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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1915
Page
4
Weather brief notes Brisbane and Sylvne reports with Victoria capital Melbourne noted. Forecast references storm risk and cool spells.
A mixed set of listings notes farms and homesteads for sale near Cairns including a 100 acre sugar farm on Russell River with 30, balance due over ten years at six percent, a 251 acre property with up to date improvements, and town freeholds in Kuranda Mareeba Tolga and nearby areas. Several houses and hotels are described with prices or terms, owners said to be going to war, and local landmarks such as Norman Park and the Esplanade referenced.
Fragmentary OCR text describes billiards and athletic events with scattered names. No coherent report or clear event details are readable to form a factual card.
In a Cairns Police Court session, Michael Hayes testified about Walter Guard allegedly stealing £11 from the Northern District Committees AU and selling union tickets. The accused, a Malanda and Babinda worker and AU member, admitted some facts in a later statement. Prosecution described misappropriated funds and tickets over 1914 to 1915 with witnesses detailing letters and ticket handling.
E Bosanko a mechanical engineer and gunsmith formerly on Ablin Street announces removal from premises near the Salvation Army ball. He thanks patrons for past patronage and hopes customers will continue to use his workshop for repairs and cycle supplies despite the change.
A Townsville report details an automatic water tank device designed to prevent mosquito breeding and malaria. Inventor J. Hine outlines a galvanised iron tank insert with a movable perforated plate and self closing valves to stop insect ingress, with testing planned for health authorities.
Daily disturbances and a tropical weather pattern mark Cairns with a violent thunderstorm and heavy rain that floods Barrom Falls. The community plans to recruit volunteers, hoping a speaker can engage media and visitors, while His Lordship the Bishop administers confirmations to seven candidates and outlines Christmas visitation plans.
Unclear readable text lists lunar phase and orbital events with dates in December. Mentions Last Quarter and Perigee and Apogee with decimal times, but details appear truncated and nonstandard. No full context or coherent event described.
A brief, fragmentary weather and tide note from December 37, 1915 at 9.13 a.m. contains unreadable lines and initials, indicating tides and observations but lacking clear details or locations.
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