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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 25, 1921
Page
2
Reports from the Innisfail area cover a January meeting, upcoming elections, and the Johnston River Jockey Club expansion. Details mention the town’s development plans, the new racecourse, and related community discussions with regional officials and delegates.
A reflective piece on nineteenth to twentieth century industry contrasts personal craft and modern methods. It notes loss of personal touch as world events push rapid changes, yet argues that some intimate practices sustain smooth work and morale between masters and workers despite industrial evolution.
A reflective piece from the Register features Kier Ward and journalism figures discussing press independence in Australia. It argues journalism serves public service, fears state control, and praises editors as cultural institutions shaping civic thought. Two central questions explore truth, power, and the journalist’s role in society.
Fragmentary OCR hints at a dinner scene, mentioning a native, Pinkette sugar, and a product called Tinkettes laxative. The jumbled text references a table, a big dinner, and a promotional sample sent to an address associated with a person named Ceirus Fon.
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