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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1935
Page
8
Fragmentary notes describe prize drawings related to the Golden Casket and Centenary Art Unions. Mentions include draws around 1813, 1853, and 1944 with various prizes and outlays. References to Mt Ar Cmunsy place and extubition deg en appear garbled but imply historical lotteries and exhibitions with multiple prize distributions.
A Cairns rugby league session discusses tours extending representative teams as a cause of reduced home gate revenue. Speakers urged limiting tours to boost local interest, with plans for a cup competition and stronger club programs. The annual meeting thanked Past Brothers for titles and noted costs from Mackay travel, referees, and ambulance services, while praising the league officers and local press support.
March 6 in Gordonvale, the Ailey family homestead owned by Kyvergone was destroyed by fire while the occupants were away at Bedme's Theatre. Neighbors and a maid were inside private hospital. fire started around WW by Tom Alley. All contents burned. cause unknown. Insurance details pending.
A fragmented poem segment presents archaic diction and unusual line breaks. The speaker requests a render of a misty scene and addresses a figure named Weston, amid references to mountains trees and seas, with no clear narrative or traditional news content.
A descriptive account of cephalopods, chiefly octopuses and squids, their anatomy, habitats, and dangers to humans. It covers their worldwide distribution, distinctive bodies, hunting methods, and encounters with Pacific islanders, including local defense tactics and the risks of attack while fishing and diving.
A rugged recounting of diving for a giant octopus describes a tense capture by an unnamed brown hunter and the author. The creature is wrestled from a reef, the head clamped, and the mollusk hauled into a palmleaf boat. Islanders prepare octopus in traditional ways during the annual season.
Frank Schmid and Son, licensed plumber and motor mechanic at 108 Sheridan Street, offer expert repairs including roofs and water service with galvanised tanks specialities. Shortest notice and prompt service by phone 2787.
A dispatch from the British Legation cites a report by Consul Cha sha that Harman and Booshard escaped Communists on February 10 but were recaptured three days later. Becker’s messenger saw both alive on February 16. The fate of Mr and Mrs Frenchman remains in doubt as latest reports place them with the Communists.
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