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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jan 18, 1917

Page

3

Past policing methods and machine age clash questioned

A reflective note asks if outdated policing approaches and the push for mechanized methods can coexist with modern reform. It ponders whether rigid traditions from the past should persist in today’s evolving security landscape.

Fragmentary Theatre Notes Mix Old Play References

A garbled snippet mentions stage favorites, heroic rescues, and figures like Harcourt Beatty and King Charles. It includes stray lines about Nell of Old Drury and a London Brigade, with bits of dialogue on war and performance, all presented in a disrupted newspaper fragment.

Ina Dong Harcourt Beatty Charles Sweet Nell Old Drury Balleun Arly London Harcourt Lewer Merrzy ‘Barrington Old Maeda France

Unclear OCR fragment hints at a death notice

Fragmentary text mentions a death and possible names and places but is unreadable. It references a person aged unknown, a referee to a visit to Western Australia and a society, with many garbled terms.

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