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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1918
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR yields scattered items: Mr W Gallwey returns to Mose. Miss Wallace comment and a seminar. Gambers and Boone mentioned. references to Mire and Gaol and Hetera. Unclear dates, places, or context due to garbled text.
Report of a late season shoot and score results at Greenville Nursery. Mentions Mr M J Geaney and Crntenden scoring 28, 300 and 500 sequence amid changing conditions. References to local figures ML Mulligan and Watson planning a dam, and various regional happenings including Christmas chatter and hunting near the river.
In Toowoomba a family group including Mrs W. H Master Neville Rex and Douglas, son, are spending the school vacation with their relations Mr and Mrs Rex of Richerton, South Mossan. Miss Vivien, once a pupil aiming for a Grammar School post at Masumas, has been at All Hallows Convent Brisbane and is home on holiday with her parents.
Fragmentary report describes anti rain efforts and remarks on scarce grain. It notes church timer Mr Thomas holding service, plans for a New Year’s Eve dance for the Ambulance fund, and a Boxing Day sports program advertised with events and strong community turnout despite poor conditions.
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