29 Jun 1912
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 29, 1912
Page
1
On May 24, Tandera Cycles secured firsts and seconds in the finals, claiming four top prizes. The competition highlighted Taylor Cycle as the leader, with clear margins over rivals in the final events.
Adelaide reports ongoing discontent among telegraph operators over a new pay classification. Labor groups cite administrative barriers and nerve tests as unfair while seeking formal agreements with the federal government to resolve grievances and avoid arbitration.
In Melbourne officers of the Post and Telegraph Association of Victoria express opposition to extreme measures. President Mr Ward states Victorian telegraphists will support the Sydney men’s platform for a temperate and legitimate protest to secure grievances.
A survey of the Appleton belonging to the Victorian Harbor Trust, which ran ashore on the coast, shows no damage to the vessel. In Brisbane, A P Thane was appointed Assistant Entomologist under the Sugar Experiment Station Act and will be stationed at Woolley Mill.
Fragmentary OCR notes name Joseph Campbell director of a laboratory and a consulting firm. Mentions Gomypieg Park Care, Miteralogy Soils, and university involvement. Details are garbled but indicate a public advisory or consultancy arrangement with appointments possible through the firm.
The article reports a woman found at her husband’s grave seriously wounded with two bullets in the scalp and a third in the temple. In Melbourne a house fire at James Hocks in Kensington caused major damage after thieves forced a back door and kerosene was found in a bed. John Nolan dies in Crooked district aged 1K years as bearers wade Crooked River to Talbotville for burial. Residents recount long ambulance logistics and a physician’s journey through rough rural roads.
Fragmentary OCR shows an advertisement style page citing lethal claims about a product called Dead Shot Worm and a National Association of Agriculture promotion. It references a town visit, safety warnings, and life insurance policy slogans, with scattered names and phrases.
An advertisement touts Lazs Tonic Pills as fast acting and effective with no gripe. It claims rapid results and broad availability at a listed location 103d and 6d, noting Emily as a contact and noting the product obtainable everywhere.
A fragmentary notice describes an air or freight arrangement between Ceine and Alabama, part of a broader world transport network. Details are unreadable, but the item indicates scheduling or routing between regions.
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