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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1914
Page
2
Unclear historical page fragment discusses Labour and Conservative dynamics amid political upheaval. Mentions ministers and parties, with scattered references to workers, elections and public reaction. Preserves names and places only as readable fragments.
Anecdotal tribute recalls a wife and mother dated 1918 with prayers for future reunion. The text blends reminiscence, religious sentiment, and references to family and hospital or church figures within a damaged item.
At a Caine Harbor Board meeting the previous month's minutes are repealed to cancel the Chillagoe Wharf purchase. Police recovered Peter Teans body after a boating accident near Barron Point. Teans leaves a widow and young family. A Sunday program at the Calrys theater offered notable films and a star turnout, with Cheridine Towers featured at the Wharf.
Fragmented OCR note lists tramway tenders for forming eight miles of Botimda tramways, auction notices, and a flood of mixed advertisements. It references goods for sale, wages, and a long marketing pitch for Milhmaid Cotter Mile products, plus a gym display at Hibersian tiari with various acts and exhibits.
Fragmentary text references individuals and an online ambulance sports carnival in Norman with dates and names, but specifics are unreadable. Likely notes on a local event or notice with scattered figures and affiliations.
Fragmented notice describes an incursion to Port Douglas by the TSS Maurityan scheduled for Sunday the 14th with movement to the Port Douglas wharf and a 3:18 pm event. It lists shipping terms, prices, and various merchandise consignments with references to vessels, ports, and suppliers in a period voice.
Fragmentary excerpt shows copper and tin trade entries with coded abbreviations and numbers. The text mentions prices or quantities and a London shorthand, but specific goods, parties, or dates are incomplete. The record reads as a market diary noting copper and tin movements and a London reference.
A Cairns Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting convenes this afternoon at 4 o clock while the Copper Council assembles this evening at 7 30. The notes mention no further details beyond scheduling.
The Palace Theatre notes a wide program including "The Big Trature of the Far Milio 4 Canad" and "The Adromm" with a 3008 tot, plus a Western origin plot "When Mon Fong" promising variety. Reports mention royal events and theatrical notices, with local dispatches and notes on theater life and travel.
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