This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1923
Page
6
An editorial argues every citizen should know law starting in youth. It urges a graded course introducing contract, liability, and employment rights to build understanding of promises, duties, and the sanctity of contracts, stressing practical law in daily life and personal conduct.
A promotional notice from England offers 52 weekly issues mailed to subscribers including postage. It lists titles like Lloyd's, People, Tit Hits and Tearwon's, encouraging readers to join a large mailing list and receive a full year of papers.
Fragmentary text shows an individual seeking to retain the nee in wood. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable. Further readable details are unavailable in the OCR extract.
A local New Year disturbance left gates missing, horses stolen, and a duckboard warrior damaged amid vandalism. Dent Endtier and Cliff Dause take over the bakery, with Dause previously active in the area. Weather alternates warm days with cooler evenings and regular thunder, hinting at rain to come.
A longshore dispute emerges as the Seamen's Union proposes to draft crew for ships through the union. Shipowners fear forced staffing and loss of control while union officers promise to submit men of choice, keeping the plan contentious among sailors and employers.
New York announces a 2.8 million dollar subscription by the American Cotton Growers Association to combat the weevil feared to destroy US cotton. The group bills the pest a dire menace to American agriculture and funds large scale experiments to expand insecticide production and citywide efforts.
Melbourne reports customs receipts for six months show a sharp rise over 1921. Total receipts reach 16,489,575 with an increase of 5,309,275 pounds. Postal revenue stands at 48743,720, up 23,242 pounds. maternity allowances total 68,743 pounds and Queensland allowances fall to 9,779 pounds.
A roughly garbled text fragment mentions kidneys and health, urging action and work toward wellness. It references pills and general well being, but the meaning is unclear due to OCR errors and missing context.
An ad touts Gruen Health Salts as a cure for a wide range of ailments from stomach and bowel issues to backache and headaches. Describes the powder dissolved in water as clearing the bowels liver and kidneys, with claims of rapid relief and restored health. Sold in chemists and stores with assertions of universal availability.
A letter to the Post and Herold urges the Premier of New South Wales to electrify the Darna district with a water power system. The plan envisions a first unit at about £100,000, powering mills, butter factories, foundries, and crushing works, with 130 horsepower turbines generating 2300 volts. The writer hopes Barron district authorities will appoint representatives to the next Barron Palle Inquiry and support harnessing nature’s power for public works.
The Queensland Prineiers Association outlines fodder conservation as essential to drought relief and national well-being. It argues farmers and the broader community depend on a practical, businesslike plan, with proposals for silos, hay sheds, and centralized storage to bolster forage supply and rural credit integration.
A historic paper item advertises a summer sale across many shoe types. The text mentions patent leather, celuloid, rubber heels and various styles with reduced prices. Names appear garbled, but the piece centers on discounted footwear and a week long sale extended to multiple brands or styles.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.