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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1912
Page
2
Christmas shopping notice from Ozanne Flavell Roberts and Lanney promoting silver and plate ware with long lasting guarantees and up to date stock. Large selection of cane chairs and household items offered for present buyers in the North trade.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a signature line reading J. Munro, i Chairman with stray letters around. The clipping preserves a partial council or meeting reference but provides no full names, dates, or actions to define a complete item.
A brief in Summons Court reports Hubert Marrett pleading guilty to a incident involving a vehicle and distance, resulting in a fine of 10 3 6. The item includes scattered advertising snippets and names from the region, with miscellaneous references to local residents and places.
A large clearance event is announced with a sale of solid goods at reduced prices. The Post publishes the firm’s price list and states that items must be cleared regardless of cost.
A fragmented local column highlights upcoming products and notices. References include color ranges for street hats, Southern stone fruits, hotel management changes at Mainee Hotel Lake Forest, and various distant visitors.
Brisbane Thursday report notes Philp plans a March 15 departure for England after reviewing government interests. He will visit towns to gauge acceptable candidates and may allow submissions if no suitable local option emerges, expecting Townsville to become a government seat under redistribution. He mentions J W Blair possibly securing a seat.
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