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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1921
Page
4
Railway notices describe alterations to the Saturday schedule by the Inland District Pleasure Union. The garbled text references express trains and specific arrivals, with names such as J Crowther and Le Sauteny. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate service changes and local station notes.
Sydney reports a March 15 update on London metal and copper quotes. The brief notes ranges and spot prices appear tangled, listing various forward and spot figures, including copper at 12 cents, with multiple unreadable or corrupted entries.
A rambling 1921 page from The Post outlines waterfront activity near Townsville with ships Macumba Cooma Kuraida and Chillagos, port gate warnings, and council debate on public works and apologies. It notes a tense issue involving a Japanese resident and a planned response from the Press Femini Society, with officials directing inquiry and potential statements.
Disjointed fragments recount postponed church portal events in Gordanvale, escort duties to Townsville, and Cooktown prisoner transport. Notes mention hospital commutes, aliens district hospital, tenders for supplies, and local society actions regarding cruelty to animals. Mayor and Aldermen discuss humane enforcement and stray horses.
The Cairns Town Council convened amid flooding as water levels rose inches deep in streets and homes. Officials discussed dredging outlets and a proposed pump pipeline to redirect floodwater to the harbour, with options to restore natural drainage and prevent further inundation.
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