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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 20, 1922
Page
3
Fragmentary obituary sketch recounts early Queensland chief justices James Cockle and Charles Lilley, detailing their education, service, and impact on statute consolidation. Notes their careers, terms as Chief Justice, and influence on the colony’s legal foundation.
Sir Samuel Griffith a landmark figure in Queensland politics and Australian federation. He served as attorney general and chief justice, helped shape the High Court and federation, and held roles in Parliament and the Mell wraith Ministry. Griffith married Julia Janet in 1870s and influenced legal education and diction. He died in 1920.
Sir Pope A Cooper rises through legal ranks from Sydney Grammar School to Sydney University and Temple London. He served as prosecutor in the Northern District, then as judge on the Northern Court bench, succeeding Justice Harding in 1983 and later assuming university chancellorship duties as retirement of Sir William McGrew.
An OCR fragment describes a dubious beauty claim about turning back youth in hours, mentioning names like Korine Clara and Zoe, with vaguer references to pamphlets and an agent in Cairns and Bowras. The readable text is fragmentary and lacks clear event details.
At Innisfail on March, the Nurses Award meeting and hospital committee discussed finances, patient counts, and staffing. The committee appointed L Turner as treasurer and resolved to support government policy on working hours and pro rata holiday pay for nurses.
A fragmentary ad-like piece promotes a remedy claiming to cure kidney trouble and related pains. It asserts sufferers experience headaches sleeplessness and joint discomfort and presents “Nature’s mufflers” as a blessed gift. The text is garbled and relies on sensational health language.
An OCR fragment advertises Gruen Health Salts claiming rapid recovery. It mentions names like Burae and Philp and hints at medicinal claims, but the readable text is incomplete and lacks verifiable details.
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