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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
3
In a terse report from the era a Tooele firm secures a housing accommodation through Clow to Tully and Miller FH amid a string of odd, garbled lines. The piece mentions a hot and misty scene with water and a trio of ghostly elements, leaving the exact details unclear but implying a local real estate or lodging action.
Fragmented readable items show medical tonics, cosmetics, and household goods alongside names of people visiting towns and minor commercial references. Mentions of products like Gelatine Capsules and a local chemist appear with scattered personal updates and travel notes from Drayton to Brisbane.
A disinfectant advertisement promotes safety, urging installation of a hygienic system. Claims Australian Disinfectant Company of Brisbane provides products with Samuel Allen and Sons Limited as sole North Queensland agents.
The Liquor Act of 1912 requires hotelkeepers to maintain a daily ledger listing resident lodgers, their arrival and departure dates, and to compel lodgers to provide their names. The book must be open for inspection by inspectors or police with written authorization.
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