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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 27, 1922
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR text references street names and local businesses including a furniture store and a grocery. It mentions events or postings but lacks coherent details, names, dates, or concrete actions to summarize into aReporting item.
A confusing notice lists admission prices and events for a grand social and dance at Federsal Gordon with entries for Private and other comments. It mentions a memorial and a picnic at Freshwater store, plus a football club meeting at Strand Hotel and a family message from J. and F. Ahlers Gordon.
Market notes describe wheat and potato trading in Towneville area with prices at Lucerne hall and other local venues. Mentions of vendors Towneville Bingera Riggzal and regional offers show supplies and shifts in value, including hall sales and imported goods. Local activity covers wheat prices, supply notes, and reference to surrounding markets.
A February 27, 1922 edition presents a brief quotation of the day. The readable fragment includes scattered words and phrases, with no clear context or full quotation.
The council of the ASPA proposes devoting £1000 to publicity in the South to counter Southern propaganda and align white settlement goals with sugar industry interests. The piece criticizes Southern objections and urges a stronger Northern public countercampaign to promote “White Australia” ideals and northern industry proof.
A fragmented report records Carpenteria leaving London aboard a vessel named flat Yenuneys bound for Chima, carrying about 900 tons and expected to arrive near end of bench. It also mentions Flown radio plans and ships in Brisbane area with timings around February 26 and March 20.
A public auction by A J Draper Ltd will be held at the residence of J O Paxton on Friday in March at 1 pm. The sale includes all of Mr Paxton's superior furniture and effects highlighted by a large silky oak sideboard and other valuable pieces.
A bustling Brisbane fair scene features motorcar agency displays by McMahon & Co and Crackerw are, shoppers in white blouses and veils, and lively crowds under rain shelter. Vendors promote farm produce, special sale prices, and cafe seating as music and social events draw attendees all day Friday and into the weekend.
The event on Saturday featured wind and rough seas as crews from Sylvan, Melody, Volant, and Walsh’s Creek battled for position. Melodies beat Volant and others in a tight finish with prizes for watermelon and peanuts amid cheers as boats struggled with gear failures and unsettled sails.
The readable fragments mention favorable exchange conditions and a plan to deliver with specific types of parcels to prospective clients. It notes booking early with a motor agency and an unpublished table, plus a slow, spaced process for communions and preserved guarantees.
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