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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 21, 1919
Page
2
A garbled notice claims Royal Dip controls 60 percent of cattle dipping in Queensland and promotes a reliable water mix. It mentions gallon measures and tipping, with unclear references to payments and dyeing.
An ex prisoner recounts four years and three months in a German camp, rescued after break, noting YMCA and American Red Cross efforts aided inmates. He recalls receiving items from Australian Red Cross and later Allied support, including clothing and towels, while working a donkey boiler during supply convoys.
Post and Herald report two to three mild influenza cases in Ravenshoe last week with many residents suffering colds as weather shifts. The piece notes illnesses due to changing conditions, mentions local illnesses from Malanis, and describes ambulance aid and a successful function supporting training for horse shows near Imonik.
The document outlines Peace Loan terms including interest calculations up to December, instalment payments, and conversion options. It covers tax exemptions, stamp duty transfers, probate payments, and acceptance of bonds at par, with references to Commonwealth securities and local committee actions. Named officials and areas are listed in connection with loan administration and conversion procedures.
Melbourne hearing on special cargoes. Justice considers whether extra payments for special cargoes are justified as unions seek broader coverage and stevedores report truckers refusing to work past noon. Morris argues for broader, cabinet-like scale while opponents warn against a flood of listed items and unraveling existing awards.
At the annual National Democratic Council meeting in Brisbane the platform was detailed and adopted. Key aims include empire welfare and integrity, support for sailors and dependents, unity against revolutionary socialism and Bolshevism, efficient party organization, policy discussion and representation, collaboration with other groups, and equal opportunity. The plank favors reform of soldiers, a Minister of Labor, anti trust legislation, public welfare, anti profiteering measures, conservation funding, and broader access to land and water resources.
The fragment describes a Brisbane related incident involving nitric acid and a claimed defense by the accused. It notes questioning by Constable Wren and mentions the victim’s injuries and a remand. The text is garbled and non-specific but centers on a chemical exposure in Brisbane and a confession-like remark.
The text references a clash between national forces and poets amid a government action. It mentions soldiers, public figures, and a claimed fake event. The fragmented OCR yields unclear names and dates, hindering precise attribution.
A perplexing fragmentary text hints at memories and time, with odd phrasing and invented terms. It references burdens, visions, and living powers, suggesting a poetic meditation on memory and time despite garbled wording.
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