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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
7
A Brisbane Daily recounts the disaster in Clermont with loss estimates and warnings. It notes streets inundated to a depth of feet, mentions a public meeting for relief, and discusses the uncertain death toll and safety of the locality amid the crisis.
The fragment describes a widening muddy flood waters spanning 60 to 76 miles, tearing trees and sweeping debris. It notes peril to life, with ripples of danger across a country where high ground is hard to reach and outcomes vary with shifting water.
Fragmentary ad copy urges seeking purchasers for Golden Caskets and warns of plumbing problems causing disease. Mentions Typhoid risk from bad plumbing and promotes Chamberlain’s remedy.
Wholesale indents offered at lowest cash prices across a wide range of goods including books stationery leather goods china glassware cycles motor cars millinery and more. Trade discounts apply with commissions and a 2 percent to per cent scale. Produce consignments on account and reply paid air mail notes from Eris Newspapers Com for Queensland Sydney Morning Herald for New South Wales Argus for Victoria.
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