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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 14, 1920
Page
4
Fragmented schedule outlines cargo shipments with multiple named persons and firms, listing departures from Avstrafina Stoumtsipa and Morvitran ports to Townsville, Canberra and Mourilyan Harbor with several midweek and Thursday returns. Names of involved captains and crew appear amid dimly legible routes and dates.
The article discusses the Cairns Harbor Board's deliberations on establishing a dock at Cairns, the possible use of the Trin Bay dredge and annual trips to Brisbane, cost and financial implications for ratepayers, and the political caution around undertaking major port works amid cyclone seasons and financial risk. It notes potential benefits if a dock is ever necessary and the broader impact on local shipping and port development.
Community notices from Cairns include thanks to Dr Clarke Misiran and Nursing Stall for care at Cairns District Hospital. An Allerton School of Arts meeting is set for tomorrow at 6 pm. Auction notices for Fordson Tractors and other goods are listed with sale details. A Cairns Chien Band instrument fund drive closes Friday. Dental staff will be absent December 24 to January 3. Steamers Muriel and Herbert departed for Moarilyan Harbor. Seymour left for Goondi. Various local business and public notices follow, including a Marine Board extension for the Trinity Bay dredge.
Fragmentary 1920s Cairns text references sugar amounts, bank savings, and railway shipments. Mentions Ber bending at Toons, Becca line, and Shitely Specialists. notes Savings Bank branches and government savings plan. Also references Governor General and ceremonial events with local figures.
A damaged OCR page notes prices and conditions of cane sales, mills in operation, and general market commentary. It mentions editorials on prices, weather effects on harvests, and the state of labor and transport impacting next year's output. The readable fragments imply a detailed trade and weather snapshot with dated context.
An incoherent Washington telegram references Maslow and debated topics with scattered phrases. The fragmentary text mentions decisions, a seat, and various names, lacking clear context or outcomes.
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