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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1923
Page
4
A fragmented report from Tyrconnell Gold notes four weeks of daily activity with figures about ounces and values. The manager highlights mine output including specific quantities such as sixteen and one hundred ounces, indicating calculations or yields for the period in question.
Fragmented notice from Mareeba area discussing a candidate, the public's knowledge of an opposition, and a bye election in Innisfail district. Mentions resignations and multiple unnamed candidates. Also includes a Weather note about rain and heat, and an advertisement for Trail & Winstone's Abbott trees shop offering boots and hats.
Sydney metal market quotations list prices for 13/9 three months 66/6/3 electrolytic 172/8/ three month 472/18/9 bars 472/15/2. Q20/8 alive months 27/17/6 pelter £38/18. three months 14/4/0 tin 188/3/9 three months 1180/5/9 silver 2/8 three months 2/7 SAsity 2/10 S l6aha three months 2/8 tlothe antimony £29 molybdenti 6/3 wait wollen 13/10 walt American electrolytic TAL cents.
A garbled OCR fragment presents a long string of names and partial phrases including Silden, Peery, Grant, Treves, Coombs, Be Jemes, Brown, Wear, Mayers, Newman, Archer, and others. The text reads like a crowded directory or a list of individuals with scattered references to dates, places, and events, but lacks coherent context or a clear incident. It mentions months and potential rates or times but remains unreadable as a standalone report.
The Cairns Post reports a clash between Ministers Forgan Smith and Jones over outside state purchases. Jones accuses parochialism as he defends Queensland coal buys to supply the Chillages State Smalters, noting tender delays and the Cairns Town Council opt for the best offer after careful scrutiny. He suggests better prices could have been found elsewhere, while firms in Queensland frame the decision as necessary to secure supplies.
A partial read of a local market item shows a price mentioned in vague terms. The readable fragment indicates a price reference and a negotiation tone but lacks full details on item, seller, or date.
A garbled OCR fragment references a company and occupations related to hairdressing and grooming services, potential sales of goods, and a service section. It mentions items like hair care, camp gear, and various prices, with stray phrases about attendance and services. The readable parts suggest a local trades or classifieds page with scattered product notes and service offerings.
An auction appears announced with sale details at a street address in MT Crala and mentions a motor car and household items. A separate fragment recalls a road incident with a driver struck by another vehicle, noting witnesses and emotional recollections, implying a chaotic scene and ensuing injuries.
A Thuraday night event at the light Oates Asm hall featured a remote concert with attendees enjoying a well arranged program. The floor was devoted to Sou tables and glare filled decor as the society announced plans to make the gathering an annual affair with speeches welcoming guests and outlining future aims. The program included performances by Pant Cora IE and Backhaus with Braniline presenting.
An OCR fragment describes imported prophylactic hair brushes offered directly from manufacturers at visible window displays. The text then shifts to banking matters, noting a meeting of directors of Weeks Savings Bank and Cairns Weekly Penny Savings Bank with attendance totals and withdrawals recorded in a monetary sum, dated the third of Erakine.
Fragmented notice describes a sale of hosiery and related goods with various prices and stock names. Items include Haleproot line, Bond's art hose, Morly's plain attire in colors white and black, and cashmere blends. Sale events and prices are listed in a jumbled catalog style with references to colors and sizes.
Fragmentary report notes a near collision where a pedestrian narrowly escaped a car on the wrong side of the road. The driver appeared to disregard safety, forcing a risky pass. Cairns police warned offenders and urged caution amid ongoing concern over reckless driving.
A damaged report describes a secret night, tables supervised by Mr F Blake, with numerous Scots and guests in a temperate social setting. Mr Grau outlines a year’s work and mentions annual export and balance sheets. Election of officers appears and notes plans for upcoming meetings and committee appointments.
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