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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 25, 1918
Page
2
Shipping notices show Sens, Fite sad Co announce weekly movements from Towesville and Beaver on Tuesdays. The vessel departs Wednesday evening, with services to the south and coast, amid routine schedules and coastal trade.
The fragment notes a 1918 wartime weather or tide item with sparse readable details. It references Morday and February and hints at war era context but lacks clear events, names, or locations to specify further.
Brisbane news uncovers a sluggish market with nearly four thousand streetp sales and limited buyer activity. About three hundred ninety attendees looked over stalls, with prices steady and gentle demand noted. Weather warmed, but overall trade showed sparse competition and cautious buying at the stalls.
Incoherent OCR notes show a mining quota report attributed to Mr AH Clarke a trader with fragmented mentions of locations such as ST Te New Minnie Moaham Oaks and Oaks Resirren with stray terms like Winton Nappies Toyters and Jetey Cub Debentoree. The text is garbled and lacks clear factual details, dates, or outcomes.
Fragmentary market notes from Charters Towers show entries on various items including metals and street trades. The readable portions mention prices and exchanges with limited clarity, reflecting a rough, partial street market snapshot from the era.
Masyea Price secures a local boxing measure on Pond Lane amid a metal market backdrop. The odd phrasing hints at a community event or auction pivoting around metal trades and street activity.
The article blends multiple topics from Cairns including the cold storage proposal on the Cairns Atherton railway line, Board tender plans, and local political support. It notes efforts by Neale and Heale on cold storage, public opinion favoring on site facilities, and expected refrigerating car installations. It also mentions a Mass gathering, a railway accident near Babinda, and local notices such as a grand fundraiser at Hibernian Hall for Returned Soldiers and a memorial event.
Nominations for the Sete general elections closing Saturday include Independent Nationalist and Caucus candidates. Notable names across districts such as Paddington Bundaberg Charters Towers Dalby and more are listed with multiple nominees and party affiliations.
Brisbane reports indicate a Saturday Water and Sewerage bound section election where the ratepayers party faced a strong challenge. Key figures W Bolland Fermusin AC Halied and AL E Harte were elected, signaling majorities for the Lilie newinees amid late results.
Fragmented local notices from Feb reveal report of Mr McDermott's death in Phish Ane and scattered references to a Cairns district sale, former residents, church connections, and committee results. Postage tallies and meeting postponements appear alongside property and public notices.
The article details an upcoming political event in Queensland with Mesare Colson Sloan and Worley leading forums. Mayor Draper will chair as large crowds are anticipated. National Mandate figure Keene Me Worley has already spoken at Mungona and Cardose and plans further stops at Chiflayor Stanmary Hills and Insirbank before Cairne's major rally Thursday.
Fragmented notes reveal candidates and party maneuvers for the State elections. Local figures and supporters are discussed, including Mr Clegg and Mr Wynne Williams, with labor leaders showing optimism about the acting administration.
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