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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 10, 1920
Page
4
A garbled notice names local merchants and workers including a male clerk and others. The fragment hints at a schedule or event for an upcoming weekend but the text is incomplete and unclear.
The notice lists advertising lines for stock feeds including SUNLIGHT ONLCARE and MEGGITTS SPECIALISED STOCK FOODS for cattle and horses. Prices are on application and a sale is advised for certain items.
A fragmented score of names and events hints at a local raffle and social gathering. Readable phrases reference Maree, Mrs Alphen, Mes Dowie, and a seaside venue with dancing and refreshments. The imperfect text suggests a community event with casual races and prize chances.
Fragmented OCR note records vessel movements with arrivals and departures. Mentions Wadneviny comnecring and large streamers for the sant h. Canberra Saturday 12h. References RaeSeses 0 the veteran to Tu. Antern arrives Friday morning from the Bas St Albans Waves next Monday.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a voyage or event involving a ship named Mhiling and a team waning in March 1017. The snippet mentions a fattening process with a reference to Gerese rane Grose and a fort long.
In Brisbane on June 9 buyers reported strong interest with cattle and veals moving briskly. Notable quotes include Winchcombe Carson & Co handling consignments, with steers averaging around 114 shillings per hundredweight and prime beef quoted at 44 shillings per hundredweight.
The report notes London quotations for metals with mixed figures and late market mood. Spot and standard prices appear for assorted ingots and electrotechnical materials, with unclear timelines and inconsistent figures.
An Australian report details a Melbourne mining project where engineers acquired machinery from the Buck Exchange to advance development at a site near Melbourne. Drilling reached bedrock depths from 30 to beyond, with significant ore values reported as the crew assessed work prospects and future extraction potential.
Fragmentary report mentions Brisbane and Queensland events, wage discussions, and a Commonwealth Life reference with unclear context. The text shows scattered names, dates around 1919, and scattered mentions of south and Tas references with no clear outcome.
The piece discusses electoral redistributions showing Labor strength in the House and Nationalists' seats. It cites vote totals, seat counts by party, and notes about constituencies and representation dynamics in the 1919 political landscape.
The readable fragments describe a local event at Soynghe involving a person named Pram and a group of youths. Key details about the incident are limited in the fragment, with no clear outcome or official statements available.
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