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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Feb 14, 1918

Page

3

Local notices and community chatter from Brisbane era

A dated fragment mentions Beilding on Stort Street and upstairs rooms, Mr and Mrs FE, Harvey and family, Lt P J Fishbourne being promoted to captain, and messages from Goondiwindi and Paddington. It notes local labor scenes, chipping work, and social tensions, with satirical remarks about drinking, reformation chatter, and commentary on racial terms and attitudes of the time.

Fragmentary OCR Update from Local Records

Vague district notes describe road conditions, municipal councils, and community figures with garbled names. The readables reference council actions, public sentiment, and scattered events but lack clear details or outcomes.

Unclear fragments hint at foreign trade ideas

Fragmentary text mentions Sweden Australia and imports with scattered names and phrases. No clear event or entities to confirm a full news item.

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