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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
4
Fragmented text shows mentions of molybdenite wolfram and scheelite ores, local committees, hospital events, and environmental references. It includes notes on sales, meetings, and public notices amid disjointed phrases. Names like Cairns, Mareeba, and Keeton appear in erratic context alongside civic items and a hospital reference.
A fragmentary report notes She Adeleide C's Carne sailing with plans for Tuenvrille and a 9 am arrival of The Tully. It mentions three bags of tail carried for Cairfie passengers alighting Mondilyan, routes from Melbourne and Geelong, and a Melbourne to Crishane link, with town arrivals and transport notes.
Fragmentary Cairns Post quotations listing items such as stocks bonds and bank figures. Names and places appear in jumbled form, including references to Mir A Clarke Stirebraker and Kitchener blocks. The text shows financial entries, rates, and assorted notes with unclear dates and partial company names.
Fragmentary OCR hints at Elven, Gal and other proper nouns in a METIS 7 metal market note. Ambiguous text suggests a catalog or listing with fantasy themed entries. No clear event or date present.
The fragment references ascension to their mother and mentions Miss Manning, Mrs Bull, and Mrs Mathews in a terse family note. Details are sparse and uncertain about context or event.
A December period in Cairns saw a surge of undesirables and violent street action. Readers note intense community fear as gangs, crime and sedition claims sparked calls for reform. The piece links the unrest to town leadership, press responsibility, and warnings against extremism, urging residents to defend property and safety.
A Cairns observer attacks current shipping policy, arguing Australia lacks understanding of naval wage needs and that removing the Shipping Board would trigger rapid workforce churn. He claims many sailors and engineers would quit if wages fall, draining ship operation capacity and harming national interests.
Fragment mentions a voting station around 9 pm and a conversation about someone named Tey or T. A. Fer AN and an unclear reference to cereal and DeWer's. No coherent events or clear entities beyond a place and time.
Sugar growers and workers poised for conflict as protests and negotiations shape a season of cane, wages, and markets. The article notes rising concerns over cane prices, seasonal labor, and potential government and industry actions affecting transportation, duties, and future quotas.
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