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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1916
Page
2
Residents clash over plans for a cemetery as a contentious council meeting reveals long simmering tensions. The report notes involvement from local officials, community groups, and residents including named individuals, with emphasis on public concerns, property access, and future burials.
Shipping notices mention Festeicy and Co and Greyee with unclear routes and misread place names. The fragment hints at delays and arrivals by sea theater with mixed legible terms like Sete and Ling and Reet crits Eryperaihier.
Reports detail ore extraction at stations such as Tinaroe and Mount Carbine with shifts, tunnel progress, and tonnage. Copper and wolfram production figures are given, along with water pumping and milling activity, plus local school and drugstore notices and a theft report at Lake Nath Station.
Cairns stock exchange quotation list from sharebroker Ac Clarke Abbott Street shows various mining stocks and metals including coal ore and coke values. The column lists prices, bids and remarks for multiple companies such as Gal, Tyrecarell, Reynolds Coal, and related assets with noted reserves and commodities.
Fragmented OCR text shows an address set and scattered names including Britant Wlocks and Neihamt Estendel with odd fractions and prices. The garbled lines reference a site lease or sale and a series of dated amounts, but details are unclear.
The readable portion lists items and numbers including copper standard electrolytic and an apparent date sequence with inconsistent spelling and missing context. It appears to be a damaged catalog or report with no clear event, person, or organization names.
A fragmented report notes Warder Weenly’s repentance following an incident at a mine in Herbertan district near the Governor Norman area. Details are unclear but reference to a new lever in a stop and potential safety concerns are mentioned.
Reports describe multiple shaf ts and cross cuts at Silver Valley Great Lowthers Tenaby Ros Jaye and Brass with ore grades up to 37 percent. Operations include shale treatment at Tevlaghank and Anzac led by crews from Red Queen Trawbury and Premier with drifting, stoping, and 14 percent average yields.
The readable text shows an OCR fragment about remit and ration issues, a 10 to ny Wend cm request to build houses, a 5 provision, and committee actions. It mentions a prior request for 4 peer in the corporate area and a patriot owner at a local site, but the passage is incomplete and unclear.
The fragmentary text references a meeting or event with unclear details. No clear persons, organizations, or places are identifiable from the readable portion. Further context is needed to create a coherent summary.
The piece critiques the wait and see approach in Britain’s political leadership amid World War I. It argues the Asquith government failed to act decisively against German aggression, praises Allied humane aims, and laments delays in policy shifts. It references Lloyd George and Roumania as contemporaneous concerns.
The readable OCR fragment references phosphates and medicines with garbled terms. It mentions stock, a town place, eating or carving, and a feral opiate context. Names, dates, places, and clear actions are unreadable or incomplete.
A damaged and fragmented Cairns newspaper fragment lists concessions and notices. It mentions a theater program, holidays, furniture sales, a court case for Jane McNaughton, and Christmas closures. Also included are notices of auctions, shipments, a visiting representative, and a rural meeting for the shore union with election details.
The Supreme Court issued probate grants featuring a roster including Errol Percy Foot and other appellants. Members of the Townsville area were noted in anticipation of estate confirmations and related filings.
A garbled report describes a confrontation and a police remand involving a Sergeant Kenny. The text references a court appearance, possible charges, and lingering confusion about names and events.
A Tolgs Flayey Waltese event featured Repatriation Pant delivering a lively stage show guided by The Tues Valin Teague. Performances included dance acts and a band, with comic routines by Jat Quice and others. The evening spotlighted Mr Hep rrotmpen’s victory in a talent contest and a final thanks by Mp GE Martin amid a full audience.
Fragmentary note mentions Cour Camm and the Mulgrave Mill in connection with a conviction matter though details are unclear and dates are unreadable.
Fragmentary text references earnings or counts and mentions districts or groups with strong opinions. Context suggests a political or civic note but details are unreadable.
Rabon Pe reports that The Cares Post secured a jet installation amid expanding services. Details indicate continued access to aviation resources and potential partnerships with local air firms. The item underscores advancing logistics for the post’s outreach efforts.
A garbled passage mentions a moving mechanism and retired soldiers involved in tensions. It references an unrelated committee, a case before an authority, and various figures amid unclear details about arrangements, meetings, and protests.
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