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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 08, 1921
Page
2
Fragmentary sale notice lists items such as toy bears picture blocks tricycles rubber balls and garden sets. Includes references to dolls cars and wooden engines with unclear quantities and prices.
Fragmentary report describes disorders and reprisals linked to a shooting of police, with references to places such as Newpallan and Shmmervile, mentions bombs, arrests, and a Dublin hotel incident. The garbled lines include names and dates, but key details remain unclear.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions several names and places including Cairns and Sydney with no clear event, date, or complete context. Readable parts show references to offices and managers but lack a coherent news item to summarize.
Fragmentary report mentions Lord Hawke, cricket officials, and a Cooktown social scene. It references marriages in Cooktown, upcoming local events, and a travelogue tone with scattered names such as Pathe and Helen Vela. The piece blends sport chatter with community notices and fleeting local color.
Fire at the Empire Hall in Fev 6 caused the electric lights to fail and an engine room petrol refill to ignite after a candle sparked an explosion. A bucket brigade aided bystanders battled the blaze.
The report notes American activity in PORRION TRADE with brief mentions of Washington and wartime governance effects. Details are fragmented, but indicate shifts in trade during the war period and interactions with European partners amid disruptions.
An old medical ad promotes Bisulated magnesia as a quick remedy for stomach upset and digestive distress. It claims instant neutralization of acidity and gas, urging readers to ask their chemist for the specific Bisurated product.
Auctioneers and commission agents listed for Babinda business bureau offering livestock cattle and property sales. Details appear incomplete but indicate contact through Horace Massey as agent and Harris Implements supplying insurance and related goods.
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