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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jul 28, 1917

Page

4

Royal Commission Pending Sparks Unrest in Brisbane

July 27 report from Brisbane notes abrupt cancellation of the Reserve Economy Board fuels excitement in railway circles. Officials and unions discuss political influence, with mentions of Messrs M. Kirean, D. Weir, and F. A. Cooper amid talks of shifting investigation control to police. Premier and ministers exchange sharp remarks as substitutions and non-union issues surface.

Brisbane Reseay Economy Board Cnt Moft Messra M. Kirean D. Weir F. A. Cooper Passiameet Thas Amnly Gos Pemier Tong J. Moroney Ism

Broken Hill Labor Member Faces Pending Sentences

Broken Hill July 27 Perc y Brookfield state member for Broken Hill was fined six months with recognisance of 100 pounds and surety 160 to comply with the Estycations Act amid a car war protest. A crowd gathered near the House as motions and the Red song were sung repeatedly while Brookfield was convicted and cheered as he left the court.

Broken Hill Percy Brookfield Broskheld

Medical brief from Queensland records missing details

A fragmented medical notice from Queensland provides few readable facts about a health matter with unclear entities. No explicit actions or outcomes are discernible from the legible text.

River flood isolates farms along Murray near Sydney

In Australia the Murray River remains high and near the banks nine miles wide. Many farms and houses have been isolated but no loss of life is reported yet.

Sydney Murray River Murray

Fragmentary Lenin era letter found in arnepager archive

A partial search of the Leninin arnepager collection recovered a letter from i Garten at Besgrie, addressing Mant and expressing the...

Oles Lenininarnepager I Garten Besgrie Idieg

Babinda Presbyterian Church Mission Service Schedule

Miss McCorkindale organizes the WCTU event with a concert at 7 to 7:30 at the Gees Hall Alcombs. A mission service follows on Sunday at 9 am with Moon as the featured speaker.

Test te Poles present dramatic

A fragmentary item notes a dramatic moment involving individuals identified as Test te Poles, Wil, and W. Grii with unclear context and no concrete events or dates. Further readable details are not available in the text.

Cc Wil. W. Grii

Hospital Carnival Raises Funds With Community Support

A local hospital carnival boosted donations and community involvement. Notable helpers included Middleton, Miss Ryan, Mrs Hilton, and J. Cuthbert among many volunteers. events featured cricket, football, afternoon tea, and refreshment stalls with prizes announced for winners.

Bse Eel Middleton Middletow Mr. Ryan Ile Oycee Raik King Bickmore Henriques Alton Cartes Draper Hilton Mesdames Law and Baillie

A Goat Without an Eye In a Forest Encounter

A fragmentary account describes American travelers lost in a forest meeting a courtier who offers to buy a goat. After refusal, misfortune follows and a grass temple is noted as a shelter for the negroes involved.

Unclear Text Entry From Local Page

Fragmentary OCR text references individuals and a trip to Cairns with vague details. No clear event, date, or verifiable names to form a coherent news item.

Fragmentary OCR note with sparse names and terms

Fragmentary historical OCR fragment lists names and terms including Standish Bulcock Draper Lowrie Seles in unclear context. The legible items hint at people and roles but no complete event or action is evident. Further readable text needed for a meaningful summary.

Messrs Bulcock Heele, Skeen

Unclear OCR fragment hints at upcoming matches and dates

Fragmentary notes mention events and contestants like Novice Leetch versus Lyom and F Ben versus Sageere with references to August and Sunday. The text is garbled, offering no clear outcomes or locations, but suggests anticipation of a champion and potential postponements.

Leetch Lyom F. Beneett Sageere Moanete Lennen

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