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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 11, 1914
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR lists prices for fabrics and textiles with colors and borders. Entries include cloth widths and yardage, along with assorted goods such as twill sheets and linen bangles, with scattered currency figures and references to London and Bombay markets.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions St George Seckty and names such as Karen Tang with unclear details. Reading hints at a scheduled event or note to be completed tomorrow. Possible reference to Lansing Catons and a price or rate of 1.00 appears, but context is missing.
A fragmentary reminder announces an event on Sun 19th with arrangements under PAF 5.0.4. Special reduced prices apply for tomilice labour is linked to the circuit and district committee sessions.
Burial notice appears in Cairns theatre column under the caption Nermers Empt with a notice indicating service and timing. The notice is published as part of the daily theatrical listings.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions a court case, potential orders, and debates over restrictions or freedoms. It references subjects who may be barred or delivered into measures, with unclear participants and outcomes. The text hints at procedural concerns but lacks coherent details.
Fragmentary text reports livestock totals with cows sheep pigs and coop counts, but critical dates places and entities are garbled. The item seems to be a brief stock or market update with inconsistent figures across categories and no coherent location or author.
The fragmentary text appears to reference medical symptoms and named individuals in a jumbled form. It mentions chest illnesses and a person named Craig, but lacks clear events, locations, dates, or verifiable entities to summarize into a coherent news item.
A fragmented note discusses clam markets and a public issue affecting pricing and supply. It references local merchants and official oversight, signaling shifts in regional seafood trade patterns.
Fragmentary text references a sixteenth sector beard and an attempt to deprive an employee of something related to cocking comedy. Mentions Mr J Dougie and a person named Honcer may indicate names and roles, but context is severely garbled.
In Townsville Supreme Court before Acting Justice Jomema an application to dispense is heard concerning the estate of Frederick ugert, a Cairns storekeeper, intestate, with solicitors for the administratrix. The matter will proceed under orders until further notice with chamber proceedings and ministerial communication noted.
Auction notice for improved properties opposite the new sports ground at Seve is aerert with full particulars from Seertoni Co. and Sthinstan Mere BR. Sale advertised for Saturday with details from Mere Seventon.
Retail notice for Abbott Street Cairne listing tea cloths pillow hams and a range of novelties including bonnets jackets and bibs. Text describes stock categories and assorted infant and garment items with no clear dates or prices.
Our Townsville correspondent reports the Supreme Court granted probate today for the will of John Almander Me. The ruling formalizes the late individual's estate distribution.
A fragmented line mentions Somtie and police, indicating a state of affairs or order under local enforcement, but details are unclear. No further concrete entities or outcomes are identified in the readable text.
Fixe Property, Mewers R Sturt and Co. announce a noon auction of a going concern from their rooms at Caines 9 wine's leune aire. The sale includes house and furniture store outbuildings and stock items such as cattle fowls and Angora goats. The late Mr Semen Alien has resided there for 30 years, with the sale offering two magnificent opportunities for growth.
A Cairns technical college committee met noting Mr. Allin’s departure and appointing Mr. J Burrows to fill the vacancy. Accounts show a payment of £131/1/ and a credit balance of £12/1/2 with projected funds of £110/3/11 for the next quarter. A report on student social events was presented and a balance of two pence remained. A vote of thanks was given to Mr and Mrs Hertill-Law for their past service.
A garbled excerpt notes a woman named Erika and an entente about a tent. A man visits a shop owned by Lee Hey after a wife’s remark. The text is incomplete, leaving the specific event and outcome unclear.
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