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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1914
Page
2
An Australian commentary discusses the value of literacy and the burden of writing for the working class. It contrasts past and present elites, noting that rulers often could not write their names and urging improvement in education and training to reap benefits. The piece references a publishing firm in Western Australia offering works at a set price.
Fer Bremihial Cengha leads a disputed exchange over oil and cake claims with the party Weedy Guest Pepemist Com. The conflagration centers on resource rights and party loyalties as tensions rise in a heated debate.
The program features a star feature titled 4 Desk for Liberty with a detective role by Carter and a dramatic death scene. A secondary comedy Those Good Old Days aims to match the venue’s standard, while the Bar Company promotes the show as a splendid performance with a Peace policy theme in France.
Coram announces an annual show sale with stock particulars inviting attention from prominent breeders across the North. The notice calls for bids and outlines sale terms for the event and lists persons organizing the sale.
A 1 year old bank clerk from Cooktown traveled to Brisbane in June with two companions. He stayed at the Peoples Palace for four days then disappeared after leaving June 6. He was later found deceased in Brisbane with a number of knife wounds. Police and hospital notes referenced eye treatment received during the visit.
A Friday sale on August 1 offers portions of Cameria’s Micah land to bidders led by J F Hinsth of Bebieda. The event, tied to Rebinda ougar territory, presents parcels from from M to 150 acres each with options and required fees.
An important sale of Yungenurra freehold allotments will occur on 6 Tuesday in Mei ra Minch and Evers as selling agents. Buyers may visit town from Friday to Monday to combine business with leisure and view the two stakes.
A farm near Telgs shows a heavy potato crop from an area under three-quarters of an acre. From a patch, seven rows of potatoes were dug with remaining haul to be raised. The crop was examined by government experts including Williams the Potato Inspector in Cairns and local inspectors.
The article reports on planned operations by a local company with a transit plant expected to be active by month end after repairs on the line to Mungans. It mentions a football match scheduled for Sunday with even betting, a lease transfer of Mr Macintosh’s bakery to his brother, and Dr Turner’s weekly visits to the town.
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