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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 27, 1917
Page
1
Auction sale notice for J. Draper Limited conducted in Town of Country. Details appear garbled but reference indicates an auction on a main avenue with Boz PD as a contact or agent.
Fragmentary ad copy lists rough lumber and timber products, medical supplies, and miscellaneous items offered by local makers. The text hints at quotations by mail or telephone and references a Telegraph office adding information.
Extract from the Bulletin showing financial details of Matighal Insurance Co of Z Limited. It notes authorized capital of 25 and accumulated funds, paid up capital, reserves, and current year premium income. It also lists managers and the company as an Australian office with British connections and mentions shareholders liability.
A fragmented tale mixing land sales in parishes like Catrns Mona and Trowity with river-front acreage. Notes mention cane farms near Mulgrave and Redlynch Station, leases, and prices per acre, alongside a lengthy cultural critique about German influence and England’s wartime morale.
A fragmentary letter or essay critiques English attitudes toward Germany and Prussia, warning against educational reform and socialist influence. It condemns universal schemes, praises national independence, laments reliance on German models, and accuses various groups of weakening English character. The piece references figures like Viscount Grey, discusses wartime policy and trade, and reflects anti German sentiment.
The passage discusses 19th century shifts in faith and governance, contrasting old undoubted beliefs with new intellectual challenges. It cites a crisis of authority, the rise of rational critique, and how writers blurred the lines between tradition, opinion, and political power in shaping modern conservatism.
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