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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 22, 1938
Page
9
Unclear OCR notes highlight local event snippets and names
Fragmentary OCR text lists names, places, and events with dates and amounts but is largely unreadable. It resembles a public notices page with scattered references to people, venues, and transactions, though key details are garbled.
Overseas Lines Ties and Spicer Part Event Report
The report describes a confusing overseas lines event with references to teams, schedules, and places. It mentions Taroe Cover, Tasemine Hove Kove, and Le Tira Whe amid scattered names. The piece notes a soccer match and aims to set a timetable for upcoming games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taroe
Rere
Joseph Conrad purchased in USA mystery entry
A fragmentary entry mentions Joseph Conrad and a purchase in the United States. The readable text is incomplete and does not provide clear details about the item, date, or parties involved. Further context is needed to define the event or its significance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Conrad
USA
Obituary notice fragment for Vie Caples Hur ler age 60
Obituary fragment notes Vie Caples Hur ler aged about 60. Text appears garbled with missing details about death date and burial. Unable to determine clear affiliations, location, or surviving relatives from the provided fragment.
Unclear historical notice with garbled figures
The fragment presents a distorted financial or auction note with mixed numbers and names. Key entities are unreadable, including dates and totals, making precise attribution impossible.
Fragmented Ad Fragment Prompts Trade Details
The text appears as a garbled commercial notice listing assorted goods and prices with scattered references to wines, bags, and commodities. Several nonsensical phrases and misspelled items cloud specific entities, making exact items and dates unclear while implying a sale or auction context in a market setting.
Fragmented OCR Story Teases Local Notice Errors
The readable fragments describe a damaged OCR page with garbled place names and partial phrases. It appears to reference a Bay alert, weather or service terms, and possible names embedded in the jumbled text. No clear events, dates, or entities can be confidently identified.
Sporey August 2 tale of severe voting controversy
August 2 item hints at a political scheme and public debate over proposed reforms. It mentions government actions, employers and employees, and a forthcoming decision related to governance and policy. The piece appears to summarize a contentious event with references to institutions and figures, though readability is limited by OCR errors.
Coal Oil Process Investigation in Germany
An abstract report notes Germany is examining coal oil production and the Cassenne hydro process. It mentions potential heat production advances and indicates further investigation is planned by authorities. The fragment reflects a World War era technical inquiry into fuel synthesis and related chemical methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
In Memoriam and Police Court Notes from Cairns
In memory lines for Florence Hetty Rockley and Rebecca Thompson mark a memorial. a Police Court docket reports Dribones charge for drunkenness and multiple ambulance cases. The Cairns District scene includes New Guinea plane delays, a Port Moresby cargo issue, and local theft trials with Alexander Brown and James Preston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
WRC
de Hagil
Carinthia
Eady
Port Moresby
Tor "Cooksawn
Cairn
Lham
Townsville
Clarke
Australia
Port Moressy
Tatum
Woman Reporter Miss Pubbs Killed In Brisbane Car Crash
Sydney reports say careless weather and foggy roads caused weekend crashes in city and suburbs. A car collided with a horse float on Mise Testa Catherine Pubs, Miss Pubbs, a leading Brisbane journalist and writer, died after the vehicle burst into flames. Her family and colleagues mourn a gifted columnist and pianist. The tragedy ends her prominent career with the Telegraph and Daily Standard, where she reported on women’s news and culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Rowse Hill
Francis Doherty
Brisbane
Australia
Misa Fubbe
Glenewiting School
Mt. Waverley
Mia Fubbe
Mine Wobbe
Sylney
Parramatta High School
Sia
Daily Standard
Telegraph
Xin Fubibe
Om Shipt
I Mw Oor
Paret
Hovrue Feral
Laal
Feree Ve
Unclear Text About The Times and Speers Sites
Fragmentary note states The Times is cited by special permission and mentions Speers sites not to be named unless clearly directed. Limited readable content discusses attribution and permissions without concrete events or details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times
Speers
the Times
Great Britain backs industrial research in wool sector
The article discusses national efforts to unite industries and research, highlighting Queensland’s primary industries and the vital wool sector. It explains the 1918 Wool Industry Research Association formed to fund scientific work, the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, and differing financial models, noting unequal sharing of research costs among industries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
South Africa
New Zealand
Staner
Anf
Queensland
Commonwealth
Worl
Great Britain
Manchester
Guardian Commercial
Wool 4 Industrian Research Association
Increased Taxation For Defence In Australia News
Canberra reports a 1 percent sales tax increase is unlikely and no cabinet decision exists. Federal Treasurer Casey dismissed published figures as speculation while Lyons government notes reduced taxation since 1952, with potential income and company taxes rising to fund defence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camberra
Fedarxi
Federal
Casey
Lyons
Winistein
Wales
Moat
Japanese Logger Run Aground On Goulburn Island Beach
A Pearl Lugger named Seicho Maru No 11 ran aground on a rock strewn beach off Goulburn Island while en route to Darwin with the Fuji Maru. Heavy seas holed the vessel, but all on board were saved and no lives were lost as salvage was deemed unlikely. The crew were rescued by Fuji Maru and taken to Shinya Mara.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ug Goulburn
