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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1922
Page
4
The Mayers stocktaking sale lists numerous items with marked down prices including 50 inch white Seen Oumerk fabric, women's outerwear, boys' crash suits, nightdress sets, Madapolam nightdresses, and fine sprays. Sale prices range from around 10/6 to 21/-, highlighting bargains to view the quality in store.
The Cairns District Hospital adjourns for a secretarial meeting on Thursday and Margaret Syrret-Tolga notes a naturalisation bid by George Perva Slovakian nationality born in Dalmatia residing in Queensland. The text mentions regional civic actions, potential land matters, and a local procurement ad.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference EMALLWOOD BROS and Dederseters, details on port calls including Melbourne and Cooktown, and a FEMA return. Mentions set departures, arrivals, and radio contacts with various ports and lines, but most specifics are jumbled. Names, times, and places are partially legible but not coherent.
At Brisbane market day laborers and laity reported supplies and prices in a terse field note. The record mentions potato lots and quick action on petitions, with officials and merchants listed in brief notes from the scene.
Fragmentary OCR lists various names and ships with arrival and departure notes. It references crews, vessels, ports such as Sydney and Papua, and dates like late June, but the text is garbled with numerous misread terms, making concrete facts limited.
The yarding was fair with prime bullocks and cows scarce. Prices adjusted for the described quality. Best ball beef sold up to 14 shillings per hundredweight while calves drew steady enquiry. Overall demand remained good for private calves despite tighter prime supply.
A terse market note discusses steel and metal trades, noting prices, supply, and demand signals. Industry players address tactical shifts amid policy changes, with firms planning capacity adjustments and seeking new buyers in regional markets.
Telegrams report activity from Brisbane on June 13 relating to the energy department. The scant readable text references metal, notes, and stock or supply items with unclear specifics due to damage.
A colonial pamphlet critiques subsidies in Australia and measures tied to debt, defence, and public works. It argues that subsidies mask economic weakness, with references to imperial policy, rural distress, and the burden on citizens as anti- democracy sentiment grows. The piece questions governance and the cost of sustaining colonies amid rising poverty and political tension.
Trade with the East is urged as a duty of local commerce. The article stresses expanding freight and fruit shipments as the proper method for growing trade in the community and aligning with regional economic goals.
Six deliberate attempts were made to burn the cane field of Mr. F. Curlewis near Hambledon while the owner was away. Neighbors extinguished five fires, and a sixth was stopped by quick action, amid rising tensions from cane gang retaliation and fears for local farms. Police efforts focus on identifying culprits as the community weighs security and economic recovery postwar.
Odd OCR fragment mentions Keown and Gueensland Auto with garbled terms about mileage, distance, and seating options. It reads like a misread automotive trade note or ad with references to Sheen's Abbott and Pigieanen, lacking coherent facts or dates.
An observed outdated ad touts Never Stick as a cure or coating for leather and animal hide. It claims the product waterproofs and adheres without cracking, with sales noted across warehouses in colonial Australia and Britain, though many phrasing reads as promotional chatter.
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