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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 22, 1919
Page
2
The Deputy-Controller proposes a Christmas gift plan granting £1 to every coldier’s widow and £7 to each soldier’s orphan, regardless of living allowance. Payment to be posted before Christmas and managed through trustees for orphans.
Melbourne reports the Governor-General's arrival in Australia is welcomed by Sir John Monash. Monash praises the troops under his command for notable successes and victories in battle. The scene reflects Allied efforts and military leadership in wartime Australia.
A man was found dead in police cells at Murwillumbah New South Wales. At the inquest the Coroner offered no clear cause of death and focused on possible hanging or other factors in the cell.
A fragment suggests the campaign to fix hotel closing hours at 6 pm. Sir O Clock adheres to a plan. Beckett signals intention to move amendments on restricted hours but later notes progress.
Witnesses testified at the coroner inquiry into a fatal shooting. The deceased was shot. Blackburn confessed and was remanded for trial. Recounted statements describe a bottle of whisky and a deadly act. the verdict was murder.
Advices from the Shipping Committee indicate ide workers at Rockhampton refused to handle the Land coke of the Howard Senith steamer Huninyoog unless a special cargo rate of 34 per ton was conceded. Rates were retrospective to October 7. Huninyoog carried 60 tons of coke for Mount Morgen and 109 tons of coal for Rockhampton. Expected departure to Rockhampton tomorrow with the vessel’s transport arrangements unresolved.
A second fire damaged a Brisbane area structure as authorities responded quickly. Fire crews contained the blaze with no injuries reported. Investigators will inspect the site to determine cause and assess any further risk to nearby properties.
Readable fragments show a chaotic mix of names and phrases including Chinese American topics and scattered references to London and New York taxes. The legible content is insufficient for a coherent event, date, or outcome.
A fragmented account describes armed bands raiding churches during Mass, stripping worshippers, and forcing men into labor. It claims heavy antisemitic killings and terror across rural Ukraine, with bands loyal to Moscow and led by former soldiers, targeting Jews and property owners as they move to seize assets and suppress counterrevolution.
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