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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1919
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR scene shows a business inquiry noting a price 5206 and an operator, with agents at a producing centre and a Cairns phone line. Details are unclear. core elements indicate a customer contact or advertisement from a Cairns area firm.
Sydney wires report a London Metal Market update with unclear terms and numbers. The brief mentions names and figures in a garbled form, referencing January and various codes, without a clear event or outcome.
A January issue argues against quick acceptance of League of Nations powers and defends White Australia. It questions global mandates, U S isolationism, and France and Britain roles, urging Australians to resist surrendering vital interests to international authority.
The Caledonian Association will stage a social evening at Presbyterian Hall this evening at 4 o clock. A meeting is planned for Saturday afternoon at Carne Basing Green with J. Oversee presiding.
An aged, fragmentary page blends consumer pleas for Mayer Ltd footwear with garbled military notices and odd advertisements. It mentions Warrant-Officer Wise’s transfer and a vague January 26 effective date, alongside nonsensical medical and retail blurbs about instant relief products and dance proceeds, all jumbled in a single chaotic item. The readable content centers on local commerce and scattered military references.
Fragmentary text mentions fashion and social critique with reference to ladies and a hotel setting. It hints of garments, shopping, and styling notes amid unclear names and places, suggesting a local society or column snippet.
An Imperial League session at the Mew tune venue covered officer elections, committee assignments, and financial matters. Discussions touched on security, a planned fundraiser, and upcoming meetings at the Oddfellows Hall with structured reports from chairmen, delegates, and various subcommittees.
Jane Nabe writes from Melmouine about a lingering dispute over payments tied to a stair project. She describes injuries, fatalities, and a strike linked to warnings, noting the issue has been brought before the Comamanneaita Government for resolution.
Reported breakdown in negotiations as Pacific liner crews refuse to sail and tensions rise between Sydney and New Zealand routes. Cargo and passengers face quarantine, with authorities delaying passenger embarkations until certificates are verified. About 1,000 New Zealanders stranded. many seek return to Sydney as the situation stabilizes.
SYDERY MON REPOREED FREW IMPLUEKZA EPIDEMIC at STONEY quarantine station only. Some patients suffer ether pulmonary or heart trouble, but most are tepocvel a4 taceeiy il and doing well. From Qender 25 to year end, quarantine vessels with passengers and crews numbered high, cases treated at hospitals, fatalities minimal. Weather notes, local services, and arrangements for community notices appear in the scattered report.
In fine weather at the Aber Townsville event the live betting drew attention to several novice and handicap races. Frederick Kt edged out Gentle Najyabates by two lengths with a neck split for second, as Mile and Wamona followed in close order. Time figures hovered around 1.5 and 2.15 for the top finishes.
Rumor and race items dominate this Brisbane page with Adios Park Meeting references. It lists horse names such as Tiare San, Fas, Tanga Dance, and Clady along with jockeys and odds, plus weather notes and race timings. The dense scan includes Sydney weather, handicaps, and stakes like POCAMAM STAKES and ERY HANDICAP, naming horses and participants in a collage of race details.
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