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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 07, 1921
Page
4
A Cairns show week report notes rising discontent within the Labor ranks. Moderates fear split and extreme actions as calls for reform intensify. Talks of a governing coalition or drastic moves threaten party unity before the annual show and meeting.
The Post notes a leadership vacuum after Me Barnes resigns. Sir Thomas Robinson emerges as the only name with impact, but split with the Country Party may block him. Lalor and Fletcher are also discussed as potential leaders, with Weinholt and Moreton floated though unlikely.
The Women’s Hos earlee of Matron Barclay on Hiberton Sheridan Street announces readiness to receive patina upon application. Phone 299.
Market bulletin from Brisbane lists moderate supplies at Rome with sales including Lucero diet products at 15, sweet potatoes at 0, and various items like wine and wheat quoted. Quality grades noted with prices in shillings and pence, reflecting imported goods and domestic staples amid uncertain demand.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Brisbane notice mentions a June date and numbers but is largely garbled. No clear events, names, places, or outcomes can be confirmed for a reliable card.
Mew Arrival, Mr. P. Spencer Nolan, of Syney, joined the staff of Mr. A. W. McMas. Advertisements note valuable corner allotment with two houses for sale by Mr. J. G. Hoare, plus two unimproved street sites. Several trains and destinations are listed, including Mouriipan Mesler and Tayoeville, with upcoming events and timings mentioned in a busy, fragmented notice.
Police report a would-be thief struck Michael Brown in bed at his Brisbane lodging. Brown woke as the assailant attempted to seize money and pry at his finger. a blow to the jaw split it and the intruder fled. Brown transported to Dr Clarke’s nursery for treatment. no loot recovered.
A Cairns Show notice reports permission granted to close the showgrounds area on the 9th and 17th inst for preparations. Mareeba Midgets' Band and Cairns Railway Concert Band are highlighted with rehearsals, town activities, and a Sunday motor launch incident. A committees meeting sets up show details and entrée arrangements for a Strand Hove event.
Fragmentary text from Berlin mentions KatPoles contres and French actions. Vague lines indicate wartime intelligence notes about Polish movements and French involvement, but details are unclear.
The Federal Commission in Brisbane examined cargo pilfering with Acting Secretary Henry Robinson preparing a report covering 1916 to 1920. Losses totaled about £1,312 with regional thefts at Towra and Cairns, three years of goods found secreted, and observers urging stricter penalties and tighter port oversight to curb interstate cargo theft.
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