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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1920
Page
2
An advertisement-style piece extols Bushells Chocolatey Cocoa as tasty and satisfying for children. It highlights quick preparation by adding boiling water directly to the mix, notes its nourishing feel, and claims it reduces fuss and hunger with milky sweetness.
A fragmented notice discusses the Welcome Home Club and its influence on local affairs, noting public sentiment and concerns over funding, claims of influence, and the effect on rest home mines, with references to Mayers, the council, and residents affected by Shire decisions. The text also mentions a postponement of actions, forged letters, and ongoing community tensions surrounding veterans’ memorial efforts.
A letter to the editor from a resident criticizes the Shire Council over delays and muddled actions. The writer cites a widow seeking a vacant riverside plot near Peeramen on the Johnstone bank for a vegetable garden and requests timely consideration of her request.
A letter to the Post and Herald questions the Cairns Harbor Board’s plan to build an extensive wharf at an estimated cost of £2500. The writer cites concerns over drainage, channel depth, and the board’s use of public funds, asking if officials would spend their own money on such a scheme.
A letter excerpts One Inly speech in Mareeba Town May 1 opposing prohibition. It notes questions raised about Freemasons and liquor trade. The writer questions answers given and weighs moral contrasts between men and women in social roles.
A reader letter questions legal prohibitions on wine for sacral use in America, arguing that permitting church wine is essential for worship. The writer cites religious history and asks why suppression persists while sacral wine appears permitted in many denominations. Arthur Clarke, Denham Street, Townsville.
Obscure notes describe a table of seed prices and a mysterious ingredient list. Names and places are garbled but hint at a market or trade item. Further readable details are limited and no clear event or primary actor is identified.
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