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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1920
Page
7
A Cairns railway report notes chronic wagon shortages causing repeated delays at sidings including Kash and ballast pits. A guard and owners clashed over unloading orders, with trains shunting wagons between Mareeba, Kuranda, and Cairns to reach ballast pits. Other sidings reportedly face similar delays.
A reader recounts theories about the Marie Celeste disappearance. The piece cites Nautical Magazine and Strand Magazine conjectures, notes United States Consul documents from 1873, and mentions Captain J H Winchester and Genoa port history.
Mr. A. H. Clarke reports Monday’s quotations for Cairns financials dated 5 July 1920. Inscribed stocks and debentures include Australian Drag, Queen Burns, Philp & Co, Castlemaine, CSR Sugar, and Queensland Trustees with varied prices and maturities. notable entries cover Lima mines, Bay, Deeps and banks like National Bank and Queensland Insurance.
An advertisement describes youth and beauty products including Face Lines facial cream claimed to erase wrinkles and crow feet. It promotes a massaging treatment and a large jar of product with pricing details, listing items like Grey Hair cure and a Ladies catalog style offer.
Fragmented text mentions Mareeba region and various place names. Unable to extract a coherent event or outcome. no clear people, organizations, or dates to summarize into a processing card.
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