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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 21, 1922
Page
4
Ward notes outbound mails via Suez left July 1 bound for Brisbane, with American mails due July 17. Inland and outward services suspended as Babinda, Etheridge and nearby cables face disruption. Officials cite Pacific Cable outage beyond control, causing mail delays and suspended services.
A partial OCR fragment mentions Ha 2M and 7/1 with a realization date of 5/9. The text is garbled and provides no clear event, names, locations, or outcomes beyond those tokens.
A brief note from The Post records a cryptic reference seen in an old column. It notes a minor route designation and a marginal mention of local traffic planning with no further details.
The shaft at the mine has been sunk seven feet and seventy three feet more to the Mt. Gin formation. Mineral prospects show better headway despite country conditions. Ore body in toward a wall. bottom connected to reef at about one hundred feet. Timber in place. slag bottom noted. water causing delays. Reports indicate activity by managers in Wales and Angus with unclear details.
Readable fragments describe sales at Roma Street markets with mention of buyers and pricing irregularities. Details are fragmented and uncertain about dates or quantities, but reference to 7/3 to 4/8, chaff, moderate or heavy lines, and two superior truckings.
A Queensland article lauds Prime Minister Hughes for backing sugar industry aims, arguing the sector is the state’s main agricultural asset. It notes nine-figure investment and ongoing agreements, urging electors to maintain support to translate pledges into action and safeguard regional prosperity.
An odd clipped line from a newspaper ad notes Bac see H. M. Svendsen Ltd offering Artificial Wrestlia and related items with the promise Always in stock and a phone contact 183.
An obituary notice for Neily mentions burial at a private ceremony, along with memorials for Isabella Hayes and Mme O Reilly noting military cemetery interments. The page conveys condolences from Mrs I. I. Neily and family and includes local notices, tide times, and business ads.
In Cairns a plan to reorganise the Cairns Masonic Choir includes new practice sessions starting Sundays. A visiting representative from Mar Hin's Ltd will display samples and discuss offerings at Atherton from the 28th to September 5th.
Melbourne August 20 Federal Treasury officials indicate taxation reductions will take effect once Parliament ratifies them. The same provision applies to customs reductions and a cut in the entertainment tax noted in the Budget speech.
Innisfail on August 20 saw the Johnstone River Turf Club hold its annual meeting at the Goondi course. A fine day, large attendance, a five shilling tote with £183 wagered, gate takings £70, and about £100 profit projected. The band performed, and committee praised for reviving a course once thick with scrub. Races included the Innisfail Cup won by Hard Case, with detailed placings and betting as listed. other events noted with payouts and times.
The article notes the shift from hand firing to automatic stokers on coal-fed ship boilers, especially water-tube types, praising oil firing for modernization and stating hand firing remains possible in emergencies. It cites a 1200 ton vessel installation by British firms and emphasizes machinery avoids steam-raising danger from machine eccentricity under heavy load.
Lahore August 20 Blake's operations were successful and his condition is satisfactory. The seaplane again refused to rise as a noticeable list.
A drowning fatality occurred at the river harbor in Townsville when the body of man John Reddy was found on his back near the swing be in. Witness Deecooed, seen earlier on the town side wharf near Rose Creek, is questioned as a person of interest.
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