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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1912
Page
4
Local notes list visits by Mrs Exley Chillagoe and Mrs Gel l Gharters Towers residents, Cairns meetings, and repeat travelers to Townsville and Herberton. The Lyric Theatre featured popular films drawing large crowds, with comedy and scenic pictures highlighted.
Fragmentary text shows traders soliciting trial orders and advertising tonics for lungs and health. Mention of Armstrong Ledlie Stills, Gunther Maresba, and Mrs Graham hints at names and households in a bustling town. A Cairns visit appears with promotions and local notices amid routine commerce chatter.
The text is garbled and unreadable. Key names dates and places cannot be determined from the fragment.
Audiences praised the Ganette program at Cairns Theatre with a nightly run of diverse, entertaining films. The dramatic sequence offered bright, interesting entertainment as viewers recorded their appreciation for the cinema’s quality selections.
Fragmentary report notes Detsra of Gessra battling sx with Sesphes guiding the Rev. C. W. Tomkins and Mr. Tomkins. The text mentions six Neves and reference to Tomkins.
Reports describe discussions between Premier and Mr Sedge on a proposed land grant scheme to aid workers and create mill shareholders while denying any threat to the sugar industry. Government officials stress no jeopardy to the industry, with plans for new plant and expansion moving forward. Nearby maritime activity includes the Adelaide Meamer Yarley and Arilla coastal movements with salvage operations and vessel movements noted.
Matches concluded Saturday with Cairns Ahab health proposed by visitors. Cairns No 1, No 2 results listed, Wilton Toohey beat F F Sstt Brown, and others. Passenger and crew arrivals and names noted, including Mesdames, Messrs, and families from Adelaide Company and southern ports.
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