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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1912
Page
4
A Cairns column lists arrivals and departures, travel notes, and local business prompts. Mentions weddings and social ties of G Kerr and K J Huddy, Cairns medical ads, sugar producers conference, and various Cairns merchants offering goods and services.
An illustrated notice announces a New Perfection oil stove demonstration by a lady demonstrator starting in July. The piece touts a neat stove design with a back end and sight glass and mentions attendees including Mrs. Leo and others. Also advertised is Laxative and Tonic Pills priced at 10d and 1s 6d, obtainable widely.
Readers are urged to note Melbourne House Abjett Street as the premier shop for Carnival headwear. A proposed reform would remove subsidies to fire brigades by insurance companies and replace them with a new levy on net premiums. Also discussed is reform of the Water Authority and related sections of the Local Act.
Delegates from New South Wales South Australia Victoria and Queensland attended the opening of the Federal Council in Trades Hall. D G Carter was rejected as President amid strong dissatisfaction with prevailing tanning industry conditions and potential arbitration actions. Other topics included duties on imports and industry-related questions affecting tanneries and unions.
Fragmentary report describes an explosion near a farm at Nermin and Marborough with mentioned charges and a person named Gemedl estat dynemmite. Details and outcomes are unreadable due to damaged text.
Montre al and London report freight landers and longshoremen threatening to strike in sympathy with transport workers seeking higher wages. In Paris a heat wave hits 86 degrees in the shade while British naval maneuvers involve 320 ships and 23 admirals. A Midland thunderstorm causes fatalities and injuries as storms lash the Midlands. Vancouver reports a tornado strike on Grand Rapids with 40 injured and a baseball park damaged.
Fragmented telegraph style notice reports Bridget Tat of Port Doug las died at Port Douglas hospital at 24 this afternoon. Local details are garbled with mis-spellings and unclear locations.
A laborer named George Eadie and three colleagues were on a building site in Annntiwet when a large jib crane failed during erection work. The incident involved a fatality and injuries among the workers, prompting an investigation into the crane setup and safety procedures.
The fragment notes a Colinas Bowne Club event over the weekend with interest shown in the games and a Saturday results sequence. Names and details are garbled but reference a championship pairs event and players such as Draper and Philips.
Incomplete text shows names Mulick Toobsy and A J Bennett with a 24 tally and a 12 score reference. Unable to confirm event, teams, or outcome from the fragment.
Hoare Petts and Hartigan win key matches while O Leary and Hartigan face defeats. Philips and Leary exchange wins as Overland and Lennon secure decisive scores. Several players like Gorton Donaldson Hoare and We Manuwi post notable victories in a packed lineup.
A long OCR fragment lists many named individuals connected to a shipping voyage dated July. It mentions Captain J. and Irvig, Melbourne, Innamincka, and Melbourne agents, with numerous passenger names and firms such as Howard Smith Company Limited acting as agents.
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