Picnic to Freshwater March Seeks Participants
AMP, CHAMBERS CAIRNS RICHARD HILL ARCHITECT Peet ee Association invites all intending to attend a picnic to Freshwater in March. Please hand your names to the Secretary.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 28, 1922
Page
4
AMP, CHAMBERS CAIRNS RICHARD HILL ARCHITECT Peet ee Association invites all intending to attend a picnic to Freshwater in March. Please hand your names to the Secretary.
A jumbled report notes delays and arrivals from Brisbane to Ceilne with references to a home crip event and a voyage schedule. The text mentions a March departure, a delay due to trouble onboard, and a long list of place names and people.
A fragment notes a time of 8 40 p m on Tuesday February 28 1922 relating to tides or scheduling in a local newspaper column. The readable item provides a lone time and date with no additional context or events.
Fragmented OCR describes outward mail departures and arrival times for Croydon and distant stations. Mentions include times around 2 PM and 3 PM, with references to intermediate stops and specific lines. The text is garbled but centers on mail dispatch schedules and associated diary notes.
Prices at Brisbane market show heavy supplies and high heat affecting fruit and vegetables. Potatoes from the border and lamp shipments moved slowly with limited demand while light supplies of various items traded at modest to firm levels.
A fragmented metal market report from NYC discusses prices and traders. Mentions Conner ASB and other entities with fluctuating quotes like 465/90 and 64/10. Notes include Lews forward , E2N/10 and a reference to Avinemy and Wolfram amid erratic pricing signals.
The Genoa commerce conference faces postponement amid Britain France tensions and Franco Russian unease. Lloyd George signals a pledge to France against military entanglements, while France fears security commitments. Economically, officials weigh subsidy and indemnity issues as Germany and Russia seek reentry to world trade.
A long OCR fragment lists prices and ads for motorcars, furniture, clothing, and local auctions. It mentions Cairne Motor Agency and various sellers offering touring cars, beds, blouses, and yard items alongside a funeral notice and community events. Names such as Hyde and Svendeo appear amid scattered place cues like Cairne Abbott Street and Kuranda. The piece mixes sales, auctions, and notices with several personal names and local business references.
A Millaa Millaa gathering pressed for direct rail service to Cairns with community leaders and representatives from Wungaburra and surrounding districts backing urgent improvements. The meeting endorsed petitioning authorities, forming an executive committee, and launching subscriptions to fund the proposed through line, aiming to relieve travel and cargo bottlenecks.
Kitchen tea by Presbyterian choir and Young People's Choirs in the church honored Miss MacKenzie. Items rendered included Mise E Robins on piano, solos by Mise Barr and Miss Green, Robine, and Paterson. Lamont led the programme. Address and greetings conveyed best wishes to Miss MacKenzie for her future.
Fragmented text outlines guidance on contributions being welcome and to be published in tables with a three line stern, but the source is garbled. It mentions clear writing, no spaced sections, and that typescripts and websets should be used. The exact intent and structure are unclear.
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