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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 23, 1912
Page
4
An early shipmem arrives offering ready-made trimmed hats for Seth Young. The notice lists wool goods and blankets with various sizes and prices, including hats at 8/6 and 10/6, and woven items 70 x im and 100 in with assorted pricing.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions numbers and dates with unclear context. It lists items such as 18/4 70 im and 25/emoh and travel related terms like Fringe Hugs with dates 10/6 and 15/6. No clear persons organizations or events are identifiable.
Prices listed for striped flannel ettes fancy flannelettes and lace hosiery items. Includes blankets cotton hose silk and lisle hosiery and Australian sheets with men and women’s garments priced per pair or per item.
A Cairns page features visiting individuals from Elbow Valleys Warwick and Sydney, shop notices for Tillman’s latest parts and Hillman’s tailoring, plus local engagements, travel plans, and new product ads. Also noted are public notices of staff transfers, a church service schedule, and seasonal health and household remedies.
A Warwick notice lists resumption actions affecting holdings in Burke pastoral, Fairlight, Leichhardt, Planet Downs and Wollamy areas. The mutilated remains of John Manga aged 52, a labourer, were found. trunk severed at waist and limbs injured. He leaves two widows and eight children.
A distressed pony misbehaved during a race at Melbourne Fridsaturin event. J McCready suffered a broken jaw while Wr M Strich and F bo Malises sustained fractures and other injuries among the crowd. The animal charged the judges box, overturning it as officials fled.双方
Townsville reports vessels Morril and Aldenham arriving from Brisbane and South respectively with subsequent departures. The Wollowra sails for Brisbane while The Burrum and The Bin depart toward unspecified destinations. Port activity lists ships at Friday schedule points Bowes and Thurlstone region.
John Munro was found guilty of sedition at the District Court and faced sentencing. Crown prosecutors noted his apprenticeship in enginefilling and activity in Queensland and the sugar industry. The judge acknowledged the verdict but declined the maximum penalty, considering mercy.
Berlin reports criticize the German press for tone and responsibility after Churchill's Commons speech. The Frankfurt and Berlin dailies discuss potential understandings following Vie orn Haldene's visit and the flagging of naval limits amid Anglophone propaganda.
Shipping list records passengers aboard Wyreema sailing March 22 from Melbourne via Tia. Names include Mesdames Crashain and Wardell with children, Gibbons, Blackwell, Chatfield, Waddell, Campbell, Hunter, Mortimer, Duncan, Gartrell, Neilsen, Whit tock, Beauchamp, Beers, Byers, and other listed travelers.
A fragment describes a rector and a painter discussing stipends and continuation of painting while addressing a church audience. The speaker notes his intent to proceed and mentions a fortuity of his camp revision, though the exact meaning is unclear.
A maritime notice criticizes chewing gum aboard ships as highly improper, urging sailors to stop the habit to avoid punishment. Paragraphs reflect cross country impressions on racing culture and social status affecting participation in events.
British ships no longer wanted by Britons as foreign seamen flood the mercantile marine. An essay argues 74 000 foreign sailors undermine naval security and risk food supplies, claiming Americans and other non Brits threaten national calamity.
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