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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1918
Page
2
Fragmented OCR lists maritime crews and ship components with scattered names and places. The text mentions sailors, ships, and facilities such as North Quay and private details, suggesting a crowded shipping notices page with multiple individuals and vessels referenced in jumbled form.
Fragmentary report describes steel shipyard work and wartime logistics with references to The Mundin and Camuian yards, Gate fated with Sihones ratte Siete lirwe, and agents FEARNLEY & COL. Details are garbled but indicate naval industry activity and associated figures.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a jumble of words and numbers with no clear event or identifiable entities. The readable parts offer no coherent people, places, organizations, or dates to anchor a factual summary.
Fragmentary mining notes show figures and locations but many names and terms are garbled. The piece references persons like De Want and Dirive and mentions fees or royalties. Details remain unclear due to OCR errors and incomplete sentences.
Notes describe staged mining activity at multiple claims with ore face observations, preparations for processing, and crews moving ore toward a battery. Several sites report patches of limonite ore, storage of ore consignments, and ongoing labor as weather and conditions affect progress.
The Cairns electoral scene heats as two candidates enter the race. Voters will face Labor and Nationalist options, with Mr W C Grutha backing the Nationalists against Mr McCormack, who faces scrutiny over his local ties and record. The piece critiques Ryan Government policies and calls for a progressive alternative amid current political tension.
Manager Lal Webb reports ongoing issues with water in the open pit and underground workings. The forecast indicates one shift on outside mining with ore raised and dressed totaling two tons, despite weather slowing operations and contributing to water problems in the north level and slit rock seepage.
The entertainment event organized by the Ran ar Recreation Club to support the Miattay relief fund has been postponed from Friday to Saturday after noon as correction. Details include a report from the sports and a note on local marriag es.
A partial readable note reports the Great Northern line facing disruptions due to cool weather with trains later resuming service across sections. It mentions a sight change and a planned departure from Charters Towers, with details obscured in the OCR text.
Malloy School coverage from MU Molloy correspondent notes a Post issue about the Mt Molloy School. The School Inspector has been instructed to interview concerns about the removal of the school. The report mentions reopening showrooms on Shields Street and supply shortages with Manchester bonds, towels, and damasis, urging early orders.
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