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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1923
Page
4
An ad style note touts Perfecion Levers as uniform in quality and detail with guarantees of accuracy and reliability. Mentions Gent's Solid Nickel Open ee See Railway Lever Nickel Hunts AN sampea aaclay & Co. Ltd and references Smallwood BeOS and Sheridan tres with unclear pricing or design details from a historical ad fragment.
The page lists cargo shipments and arrivals including Mackay & Co and Atchmakers & Jewellers, with vessels such as The Canberra and The Taiyuanie. It notes departures for Melbourne and Cairns, arrivals in Sydney and London routes, and trade details on livestock, hides, skins, wool, and timber, plus prices and demand signals. The dense shipping and market data reflect a maritime trading period with multiple ports and ships moving between Glasgow, London, Sydney, Brisbane, and Cairns.
In a North Queensland focused text, author and critics discuss Macdonald’s portrayal of the region, its mining and pastoral wealth, and the reputations of Cairns, Mareeba, and the Atherton Tableland. The piece notes British journalist Beach Thomas’s northern tour, the need for broader coverage, and calls for a strong North Queensland exhibit at the 1908 London Empire Exhibition, urging official support and local cooperation.
The clipping outlines metal market quotes for electrolytic copper and related items with figures such as 0/7/0 and 670/10 while naming individuals like Mr Smith and Pearce. It also references local names Nuree Coombes and Jame and mentions a Drager. The garbled text implies a market summary blended with stray personal notes.
Readable fragments hint at a January market event with Bree at Feefagts Te market and a spectator presence. Mentions of local stalls and random community style notes appear, though many terms are garbled and details are uncertain.
A scrambled Cairns Post fragment mentions a Vashon real estate topic and a hotel or site called The Hite Want of SL Creel. Names appear as Mir Weberd and MM Maribeundt with references to immigration and legal actions. The text is garbled but indicates a local real estate or transport issue and public interest.
Subscriptions drive announced for Mareeba District Hospital this month. Community events include a Cairns Police notice, aquatic club tournament details, and a warehouse sale by Trail & Winstone with bargains across departments. A public parade at the Mayor Club and local sales promotions are noted.
A factory blast at the Australian Explosives Chemical Co in Deer Park, 10 miles from Melbourn, killed four young women and injured Olive Baxter. Victims were Meg Jackson, Margaret Nehon, Florence Smith, Olive Baxter, with one worker decapitated and others severely wounded as explosion tore through a cartridge filling room. Miss Olive Master recalled cleaning ends when the blast occurred, leaving investigators to probe the causes.
Severe drought grips Western Country with calls for rain as towns like Fyitay ay Wellington suffer shortages. Fammishers and settlers face embers of dust and crop losses while government aid and relief plans loom.
A damaged OCR item reports on cotton prices and auction details, mentioning Lomlon, a Crawford Vanahan agent, and Armenian action. It references price shifts and prior rate changes, but text is garbled with unclear dates and locations. The readable fragments suggest an auction scene with commodity value notes and claimed rate alterations.
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