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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1922
Page
4
The page lists metal prices and market terms for electrolytic copper and related commodities. It references quotations, forward rates, spot prices, and various identifiers with values and abbreviations, reflecting a 1900s style financial bulletin.
A Brisbane market summary notes thin trading and limited consignments. Wool, pumpkins, onions, and other goods show modest price movements with several lines declined or unchanged amid sparse competition at the border market.
Fragmented OCR text describes cattle yarding and prices with numerous garbled words. Mentions head cattle at a market with prices like 21 shillings and 15 pence, and references to stock sales and buyers or traders. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Fragmentary obituary note references an entity named Anderson and a familial or institutional relation to a place or person nicknamed Beer Mounted. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR but indicate a death record with minimal readable identifiers.
The text outlines mail schedules with days and times, mentioning Sundays Tuesdays and Thursdays, morning close times, and weekly arrivals from Desral and TonGn, with references to Babinds Herbert and Jabinde. It reads as an old notice detailing outgoing and incoming mail close times and delivery days.
Fragmented OCR text shows tidal data and moon phase notes from 1832 with garbled names and locale cues. It mentions high water and general phase readings, followed by unreadable fragments likely describing entities or places.
The article surveys French European policy after the Versailles treaty, noting a shift toward coercive methods to secure German reparations. It discusses Britain’s stance, Lloyd George’s alternative, and the need for economic stabilisation via talks with Germany and Russia while warning against prolonged war. It also references a district court notice and local ads in Cairns.
Shipping cargoes arrive at Cairns and Townsville with cargo lists for the week, including the Changsha steamer departure, Waipara arrival, local agent moves, and upcoming sales. Local notices cover births deaths and municipal matters with street works and smoke break policies amid town reconstruction.
Brisbane dispatches describe the steamer Cooma running aground near Breaksea Slit and later being towed toward Hervey Bay as crews monitor weather conditions. In-court items, Cape Sandy communications, and marina board notes fill the fragmenting report with a mix of passenger and local civic details.
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