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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1918
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text appears to reference a shifting or movement event at a place or company, with scattered names and phrases. The readable portions mention Saturn Ss4 and Veesele, but no clear date or outcome is evident. The overall record is incomplete and relies on garbled fragments.
In a compact market brief, CHADTESS TOWERS reports on La Towers February activity. ACO share movements and notable trading show Tamere and 9 Bears performing strongly amid mixed sessions.
Fragmented report outlines molybdenum and molybdenite price discussions in Australia with references to U.S. prices. Mentions Western Australia rabbit scare, discovery near Perth, and local corporate notices plus election and meeting notes among business groups.
The note requests services from Mente eer at arrival and asks to write to Ms. J.D Gherer. Hark Cavnes is registrar the taming for the pant s at in the Wier.
The Cairns newspaper recounts disappointment over the press not visiting the town, debates on Labor policies and wage disputes, and public meetings reacting to political figures and the cost of living. It references the Cairns Town Council, Trades Hall, and local personalities amid ongoing labor tensions.
The fragment notes a welcome return after weeks of sickness with fever subsiding. It references misheard or garbled phrases and mentions people and events in a stylistic newspaper voice from a past era.
The page lists juror notices for court, candidates and speeches for Cairns politics, horse disease warnings, ophthalmic advert remarks, a large estate sale by English and Belcom, and notices from the Show Committee and Rural Council. It includes flood souvenir images and a poster for a tableland estate sale, with various local names and dates.
A damaged report recounts a shipwreck with only one survivor. The incident involved a vessel linked to Portmalley and Maryborough, with rescue efforts and official inquiries noted. Names and precise details are obscured in the OCR text.
The Gordonvale notes describe a meeting of the Ambulance Committee and related local actions. The report mentions a funeral visit, cemetery, and accidents, with references to personnel, roles, and a social by the local Crm Syrety. It notes a new secretary and planned social events for the Cairns area.
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