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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 16, 1912
Page
4
London reports November British imports increased by 5.60 pounds per 1,059 and exports up by 2,716 pounds, with broader notes on trade imbalances. A Belfast scene notes a seven hour struggle as a 15 year old drowns off East Indies after being unable to be rescued by his brother.
A scrambled list of assorted household, sewing, jewelry, toys, and clothing items with prices in old currency. Items include silk blouses, trench hats, compasses, dinner sets, dolls, sewing baskets, lanterns, and various trinkets priced from fractions to several shillings. The fragment reads like a catalog page listing descriptions and costs.
Telegrams from Townsville and Brisbane recount a farewell ceremony at Fawn Hall with bishops and officials including Mrs Frods haw, while a dangerous collapse kills John Reill, aged 46, in a Scottish gym project. Brisbane notes federal quarantine oversight shifting to Dr Eltington and new duties for Fr Clapton as quarantine officer.
The Commissioner of Police was advised from Wideveld that Emily Barnes aged may have been accidentally shot by a rifle while with other children. One child owned the gun but the group disputes who pulled the trigger.
Saturday notices reveal a poll ordered for January in the Shire of Barron on moving the Shire Office to Mareeba or Kuranda, with plans in Planeer for a new division. Tinara Shire Council aims to borrow £16,080 from Government for works. Minister defines areas for AWISBANK. Hambledon State School repairs and painting approved at Evelyn Scout Late School site. Public Service operation and supervision by Robert Rendle scheduled as the Friendly Societies registrar supervises the work.
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