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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1918
Page
4
Land parcels and sugar cane farms offered for sale in the Ipswich area. Includes 218 acres with freehold and lease terms, several tracts under care, first-class frontage, and a mix of planted and unplanted acres. Details reference Royalty arrangements, post-1918 estimates, and sources near North Coast.
Unclear fragmentary text lists words like Flying, Seme Boy, Briscis Li and Kenelic Be with percentages and numbers such as 9 and 711. Mentions Mere's Pride, Coolnees 705 and Colors 73. Context appears damaged, no coherent event or outcome detectable.
Dees Exsence from Brisbane reports that the Albion Park Jockey Club’s Chubb gains extra dates after the directors' consent. They plan to allocate most profits to the management body, with a portion to Red Cross. Mentions Newmarket, Alba and Medina Sidoma races, and a sale of Meier newspaper mags.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions players and seating instructions for a game or event. Names appear garbled leaving unclear teams or venue. The readable items suggest a team roster or seating order but no decisive action or outcome is identifiable.
A four reel entertainment stars Lionel Barrymore as an American millionaire who travels across the continent after faked death. A thief steals a sealskin overcoat and is killed, the body mistaken for the millionaire. A swindler exploits the setup while the widow intrigues him, leading to a mistaken romance and a final confession of love. The program promises heart interest and light amusement for an evening not to be missed.
A tragic accident on Tale Street ends with the death of a 12 year old boy named Bracken. Witnesses describe a scene near the Weng area where heavy traffic and a fallen tree contributed to the fatality as bystanders watched, police began investigations into the circumstances.
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