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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
2
A garbled OCR pass mentions Cates and Lemire, various names, roles, and a broad discussion of maritime crew concerns. The text lists many individuals, organizations, and partial actions, but lacks coherent events or dates. It reads like corrupted notes from a historical ledger, with scattered references to crews, officials, and possible competitions without clear context.
A damaged OCR fragment presents unclear names and actions, mentioning individuals like Mrs Paw and others, with stray words that hint at a local event or notice but lack readable context, dates, places, or definitive action. The text is too incomplete to identify a clear item or outcome.
A garbled 1917 notice sheet lists Christmas and New Year closures for Cairns businesses and clinics, with details on bank and office shutdowns, a royal military medal award to a relative, upcoming auctions at Ka Fan farm, and a multi-item sale of property. It notes tooth care appointments urged during holidays and mentions several local names, dates, and prices.
Fragmented page item lists local exports and preparations for Christmas sales. Mentions raw sugar, timbers, concentrates, and a listed principal export trade. notes a local business schedule and catering for a New Year event with closures on New Year’s Day.
A damaged OCR item from Townsville reports a January date for a fat examination and police driver incident near Rockhampton, with scattered mentions of shops, shoes, chemists, and special items. The text is garbled and hard to parse, but hints at a local event or notice and product references.
A fragmentary sports note reports a Crete team action with an 8 win effort and a key propeller named in the readable text. The OCR fragment mentions Mew and 2 but lacks full clarity on teams, scores, or dates.
Fragmentary report outlines a large clearing out sale at Mr Mat Down's Dirran farm near Tarzali. It also records Cairns harbor board discussions on wheel cycles, timber handling charges, wharf guards and fuel supplies, including delays and regulatory questions. Names include Mr Maclean Mr Earl and Mr Donaldson.
Fragmentary notice reports the Federal Labor teacher or leader returning to Melbourne from Queensland and New South Wales. It notes public expectation of involvement in the vote, with unclear details and spelling irregularities in this OCR fragment.
A garbled excerpt discusses wartime diplomacy and a mix of names, places, and factions. It references the Federal Minister, New South Wales, India, Australia, and Mesopotamia in a sweeping but unclear geopolitical frame. The text resembles censored or corrupted OCR from a history page.
A garbled OCR style fragment preserves a political speech with references to promises, resignations, and penalties. It includes phrases about endorsements, obligations, and warnings against suing the country, citing figures and opinions attributed to an unidentified speaker.
Fragmentary speech by Mr Bamford calling for Australian electoral reform and defending liberal franchise. He argues against conscription as industrial slavery, urges electors to reject punitive measures, and asserts Parliament should reflect broad, liberal rights. He cites dates and public positions, appealing to Federal electors of Herbert.
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