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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1923
Page
4
Fragmented notice references tenders, payments, weather conditions, deposits, and deliveries across Australia. Mentions include March dates, names Wilkinson Lilley, and Sydney, with unclear project subjects and financial terms amid disjointed phrases.
The notice lists a general meeting to be held at the School of Ark on Friday with a set schedule including a church gathering at Presbyterian Church and Songer School times. It also includes a Certificate of Application for Mining Lease for cobalt with an announced hearing by the Warden and officials on a stated date.
The excerpt lists market terms and sector identifiers including copper references. It mentions items like 16 and 428/18, with scattered partial phrases about line metal market activity and American arcane notes.
The readable fragments hint at a Sunday event or notice with references to seating and timing. Names and places are unclear, but the legible bits suggest a general update or alert rather than a full coherent report.
Penwick and Co report March sale totals with 670 sheep penned and 870 lambs. Market activity strong with 1800 yards of stock sold. prices around 18d to 20d per pound for chosen categories. Cattle and pigs noted with steady demand and higher attendance. Butter production figures for February show a decrease versus January.
In memoriam notices salute Winters and Proberts with loving remembrances from spouses and children. The garbled text recalls devotion, memory, and ongoing sorrow for those lost, honoring their roles as husbands fathers and friends.
In the Mindini salvage tale, Signor Marconi’s wireless system proves crucial after the ship struck a reef. The operator remained alert for four hours, keeping calm aboard and communicating with Townsville, earning praise for dedication and skill in a perilous rescue at sea.
A Friday public auction advertises good class furniture and a selection of Krasmed pictures. The notice lists sample items and a range of dental toothpaste at 1/6 per tube from R. Craig Abbott Street. Also promotes sandals with various prices and a sale at premises tomorrow.
An auction ad notes furniture and effects of J. E. Dowser at the Superior House, with viewing and morning access. It mentions cane eradication tests in Gordonvale and price reductions on fabrics and drapery from J. Muay Draper, Abbot, inviting buyers to secure values.
The text hints at a sociable snake released to move toward freedom and an inevitable hero pursuing it. A confrontational moment suggests the reptile faced a puncture risk while the pale figures maintain composure during the event.
A crowded courtroom heard William Kelly charged with attempting to steal from William Kelly as Meldon prosecuted. Witnesses Constables Roberts Buckley and Wildien Kelly testified noting Kelly’s drunken state and the ensuing arrest. The judge set bail at 140 with one surety of 140. The defense claimed a mistrial amidst unclear testimony and a damaged record.
The report covers wartime air force planning and defense policy with figures on personnel and aircraft, the push for a balanced mix of quantity and quality, and imperial conference prospects. It notes proposed naval and air allocations, and calls for coordinated Dominion cooperation in defense schemes.
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