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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 21, 1922
Page
2
A fractured reminiscence blends sports gossip with travel, club life, and dramatic anecdotes. Names, places, and events drift through memories of Melbourne Cup bets, river journeys, and seaside escapades, weaving a nostalgic portrait of past leisure, community clubs, and personal recollections. The prose hints at adventures, losses, and figures from a bygone era.
An unclear fragment recounts a tale connected to the theatre and a mysterious rest at a deal. The text hints at fear, support, and a favored figure named Toby, with cryptic references to a firm stance and a leaking script.
A March concert program in Herberton featured an array of performances including duets by Miss Cimsey and Miss Farrellly, a chorus with women urging voter rights, and stage numbers such as Come Back to Briny and Adore. The event highlighted local performers like Miss Grace McKillop and Miss Veronica McGowan while noting costume and musical variety.
The Merberton Amusement Club plans an aquatic carnival near future to improve Boreal beauty spot with channels, dams, and new facilities. Weather reports delighted by cool, fine conditions with recent rain. an accident to Mr Breen caused a deep cut but no lasting harm.
Fragmentary text discusses the evolution of water power from early use to a commercial factor in industry. It notes the impact on reinvestment and the broad reach of electrification, stressing its importance to industry beyond ordinary citizens. The passage is incomplete and many terms are garbled.
A fragmentary OCR piece lists clothing items and fabrics such as blue muslin and khaki trousers. Mentions include heavy Harvard shirt, workwear, long socks, and boots, with garbled vendor-like descriptors and partial labels. The readable nouns point to a retail or catalog listing in a period newspaper.
Obscure ad fragment for Monumental Works at Sheridan Street near Railway Station Carew Cemetery Memorials lists contact Box 198 and phone 334. Includes catalogue and prices on application with various services and materials referenced.
Brief listing notes M S Williams Ltd at Cairns head office Yungsbarra offers forwarding shipping insurance general commission agents and auctioneering services. Brasch Office of Facham Agencies Ltd cites full lists of table properties and related assets in Lake Street precinct near the wharves.
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