08 Jun 1916
Page 1
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 08, 1916
Page
1
An excerpt recalls a bleak period in a town's history with mangroves mud and a troubled road. The writer laments hardship, mentions a few shops and a butcher, and contrasts White and Chinese communities during a desolate era. The fragmented text reflects a sense of ruin.
The narrative recalls early Cairns district development with Smithfield’s brief life, the Hodgkiness and Herberton routes, and a harsh frontier economy. It notes prospectors led by Bill Samah, the Beea hay crossing, and a shift to Port Douglas links, while references to Frank the Astron, local figures, and the Shire’s early governance mark the era of railed roads, land schemes, and speculative settlement around 1880s Cairns.
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