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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 21, 1920
Page
4
Sydney market notes metal goods and copper pricing including London forward and spot quotes. Details mention Hamdard spot 5 and forward rates, silver and standard copper values, and ranges in shorthanded form reflecting bullion and trade activity.
A speech criticizes the Minority Government and calls for redistricting electoral rules The writer attacks the voting power disparity among constituencies and urges replacing the current system with secret ballots for strikes and equal voting rights for wives and union members The text also references labor actions and proposed reforms in a period voice with dated political critique.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a start date related to farming or agricultural work. The readable portion references wheat and a start moment, but lacks concrete details, participants, or locations to form a full item.
A distorted OCR fragment references leaving at noon on a Wednesday and mentions Canberra and a town, with garbled place names and a possible itinerary. Key entities are unclear due to errors, making precise facts hard to confirm.
An OCR fragment lists numerous arrivals and accompanying names including Merray, Rockley, Rogers, Maddox, Ireland, Taylor, Milikren, Nelson, Toombes, Desper, Graldom, Gamble, Bechtel, Paxton, Rowe, Windham, Lockhart, Williams, Murray and others. The text mentions infant and child references alongside adult names, with a final line citing Acctalian Steamships Ltd.
A partial OCR fragment shows a time sequence with Yemaday December 21 and 1am followed by garbled labels and a subsequent 55 pm. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or identifiable entities beyond the date and a reference to time.
The report notes a Coy Amiolacee gathering with the Tal snd ents. a steamer Victine arnyet is cited arriving Monday afternoon past. A preliminary inquiry lists officers and names tasked to take delivery at once, with several district servants said to report to the Home.
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