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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1911
Page
1
The fragment lists travel and filming terms with places such as Pasay, Sydney, Garay, Jonesville, and Wenesaay. It mentions arrivals and departures around March, with mentions of cities, ships or trains, and varying schedules across multiple days.
An ad praises the Underwood Visible Typewriter against rivals Mawes Dalgers Co Brmbane NZ M.A. Co rawick Co ATS.N. Co and others. It touts features like Rack Space Key and Cultured Relation, claiming superiority for typing and stencil purring. Vaderwnop Typewriting Agency on Cage Street handles distribution.
A court probes a Port Douglas disturbance involving Brown a grocer and Webb with Hoski as witnesses. The case centers on a bottle of beer carried from the Exchange Motel yard to a south outhouse during a tense confrontation. The proceedings hinge on whether Webb’s possession and transfer of the bottle violated the law and what penalties apply.
Fragmentary OCR recounts two youths taunting a town with a boast about a supposed wave of mischief and a wartime rumor. The piece hints at social tension and echoes a chilling call to action, leaving the exact event and individuals unclear.
A report details a complex fraud at Cneen's Hall where work by Kedwned and Fr Asks was connected to forged claims and embezzlement. Police traced schemes involving stolen goods, forged instruments, and inflated repair costs, with hundreds of pounds lost. The case implicates an accused ring linked to a life council fraud and misappropriated funds.
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