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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
4
A jumble of names, titles, and addresses appears as a damaged page featuring solicitors, architects, doctors, and other professionals in Cairns and surrounding areas. The readable items include firm names, practice areas, and scattered telephone notes, with many fragments and partial contact details.
A Johnstone Shire Council meeting debated a proposed alcohol manufacturing plant from molasses. Discussion covered costs 156000 to 46000, potential benefits, and the need for government support, with officials wary of collaboration with cane grower groups.
The text reports Cameron Sergeant being confirmed as attorney general with unanimous support, following consideration by the Senate in the Washington area. The appointment of Warren remains referenced as an antecedent event, and the record notes a positive vote without dissent.
Suavey Atwren 1k reports a merger of noted whisky firms Dewar’s Ruchan Walkes and GCL. John Dewar and Son Limited confirms the merger. The director says the move will not affect price direction toward cheaper medicine. A stray line hints at Dr Sheldon’s pills but is unclear.
Nonsensical OCR fragment lists stage parodies and film names including Hoodman Hind and The Gown Shop. Mentions of performers Clark and Linden are mixed with plots about infidelity and dramatic tableaux. Also references Irene Rich and a Paramount screening at Palace Pictures tonight with a parish of local attractions and a medical ad for Remeron Biddon remedies.
New intelligence on the Nelson class battleships outlines expected long hulls and deep draught, triple turret heavy guns, and a main armament of nine 12 inch or similar weapons. Reports discuss range claims of up to 30,000 yards, turret design novelty, and the impact on Grand Fleet capabilities amid treaty limits and ongoing naval modernization.
Fragmentary OCR text notes a proprietor at Mery Valley Tee 2 with a mention of the weather. The readable portions are unclear and fail to provide a coherent event or outcome.
Fragmentary report notes a warning issued to Zaghlul Asha in Egypt over interior ministry affairs. Aimed at remedying a political position to avoid government ker threat, with a request for Zaghlul to take steps to address the issue.
A notice states Mr Brennan will be sworn in by Mr notice Me on March 18. He is due to be here on March 28.
The fragment mentions Melbourne and March, with references to an heir and a voyage aboard a ship. Details are unclear, but the text hints at a titled heir and a maritime context involving a trustee or apprentice board and a substantial fortune.
Sydney dispatch reports a severe pneumonial recovery for Nellie Stewart III as a Viens telegram from Lemberg reveals a plot to blow up the bridge used by Soviet Government members returning from Tiftex. Several were arrested and one imprisoned.
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