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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1952
Page
5
A partial report on the official opening event at Mellas Gate Building. Details mention boxing inter-school bouts, referee Withers, and a ceremonial program including music. The new building valued at £1200 is noted as debt-free, with committee chairs and local dignitaries cited.
Cape River in North Queensland history recalls a 1868 era journey with Peter Tindine and Bowen traders. The text covers fever plagues, Cape River diggings, interactions with Chinese miners, and early racing at Cape River with a winner named Orphan. it hints at a yearlong bustle from Christmas to New Year with ships, merchants, and police activity.
The piece describes the royal Christmas at Sandringham, detailing King George V’s earlier example, Queen Elizabeth and Princesses, Prince Charles and Princess Anne. It covers family arrangements, gifts, the Christmas service, festive meals, and hunting plans, with the scene set on the Norfolk estate and the King’s heir apparent expectations.
Thirty mine applicators sought permission to build and erect temporary structures in Hons, with seven drainage and seven septic tank installations approved. Mosquito control and street cleaning crews reported progress on low swamp water, while soil and grass supplies prepared for footpath work. Water consumption for Cairns last month reached 75,741,000 gallons, with 1,182,000 gallons to shipping and ongoing road repairs including resurfacing with bitumen and tar.
The readable text is garbled with misreads and incomplete phrases. It appears to reference a group or individuals and scattered terms such as past, ran, hinted, fired, and Cape, but no coherent event or facts are discernible.
The writer urges readers to consider premier Australian works during Christmas shopping, noting many American publications are inferior while highlighting two Australian novels Find and Australia Reclaimed as worthy. The letter argues for literature to uphold democratic traditions for both families and children. Cairne Peat. December 12.
Fragmentary OCR notes report a December event involving a person named Tully and a Monday proceeding. Details are unclear but indicate a local court or meeting related to Tully. No full names or concrete actions are readable.
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