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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 17, 1912
Page
3
Fragmentary text lists clothing items with inconsistent prices and dates, mentioning tennis shirts and men’s wool fabrics. Details are garbled, but references include white and grey garments, possible sales or trims, and several numerical price fragments. The readable content is too fragmentary for a precise itemized summary.
The page records various travelers aboard the Matunga and related vessels, noting passengers from Sydney to Lake Gellesfield and Woodlark Island. It lists local business ads, medical remedies, and family updates, alongside reports on shore visits by clergy, teachers, and officials, with minor weather and crime notes.
Melbourne House on Abbott Street hosts a mineral prize event won by Mrs. Hughes and Miss Sui-4. The fragment notes a winnings outcome and the venue details, indicating a local contest or display at Melbourne House.
A chaotic-voiced summary reports a collision at North Yarmouth with several crew killed, a later railway wreck, and a separate tabloid cricket update. It mentions Cotter and Minnrett among unavailable players, Trumper leading New South Wales to 106, England at 2 for isa, and linked legal debates about contracts and profits involving Roberts and Gray. The piece blends multiple sports and calamities in early telegraphic style.
A reader voices surprise at coverage of the steam whistle dispute and suggests retirement to the Chillagoe Cave. He notes the steam whistle signals activity and enterprise, urging caution about dangers and chiding the tone of local commentary.
London debate in the Hall of Commons as Mr Remar MacDonald targets a minimum wage and curb on cost of living. He argues cheats distort competition and urges reform as the path to palliation through partnership.
A testimonial from Arthur D. Beecroft of North Carlton Victoria praises Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as valuable for personal and family use. The letter states it is recommended for stomach issues and notes sale by chemists and shopkeepers.
An advertisement touts Te. Sheldon's New Discovery for Combe and Coffin providing safer relief from serious effects of cold. It urges a small dose and cautions against taking chances with bronchial or lung troubles.
The report cites Stevenson and Gray with high breaks in snooker play including 694 and 840 point runs and notes notable scores such as 158 149 and 185. The column then shifts to remedies for cures of ailments and heat related suffering urging readers to buy a rubber product to ward off pests with pricing and supplier details in Melbourne.
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