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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 24, 1922
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a railway sheet or steering notes with garbled phrases. Readable items include references to sheeting and steering, but the fragment lacks clear people, places, dates, or events to form a full news item.
Worshipful Master of Loyal Orange Lodge No 468Sar invites Brethren to a meeting between 1 and 3 PM at the church. The notice, though garbled, calls for renewal of arrangements and attendance by members.
Fragmentary OCR text describes mail arrangements and outward routes, mentioning London, Brisbane, and the South. It reads as a brief shipping or postal notice with scattered place names and routes, reflecting wartime or colonial era communication. The exact details are unclear but indicate mail services between London and Brisbane with southern routes.
A fragmentary market note lists various produce prices and items including rye oats barley and oats with prices noted per unit. The garbled text mentions trucks not submitted and a general sense of supply and demand with a few price figures like 9/5 and 7/s and 10/1.
A local oblique account details a death after a penning accident involving cattle and a heavy vehicle. The man, Irish by birth, aged 62 with seven children and three wives, died instantly after being struck. funeral by Rev Father Chaney. Subsequent notices announce an auction of furniture at Gibson’s residence on Saturday 26th.
A long fragment recalls wartime memories and a memorial service for Mary, with notices inviting attendance at a licensed sale and gift event on September 23. The piece mentions the Ladies of the Slve Heandh, a land agent in Cairns, and a gift event tied to a charity drive, with references to weather, a parade, and various social activities.
A Cairns harbor board meeting discussed financing a sugar industry scheme with extended repayment terms and interest, noting potential 12 year minimums and state approval. The proposal aims to lower shipping costs at wharves, aid cane growers, and accelerate industrial activity, with continued consideration by trustees and possible Sydney referral. Meanwhile local notices advertise a club dance, hall store tenders, and various auctions and sales in the district.
Telegraphed updates detail August arrivals and departures for Brisbane Sydney Vancouver Hong Kong and New Zealand ports. Vessels Candia Scotti Adelaide Company Lamerao and Taran noted with schedules, delays, and cargoes including timber and ships’ crews. Authorities warn on biosecurity and bee imports while reporting fleet movements and planned port calls across Queensland New Zealand and Canada.
In a heated session the Premier defended tax measures and scrutinized the state’s revenue. Minister Vowles and others debated the handling of paid tax credits, with calls for transparency and accountability amid cross examination and promised explanations.
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