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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1935
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment touts a bone remedy and a supposed eucalyptus component from Amwrsia. It claims to soothe inflammation and aid the affected area, presenting dubious medical claims and crude product language without coherent context or verification.
London reports perfect weather as Miss Joan Hartigan defeats Mile Meulemeester on center court while Budge overpowering Boussus signals American pace. Cramm and Perry dominate, Stammers edges Lizama in a hard hitting women’s test, and Hartigan Hopman duo shine in doubles amid brisk competition on the Wimbledon courts.
The Post article from Mt Molloy reports Fred Sorenson, a miner, was severely injured after a rope accident while dressing and fell about seven miles to Creel for medical care. He sustained five broken ribs, a broken wrist, and crushed foot and ankle as teams rushed to the scene and transported him to Mareeba for treatment.
At Droop's Glen Pa a barn dance hall collapsed into Hunt Creek injuring more than 100 people. About 40 men and women plunged into the shallow water as the structure slid from its embankment causing panicked screams and a scene of wreckage along the creek.
Despite adverse weather a crowd of over 450 attended the second day of the dispersal sale at Kairi State Park. A brisk bidding for tools, machinery, and crops pushed total proceeds to about £2100, with cash payments and several principal purchases by local farmers. Director Gibson praised the sale and noted the department’s plan to redirect funds to a distilling experimental farm at South Tobostone.
The readable fragment hints at substitution and naming of individuals associated with a project or event. It mentions Beals compounds Beene and a White Siege with Slack and Pratl. Relationships or roles remain unclear in the partial text.
A fragmented list names numerous individuals including Remfry, Barrie, Wren, Woot, Mullen, Keen, Richley, Andrews, Gray, Campioa, Ryan, Williams, Remirey, Smith, Wray, Papworth, Miller, Wilson, Paton and several reverends. The roster appears as a dedication or acknowledgment page with many addresses or affiliations omitted.
A long passenger list for the Lis Katoomba bound for Cairns includes Lady Lawson Mrs P E Keamn Mesdames Latham Howard Williams King Carter Wagner Duners Gray Richards Fleming Heither Crockett Langsford Smiley Pike Larvont Ile Coates Coranaldi Lane Buckley Pesock and many others plus two children and numerous others including Misses Wilson Parkamson and Parkamson. Also named are Sir Harry Lawson and a large group of gentlemen with surnames such as Keam, King, Richards, Murphy, Lane, Coates, Elphinstone, Danes, Patterson, and O’Brien among others.
The half yearly election of officers at Loyal Trinity Maldoof occurred Wednesday evening with strong attendance. West chaired, with visitors from Western Australia Victoria and New South Wales. Officers elected included Horton N G Murphy V G Holmes ES Bolen appointed. Jubilee photo display added. Nickle’s trophy awarded to West. social plans praised for boosting fellowship and welfare work.
A Bank of New South Wales review argues economic nationalism may push Australia to move workers from primary produce to secondary manufacture. It warns unemployment may rise and urges expanding domestic manufacturing to absorb surplus and grow the home market while maintaining export demand for wool and other crops. The piece situates the bank’s stance within Australia’s colonial and national development context.
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