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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 02, 1920
Page
2
In Lincolnshire near Louth a flood disaster destroyed a terrace of twelve homes. Four Fromen fatalities were swept away with their engine hire. Families escaped by climbing to higher ground as water rose rapidly and many drowned. The chief lay was found in several feet of water.
Fragmentary dispatches describe heat, military activity, and tribal tensions in Mesopotamia. Reports mention a train derailment near Bagdad allegedly at Arab instigation and casualties, plus convoy attacks in the same region. The shah of Persia tour is noted as interrupted and Teheran and Basra are referenced with British officials named.
A blurred fragment mentions a reading event at a local theater with an audience audience and a reader. Details such as date, venue name, and organizer are unreadable in the scan.
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