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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
1
Fearnley and Co announces outward shipment routing for cargo and passenger services on Steamship Passengera between CALLA and ALL wanes. Scheduling details outline movement toward Wul b. and associated freight arrangements.
Fragmentary shipping notes describe vessels leaving Cairns on Saturday and reaching ports such as Townsville Mackay and Townsville. Messy dates and routes list several arrivals and departures with unclear times and destinations, mentioning Palmer Street and several tropical ports with weekly patterns.
Fragmented OCR shows vague travel notes with dates and places across Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Townsville and more. Entries reference Tuesdays Fridays and Sundays with times and routes, but many names and details are garbled, limiting precise itinerary reconstruction.
Shipping notices list Feagsley aXp CoO sailing from Te yuan to Hovesung 41 and Fremagniie A. Lime bound Ceirus ow as from Cmetol pote Care 46 tens. Changuye CL time Hongsumg parts Tth Aug Guthrie A Hime sails to Hongkomg v2 ports with Aug 7 date for Cam and bie ourg vie ports. other details unclear.
Royal Packet Steam Navigation Co advertises sailings from Singapore via Port Notices. The notice lists ship names and routes including Amsterdam and Rotterdam connections with reduced fares and special terms for passengers and freight on the new steamship services.
A historical notice highlights Queensland gems including a large Blue Tora and carats heavier than the King of Portugal’s. It notes collections, exhibitions, and a range of minerals such as emeralds, sapphires, tourmaline, topaz, garnets, and peridots.
In the Ventral Summons Court Philip Perdetin faced charges for unlawfully keeping premises known as the Val- Jew Spurte on May 10. Counsel sparred over a defense witness as the referee fined the defendant £540 with payment due in seven days or three months imprisonment.
A young wife, May Wakefield, 22, killed her three children Violet May 4, Ernest Adolphus 3, Irene May 7 months, then took her own life at Crabtres, eight miles from Huonville. Husband Ernest Wakefield returned to find the scene and the bodies. He had been away shooting and the wife had complained of loneliness.
Parliament discusses anomalies in industrial acts and education policy. Reform measures aim to strengthen national industry provisions and protect educational interests through continued referm proposals by the representation of the bill.
The text directs visitors to contact the life insurance office of the association in Australia to apply for life policies. It mentions the organization and a person named J. Deager in connection with the policy process, though many words are garbled.
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