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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 27, 1922
Page
4
During the sale, Bond's Silk-sakis Hosiery and Man's All Wool Half-hose are featured with free gifts. The event highlights remarkable features and a chance to receive a pair of Band's Ladies Silk Stocking or a men’s item free of cost.
Readable fragments show outbound mail routes and port calls with ship names, arrival dates, and times. References include The Kanowna and The Aldings with port departures from Sydney in June and coastal night passages. Also noted are intermediate connections, passenger details, and timetable notes for days Tue Wed Thu and Sunday sailings.
The market shows scarcity of wheat and potatoes with prices passing at 3/3 and 4/3 to 2/8, while Bran sells 9/- to 1/-, pollard refused. A line of sweet potatoes realigned at 4/6 and maize remains in short supply with little business. In memoriam notices and thanks follow, including bereavement messages for Cleary and McGovern families dated June 27, 1920.
fragmentary OCR text from The Post dated Tuesday June 1972 contains garbled lines. readable elements mention a date and a location but lack coherent events or names to form a clear news item.
The article reports on the Workers' Education League aims to enlighten workers about economic progress, while noting mixed reactions. It highlights recent industrial unrest, including a North Coast Line construction strike and Sydney labor actions. Wives and children suffer collateral hardship as protests affect communities and productivity.
The article records several vessel departures and expected arrivals. The Taiyuan sails to Sydney then on to Hong Kong and Mong Kong, with arrival dates in early August. The Kallatina is due Brisbane on Wednesday, June or Burketown, with various legations and stopovers noted. The text also mentions Poet Houging and Exedwell Tudinds and Fownnvill among port calls.
Amid rising tensions over worker wages and charity, Adelaide voices cry for work not aid as tensions flare over strikes and education. Local tides note high and low marks while Cairns council schedules a June 30 meeting and a vehicle fees issue draws attention alongside auction notices and savings parish events.
In this issue a Royal Abbey event and an Agent Club gathering are noted. An advertisement hints at a second ann ibitions with ball games and Nuterous fancy dress plans. The dates and best music are secured for the occasion.
The notice advertises a major price cut on mercery hats tailoring wear and ready to wear items at Kelly's. It highlights aggressive markdowns on fabrics woollen shawls cotton goods and hosiery with varied stock levels and upcoming exceptional bargain lines in wholesale and retail wares. Prices are listed in old currency with many items offered at substantial discounts to clear inventory.
The Monday night Belle of New York show at the City Theatre drew a packed audience. The production featured Harvey Bronson and Miss Owens delivering strong performances with notable singing and acting, though some cast limitations affected upper register work. The ensemble, chorus, and orchestra earned praise for cohesion, and the review notes the company’s promise for future productions.
A fragmentary notice from a wartime era paper notes a Cenex car event aiding the home front. It mentions a public appeal for waste materials, collection efforts, and local volunteers guiding the drive during wartime. Details are limited due to damaged text but indicate community involvement.
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