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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1911
Page
3
Mackay August report notes drought hampers cane growers with dry soil delaying planting and irrigation. Workers protest wages and conditions as government stance and union actions threaten further strikes. Local mills plan meetings and potential stoppages as cane districts brace for next season.
The column lists various local updates including staff transfers and visits across Atherton, Herberton, Kuranda, and surrounding towns. It notes health reports on Mr Shand, the opening of school works at Dry River Junction, a cattle train arrival, and hotel changes guided by regional officials and merchants.
Firemen from Harmeworth tribe battle a spreading forest blaze that endangers a large tract near Exntont and threatens local pulp mills as crews work late amid smoky, stormy conditions.
A report notes pulp mills at Bishop Falls causing extensive damage to forest wealth, warning of massive depletion of timber resources and ecological impact in the region.
Terrible railway disaster reported at Varcoucver with thirty killed and sixty injured on the Lehigh Valley line. A passenger train jumped the track. two cars rolled 60 feet into an embankment, dormitory occupants killed instantly. Veterans returning from the Grand Army encampment in Rochester among victims. The crash attributed to defective rails as the train ran at high speed to make up time.
Fever fails to break and coughs persist as the Woods' Great Peppermint remedy is tested for colds. The brief notes indicate limited effectiveness on the 1/6 update.
In a muddy University Oval clash Queensland beat Sydney Metropolis 12 10 11 to 8 0. Murphy opened for Queensland and Callaghan tied it after Pill centered. Carroll put Sydney ahead but Dumber and Willencka sparked Queensland late with a long goal as Queensland edged ahead 12 to 58 then finished 12 10 11 to 8 0.
A quirky collection notes Childres's hacking cough at night alongside Woods's Grea and Peppermint Cure dated January 8. The items appear as brief notices or blurbs in a historical newspaper page segment.
Shipping arrivals note passengers and crew aboard multiple vessels arriving August 27. Names include Mendanes, Archdall Thompson, Saunders, McGrath, Carmody, Donnelly, Patterson, Tibbitts, and 23 others with several children. Limited agents Burns and Philp and Co. issued the notice.
Odd phrasing lists items and substitutions in a shoppers note. The fragment references canned fruits tomato sauce and a vendor named Boadley's unclear supply order. The tone resembles a retail column or ad item with scattered phrases and nonsensical guidance.
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