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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1922
Page
4
The page records factual items including moon phase data and metals market notes. It references Sydney dated entries and mentions American copper and Tesla related data. Names and dates are present but fragmented. the readable content centers on market and astronomical notices rather than a cohesive report.
The readable fragments describe a troubled market with limited offerings and declining prices. Mentions of parcel sales, a lead term, and scattered figures hint at a constrained supply and cautious buyers. Names and precise details are too garbled to extract reliably.
Inbound cargo notices describe vessels from London bound for Australia and New Zealand ports. The Lattiéron departs on 2ipdinet with coal for Melbourne. The Walpers sails from London to Southern Australia and Angus bor er ind lists Cairns and Brisbane legs with timbers via Townsville. Canberra sails from Melbourne to Sydney with approximate dates late July to August.
In memory of Agnes Weir the family notes her passing with prayer and remembrance. Her brothers join in honoring her life and asking continued blessings for the family.
The Cairne Town Council considers Major Longley’s sanitary plan for the port area with a projected cost near 480000. He outlines a simple, concise approach, aiming to improve waste management and street cleanliness while detailing funding and implementation steps.
Partial OCR text outlines outward English mails via Frisco and Anguat routes with London arrivals, and inward American mails per Tabi Sarg and Kuranda lines. Mentions closing times, dates in July and August, and several place names such as London Brisbane and Brisbane, with mentions of ships Aquitania and running schedules, but details are unclear.
Fragmentary OCR shows names Hardgrave and Corriet amid a damaged ledger item with unclear actions or context. Readable bits indicate a possible administrative note or notice but details are not fully legible.
Report on Mayor J G Hoare highlighting his devoted effort during the bubonic plague campaign and urging a permanent sanitary system for Cairns. It notes funding needs for water supply expansion and a proper sewerage scheme, with estimates aligning to Major Longley’s age scheme and stressing value for current and future generations.
A miscellaneous sale listing offers 7 inch embroidery flange items at clearance prices per yard in pink aly jade and vt diaually shades, large black Lisserie mats with rosettes, children's straw hats priced lower than usual, crepe and pennants with sale prices, strong Madopolam cannisales trimmed with lace, and black and white colored bows at Sheewy Ad mm Street in Cairen.
Auction sale to-day featuring Wondbard and Calder’s elusively odd items and job lot of goods plus a popular dance at Oddfellows Hall with Bee Buback providing jazz. Local court notes record bail forfeitures and drunkenness charges. Port shipping totals for June 1922 show large tonnages from multiple sources and Cairns district meetings discuss community plans and a Branch Committee formation led by Maye Cameron and local officials.
A correspondent laments the spread of a chain letter urging nine contacts for luck. The writer calculates astronomical mail-out figures and cost implications, noting potential hoarding of postage and wasted effort while warning against the superstition rather than addressing prohibition.
Fragmentary OCR describes a voyage with references to a Persian Gulf route, speeds around 120 miles an hour, and a timeline from night to dawn. Details are garbled, but imply a long voyage with engines, heat, and peril as daylight approached.
A parliamentary inquiry into government honors was urged after growing concerns over the scale of honors in recent years. George and Asquith discussed the need to restore public confidence, noting the wartime surge and few names named, while factions debated the timing and political implications of any inquiry.
A chaotic report from Dublin describes Free State troops sweeping the south west, claiming to have captured thousands of rebels. It notes ongoing evacuations, with mentions of Clonmel and Waterford areas as forces press the advance. The piece references political figures and a court case involving Irish leaders, with details of testimonies and a controversial defense strategy.
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