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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
4
General notice from Malouf inviting inspection of new stocks in drapery groceries and general goods. Claims constantly arriving stock and urges customers to visit. Mentions items like boots shoes and piety marks and provides contact details and location in Gowrie Monae.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a voyage to the southern ports, with references to a site on a Wednesday and parts arriving at a location. The text is unclear but hints at a plan involving passengers or cargo and a port at Caire or Cairns on Tuesday.
Fragmentary OCR summary noting names J Lessin and Rebecca, with stray phrases about hospital and district events. Text appears garbled with unclear dates and places, offering no coherent incident or outcome to relay.
Publisher notes Cairns Post will publish 4 mornings weekly starting December ash and return the following Monday The notice confirms publication on New Year’s Day and schedules for the week with morning editions only.
Fragmented text describes a December sale event with multiple horses and auctions, mentions greens and street locations, a meeting at a hall, and a welcome for reversals. Includes references to local personalities and preparations but lacks complete details or coherent narrative.
A garbled note outlines polling day logistics and public questions for a Salty Town election. It references polling stations, timing from 2 to 1, and mentions a rush of names and events tied to the vote. The text also lists a series of questions about the election day, eligibility, and newspaper coverage.
The readable fragments reference a Saturday poll and a named group or firm. Mentions of a civic process, a turnout or outcome are implied. Names and places are obscured by garbled text, producing an unclear brief of local political activity.
A mangled narrative references various figures including an elderly Scotsman and workers, mentioning the Empire and Bolshevik government. The text is largely unreadable but hints at wartime themes, labor, and political conflict in unspecified locations. No clear events, dates, or proper names are extractable.
Fragments describe a body found with mares nearby and a tense scene. Detective notes reference Terry, Fat Dom, and an emotional reaction as the investigation unfolds. A garbled diary-like passage hints at events and a suspect’s actions amid an unclear location.
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