shillings, including a Shi ling tube of Antiantic Paw. The seller claims the brushes clean teeth and taste.
A fragment from The Trinity Bay notes a matter that should not have been entertained and is stated as dropped. The incomplete text hints at a cancellation or withdrawal, with unclear context and no further details available.
The notice mentions CTEMARTY and a scheduled activity to be conducted at Freshwater at 1.30 p.m. The fragment indicates a specific time and location but lacks full context or participants. No further details are readable to identify the event.
Readers learn that Tink and Gest have just landed a fresh supply of items including government goods and related wares.
Donations accepted for Queensland Patriotic Day in Cairns with numerous listed contributors and amounts. Various firms and individuals pledge donations, including £1084 from R C Gelling and £30 from several named firms, plus many others. rail workers also pledge £1 each if enough join.
Dentet P. Fl Meredith will attend his Surgery Mareen Daily for some month. Telephone 5. A meeting of the General Patriotic Silbeat Department on evening Augem Mth at 6 o'clock. compared with reports made in July 1914.
A garbled note mentions Thera Mair Toale with a guarantee, but the fragment provides no clear context or outcome. No other names or specific details are readable to establish events or parties involved.
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