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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 25, 1914
Page
1
A garbled OCR page shows a mix of names and initials including Betts, Jack, Parry, Hoffensetz, Comerove, Brown, Watson, Parker, Elliot, Kelly, Eis, Wiese, Keary, Gard, Johns, Carr, and Mrs. Woorshir. The text resembles a classed notice or ad roster with unclear context and scattered items.
Shipping notices show Mangrave arriving here every Tuesday from Townsville and leaving for Port Douglas and Cook Town, returning Wednesday night. It sails for Townsville direct and departs Melbourne on Saturday, Sydney on Tuesday, and Brisbane on Saturday. Eastern in dag from China on July St Vibans sails at Hong Kong on August a. Mornadas arrives from Page on August Matures sails for Pascua ports of August 5. Adelaide Company Limited steamers to Cairns etc.
Howard Smith Company and Australian Steamships announce ships arriving in Lameberg and Changsha from Hong Kong and Germen ports. Seydlitz to sail from Sydney on 5th August to London via ports.
A censored fragment depicts forces with Castle behind them pressing on Ireland as a bold emblem of ancient wrong and heroic resistance. It describes a man’s presence as shattering and menacing with a forged mask of power, hinting at a storied struggle and varied roles in history.
A Cairns letter to the editor criticizes street chaos and footpath obstructions. The writer urges Alderman Ward and local officials to reduce irregular cart use, improve roadways, and remove nuisance pedestrians to restore order and safety in the suburbs.
A Queensland State School announces a mixed competition open to any boy or girl enrolled, with a prize for boys and a separate prize for girls. Entries accepted until November 16, requiring an unaided school declaration. prizes include books valued at one guinea each.
A fragment describes a plan to compile a substantially representative northern war views section. It notes special prizes and emphasis on including views from Lucinda northwards and major towns, with aims to feature antlered imagery and thorough representation in advertisements.
Sabel Thomas operates a rice mill with sawn and dressed products offered at low Dowest rates.
A garbled report describes pest control expenditures in a distant region and a permit process for destruction. It references a tax figure of 51 152 and mentions a committee, Getty, and agricultural items with unclear status.
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