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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 22, 1923
Page
3
A garbled OCR snippet references a provincial event or notice with distorted names and locations. It mentions healing properties and a figure likely named Rene, with several unreadable terms suggesting a public or ceremonial context. The exact event, participants, and dates are unreadable.
The council discussed a plan to build a four dam hydro project on the Marron River near Ronie Crossing to supply Atherton and Tolga with water power and light. The scheme envisions a high level dam with flood safeguards, wood pipelines, and an automated float system to control gates, drawing on existing hydro power concepts and comparing to the Benke scheme.
The piece argues against taxation policies that claim to spare the poor by shifting burden from rich to state. It critiques the notion that taxing the rich stimulates honest work while condemning wealth redistribution as plunder. It notes historic misuses and fiscal data to question the claimed benefits of such policies.
Fragmented OCR text discusses electoral arguments and party positioning, mentioning labor entities, speculative claims, and contested support for a policy. Names and places are unclear, but the passage notes elector sentiment and alleged persuasive rhetoric shaping votes.
In a vintage ad style we read Plaza Tooth Paste claiming to restore natural beauty, whiten teeth, and keep gums pink. It touts careful care, decay prevention, improved digestion from a clean mouth, and dainty perfume with scientifically blended ingredients.
Fragmentary Brisbane and Cairns text about Bank of New South Wales manager JW Irvine and Insurance effects on Fire and Marine policies. Mentions Sydney Bulletin and Cairns District concerns with policy and past war years.
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