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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1912
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR read mentions names and numbers in a sports page style with unclear events. It references specific sports terms and possible scores or times but lacks coherent context or complete facts. The readable items do not form a clear report, so the summary focuses on the fragmentary names and numeric hints present.
Fragmented text references a local market update with mentions of new stock and prices. Readable elements include talks of Ramble a tie and Anish feet, suggesting a retail or trade note. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
The provided text is a garbled OCR fragment with no clear event, names, dates, or locations. It reads as scattered bits about rates, vaccines, and battles, lacking coherent details to form a factual summary. No identifiable subjects or actions are extractable for a proper card.
An entry from the Charleston District Jockey Club notes event details with names and numbers unclear in the OCR. The readable fragment references ANSbet and mentions a figure 13 but lacks complete context or outcomes.
Classified sale notice for a large household furniture and billiard and dining suite auction. Includes bed room suites, wardrobes, mirrors, tables, chairs, carpets, linoleum, curtains, pictures, and spare bedrooms. Auction to be held at a Cairon street location with details of frontages and timetable.
Meares Bennett Bennetts inform the public of their move to Abbott Street opposite Catrag Pevares Ltd. Jy Lowry appointed agent for the Caine Post at Nelom with copies available daily. Stormy conditions and heavy rain reported Saturday night with the Cairns Post rain gauge registering 41 points in 24 hours. Good rain reported from Rebinds and Saison.
A local note laments a bottleneck by a roadway at the Esplanades and warns of a serious accident if it is not filled. Telegrams mention Mount Mulliges and Pirisbane offences, with sailing craft events at Abbott Street and Council Chambers. The Aquatic Club thanks townsfolk for aid during a perilous incident and commends several individuals for timely assistance.
Carlton Ale Tief Hotels features a bold claim as the people’s favourite in a promotional blurb for The Bass of Australia, highlighting a confident push to attract patrons and readers.
Readers discover a bustling display of toys dolls and fancy goods for Christmas and New Year celebrations. The market showcases confectionery gifts and seasonal decor promising merry hours for families and visitors.
The Post reports a harbor board driven plan reducing costs by about one third while enabling the dredger to discharge silts more efficiently. Mr Boyle notes six trips per day and a widened channel capacity to handle 18 000 cubic yards over 200 feet, with ongoing work to reach deeper depths.
Buyers urged to place early orders for limited pineapple habs. Supplies are very short and first come first served with a push to secure current stock before it runs out.
The Calva Chamber of Commerce discusses shipping arrangements and harbor duties. They request the companion permit to receive passengers at the wharves and arrange berth and cargo handling.
A news note reports J and P Pease merchants on Lake Street discussing a copper mining area. Mr Posey explains government port access at Mamacre Inlet and transport prospects to a mine seven miles from Barketown. The visit mentions Sydney company ownership and large undeveloped country with promising lodes and potential copper outlets.
The text presents garbled reminiscences about poets like Longfellow and historical maritime figures and phrases. It references lines from Spanish Student and discussed authorship questions, with scattered notes on editors and period details.
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