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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1920
Page
4
In loving memory of George Ernst Barrett killed in August 1918. We pictured dear George returning. It will be in our thoughts forever. Inserted by his sincere friend, F. Stare.
A loving memory notice for J T White dated 1918 honors his life with religious reflections. The fragment mentions a wakeful family, a Cairns address, and a note about pupils and exams related to a college in Charters Towers. The text blends memorial sentiment with unrelated schooling announcements and a prohibition campaign.
A list of cricketers and locals appears amid notices as talks on copper ore and state mining plans unfold. The Mines Minister announces new proposals for the Oaks and Shady districts, with battery limits and surface extraction to reduce costs, while crews prepare royal works and gear for copper shipments.
A Wednesday evening gathering of W As. Ai ws RW of Pyramid Lodge is noted with mixed opinion on deficits. The Anbu teal Theatre plans a Monday event. A sleek Furniture Sale is announced with agents Woodwardt and Cainer instructing sale amid wholesale household items delivery from Cabra to Emenda. A special train will run from Cairns to Kitcrnda on Sunday carrying large caravans.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a market or fair and prices, with scattered references to people and places. The text includes partial names, sums like four dollars, and hints of a sale or event timing, but readability is limited and specifics are uncertain.
A garbled wartime notice references aid to peace, civic volunteers, and public works. It mentions Captain efforts, remarks on volunteers, and discussions of contributions by farmers and townspeople, with scattered names and phrases about relief, exhibits, and governance.
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