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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 18, 1913
Page
1
Fragmented OCR lists various players and teams with unclear affiliations. Unreadable gaps hinder a clear event, but multiple names such as Greer, Finastngt, Sunnymount, and St Anaston appear alongside scattered team references. No decisive outcome is evident from the readable text.
Karanda arrives weekly from Townsville and leaves for Cooktown. Palmer also comes weekly then returns to Townsville or Cairns on Saturday. ATSN steamers depart Cairns Saturday to Townsville with calls at Bowen Mackay and Brisbane.
A garbled OCR notice from Howard Smith Co lists Australian steamship operations with dates around Friday and Monday. Mentions Sydney schedule, towing, and engine work. notes lines A and C, departure times, and upcoming services. The fragmentary text references Vermicabe, Chama, and Vermicabe schedules with unclear destinations and partners.
John Brown formerly of Beandra Hine started a shop at Nel Sox in blacksmithing and wheelwright work. He pledges strict attention to business to win public patronage and improve trade.
In Cairns Town Council proceedings, inspector Heaton testifies about a milk contamination incident at a Catholic Presbytery grounds. A milk can investigation reveals mixed contents and improper bottling, with witness Murray questioned on her role.
An excerpt discusses weed management in farm clearings with debate over preservation versus control. It highlights weed impacts on corn stover and field work, weighing methods for separating weed patches from crops and the labor cost of clearing. It notes varied experiences among farmers and hints at long term planning.
A garbled ad fragment discusses men's boots and attractive features, praising a calf leather model and a phantom price reference. The readable text suggests a sales pitch aimed at men selecting footwear, mentioning stockists and a distorted price per pair.
The court paused for 230 minutes then renamed the hearing. Mr. MacDonnell moved for an adjournment until Thursday as Mr. Murray was ill and absent in the afternoon. The application favored by MacDonnell and opposed by Mireny led to the adjournment.
E. Morris, Manager, announces live literal conditions and prompt settlements under policy lines including fire, burglary, plate glass, public risk, and employers' liability with workers' compensation act coverage. Local agent Herbert Manners represents the company in Cairns and states no connection with Colonial Mutual Life Assurance Society Ltd.
A fragmented note discusses a neighbor's bird habitat on a padlock yard and the spread of ink weed along clearings. It suggests clearing will bring trouble, affects future weed growth, and mentions methods to control ink weed with pumps and solutions while noting potential consequences.
Coroner Majog Arundel presided at Rawcliffe near Goole over the inquest into the deaths of Sarah Elisabeth Pent etone 14 and Auntie Tleabeta Horsle 15 mill girls at Rawcliffe Bridge Mill. A letter from Horacey’s mother spoke of inheritance and warned against worrying, while the coroner noted disturbing handwriting and the girls’ intent to harm themselves and each other. A verdict of death by their own actions was reached.
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