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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 09, 1910
Page
6
The piece surveys U.S. newspapers and the press industry, naming major papers, publishers, and the daily distribution. It notes the prevalence of daily and weekly editions, advertising revenue, circulation figures, and the role of libraries and archives in preserving print. It references notable figures and entities, including presses, editors, and carriers, and discusses the cultural and economic context shaping 19th and early 20th century journalism.
Report of a visit by Alderman and officials to survey tramway works. The party examined track bedding, embankments, and materials for a proposed line along Cokme streets and surrounding routes. Observers noted heavy earthworks, quarry stone use, and a temporary construction camp with crews and equipment.
A garbled text from a Sydney Morning Telegraph item describes fruit thefts at banana plantations and an anticipated ship arrival from the Solomon Islands. It mentions experimental alignments and poor weather conditions affecting transport to Sydney, with notes on the quality and order of the cargo.
Jockey club ad from June 1910 lists entry details for the allowance race with horses like Flying Hamline and Nomimatwm Follows scales clerk and declaration of weights. Second Hack Mare and Flying Hamline appear with payments and weights. The text shows prize amounts such as 13 and 54 and references to entries and conditions for the races.
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