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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1926
Page
12
Arrivals include Garroo from Goondi with a vane and cargo after loading at the wharf. The vessel Coy Lad departed with an anchor and lightship service, while Barvice left for the south.
Confused shipping notes show CAMERRRA sailing from Melbourne to Sydney and Brisbane with plans to reach Cairns by mid December. Other vessels like CAM and CANOMBAR are listed with uncertain ports, dates, and cancellations as ports such as Adelaide, Brisbane, and Mackay appear in fragmented entries.
Eastbound sailings show the TARBA line leaving Melbourne and Brisbane for the East with departures in November and December. United Kingdom bound ships include PAKIPAKI from Australia and BURNS PHILP vessels from Adelaide and Sydney, with arrivals in the UK around November to January and ongoing Pacific routes via Auckland and Shanghai.
The advertisement promotes Kexnoa Soap as essential for a clean complexion. It claims regular use prevents dullness, clarifies skin, cleanses pores, cools, and soothes for a naturally fresh appearance. It also mentions a per tablet product available everywhere.
A detailed schedule lists performances by the Hotel Carlton Symphony Orchestra and various choirs and soloists. Events include lectures, weather forecasts, and broadcasts from the Studio, with multiple pieces such as arias, recitations, and choral numbers scheduled throughout the day.
Four great Roman fortresses marked Lancashire defenses including Wigan Manchester Lancaster and Ribchester with roads linking Chester Carlisle and York Morecambe Bay anchored Roman fleets. Manchester yields limited remains a fragment of the fortress wall and minor finds.
The report records Roman objects found at the Manchester fortress site near the Mersey and Irwell. It notes inscriptions naming legions and officers, a broken altar, tiles with CN BR marks, and a Twentieth Legion stamp, plus artifacts from Emperors Severus Caracalla and Arcadius. The text discusses Roman recruitment, local mixed garrisons, and the fortress layout with gates and roads connected to Wigan Buxton Ribchester and the Herth, ending with Saxon changes to the site once the fortress declined.
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