Darwin
Arafura
Goulburn Island
Pearling Feet
Shinya Mara
Brisbane Smash Leaves Edward Gough Critically Hurt
August 21 Brisbane reports Edward Gough a 28 year old Cribb Parade Cribb Island resident badly injured in a head on collision between a tail cab and a telephone post at Becabtas Creek Road Newstead early yesterday. The cab overturned caught fire and the ramway cables were torn away. A resident Mr Robert D Lynn rescued him from the wreck and ambulance attendants found fractured ribs internal and head injuries and severe shock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
General Hospital
Edward Gough
Cribp Parade
Cribb Island
Becabtas Creek Road
Newstead
Robert ‘D. Lynn
Livan
Gough
Ketch Pram Refloated After Sand Bar Grounding
At Brisbane August a ketch named Pram was refloated after grounding on a sand bar near Stradbroke Island. Crew of two huddle tired amid gruelling ordeal before crew planned hot bath meals. Engine full of sand awaiting dismantle and cleaning. Two men remained at Amity Point awaiting transport to Brisbane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Beng
Amity
Stradbroke Island
Mabel Mey
Shane
Bradford Potter
Ted
Hearsey
Amity Point
Potter
Miramar
Shooting Tragedy After River Gun Incident
Narromine man Idams dies in hospital after a gun accident on the Macquarie River. Four other men were injured as five men fired together and one bullet entered Thoms behind the ear. The scene occurred as shots were fired to watch birds, with misfire causing the fatal hit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney
Idams
Thoms
Macquarie River
Nelind
Thoma
Wharf Labourer Hurt Between Buffers At Station
Frederck Jordan a wharf labourer sustained a contusion to the lower abdomen after being crushed between two railway buffers on Saturday. He received aid from the ambulance service and was taken to the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederck Jordan
Draper Street
Beasera
Whstnet Hospital
Armed Hold-Up at Goondi Cane Barracks
In the Goondi sugar area this morning about 6 30 the Bailini cook at F Dodd’s cane farm was confronted by two armed disguised men who ransacked the barracks but found no money. They fled toward Ormiston, prompting a large police search by Mourilyan South Johnstone and Far North stations. Police combed the area all day Sunday with no success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Dodd
Goondi Sugar
Bailini
Fee
Innistal
Sepetea
Mourilyan
South Jobe
Rone
Joi
Silkwood
Tragic Tree Collapse Kills Mareeba Worker
Struck by a fallen tree while cutting sleepers at Walsh River near Mareeba Walter Walters a died from a skull fracture. His brother James Walters and Norman Stil were nearby, an ambulance arrived after a long rural relay, post mortem confirmed the death. The service was held at St George Church of England with Fr Townsend officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wareeba
Sean
Walsh
Walter Watters
Stan James Welens
Mt. Grant
Grant
Tabacum
Wales
Atherton Am- Takes
Cat de Payne
Mareeba
Payne
Pam
M. O'Connor
B. O'Sullivan
Todd
Snd
W. S. Walters
St. George
Church of England
Townsend
France's Navy Progress Reported by Telegraph Correspondent
The Daily Telegraph reports France is completing a naval build up with 128 003 officers and men, two new 35 000 ton battleships, 19 seaplane carriers, and no 50 000 ton cruisers. Ports, seaplane bases, and arsenals are being modernized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Pavia
Daily Telegraph
France
Veaplane Basse
Arsenain
Fall From Bike Sends Boy To District Hospital
A boy employed by H. 5. Williams Estate fell from a bicycle on Abbott Street and suffered a contusion to the right side and a concussion. He was attended by first aid and transported by ambulance to the District Hospital. Weather forecast for Queensland predicts showers along the coast, scattered showers inland, and a fresh to strong southeasterly wind with cooler temperatures in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McConachie
H. 5
Williams
Abbot Street
Distict Hospital
Queensland
Central Highlands
Darling Downs
Gulf
South West
Fears for Occupants Hoping Air Force Philian Arrives
By Lee forces fear for occupants as hopes rise that an Air Force philian will arrive tomorrow to aid in a search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philian
Oceanic Search For Dorisana Vessel Continues At Sea
In difficult weather, a multinational search for the Dorisana vessel intensified with four boats and three aircraft. Crews faced heavy squalls and poor visibility as hopes focused on the Gabing boat The sea and a possible air force assist were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jue and
Ter
Tong ME
Sun-Fo
Nile
MOE Aerive
Palmerston
Mossaw W
Ganonbar
Ellow River
Mackay Dts
Sian
Coattling
Ibert’s
Eimen
Pigeons and Hawks in Puzzling Search Effort
Odd coded report details attempts to coordinate rents for pigeons amid a search near seas and forts. Messages mention radio calls and a Percy Island contact, with scattered names and places, all reflecting a tumultuous, unclear rescue effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seahawks
Digby
Percy
Percy Island
Garrich Cluawr
Uaruiat
Hunkow
Refugee policy debate shapes postwar aid plan
Former League of Nations official C. Macdonald argues for a coordinated effort with Britain and the Americas to aid Jewish refugees. He suggests a world youth congress to address the refugee problem and cites a potentially large fund, while criticizing current policies as insufficient and impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MC. Macdonald
League of Nafch
World Youth Congress
America
Macdonnald Gail
Air Cadets Planned Cadet System in Military Air Service
Aviation circles anticipate a new cadet system under the Air Ministry to train pilots and engineers. The plan, reportedly involving commissions and funding, aims to station cadets at Camber and other bases, with salaries around £400 annually to former service officers. The move reflects broader efforts to accelerate pilot training and streamline command succession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AuatraLas
Air Ministry
Nee Bante
Air Hn
Pmatines
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