Missed Text Fragment From 1920s Page
Fragmentary OCR text presents unreadable lines about local items and names. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from the readable portions.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 19, 1909
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text presents unreadable lines about local items and names. No coherent event or outcome can be determined from the readable portions.
Copper Mines Develop NP announces rights for shareholders to apply for and obtain the same number of shares in The New Copper Company No Liability. Applications may be lodged at the Cairne or Branch office with old scrip and peace per share by 3 August 1900. If not applied for, interest in the old company ceases. Draper liquidator warns creditors and receivers.
The birth notice reports the arrival of Valentine, born in July in Indiana, to the wife of C. F. Valentine.
Post correspondent reports on a proposed Mareeba assay office after protests by miners. Delegates urged self funding, noting ore hawkers lack checks and miners would pay for assays. Premier Kidston promised to look into it, though earlier inquiries by Warden Parkinson were dropped. Mareeba’s strategic location cited for diverse metals.
The article documents ore quantities and shaft progress at multiple levels, noting about 70 tons of ore, 61 feet of formation advance, and ongoing cutting work. It reports shipments of copper carbonate and lead sulfide concentrates totaling 41 0250 tons, with sections advancing and underground steam operations cooling for examinations.
A cluttered listing shows multiple horse names with odds and payments labeled as paid or due. Notable entries include Brilliant Central Brilliant Wrecks and Golden Alexandre with various fractions and totals. The garbled text hints at a wagering slate from a local track, but many entries are unreadable.
A scrambled shipping brief notes several vessels including New Brilliant Frechokis of 425 tons valued at £1872, Milla' United at 1258 tons valued at £52391, and Golden Alexander at 3015 pounds value. The Briil liant teined vessel is listed at 4900 tons with incomplete value details.
A mining tragedy near Carrington 1 and 9 Fast mine claims the life of James Gates aged 50. He was working in the stopes at the top of the dommtary pass when the accident occurred.
The article reports Senator Givens asserting farmers labor hard to live off their land. critics doubt details and question the scope of alleged suffering. It discusses political implications, economic pressure, and the impact of federal and state legislation on rural families.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions unclear names and terms with no coherent event. It lacks identifiable people, organizations, dates, or locations to form a complete news item.
Owing to a Saturday morning gas supply accident the main engine connection failed delaying Saturday's Post edition. Printing issues occurred but the management thanks readers for patience and notes postal cooperation and staff effort. A later item mentions plans for a Rifle Shooting event at the Drill Shed with local clubs and members urged to attend.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions Mir and Wi, references dates and advertisements, with names and places largely garbled. No coherent event or outcome is established. reads like damaged local notices or ad snippets without verifiable details.
The Post reports on an annual meeting showing parents and guardians’ interest in the bank’s affairs. It highlights the balance sheet, the child’s guardianship, and the directors’ appreciation as part of a thrift and self-help program.
Special announcement states Holamd's in Lee County will hold a large winter sale Friday next. The store promises genuine value with marked down stock and upcoming spring and summer lines arriving soon. Shoppers are advised to reserve purchases ahead of the event.
Immigrant women in Waipara discuss suffragist tales with a visiting dignitary. The Prime Minister faces playful yet pointed scrutiny from self styled masculine ladies who dramatize reform rhetoric by staging theatrical acts and locking themselves to parliamentary rails.
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