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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 12, 1923
Page
7
Yearly demand rises for Horrockses Sorro Damon and similar famed makes. Stock refreshed in White Cream Pink Grey and Stripes. Includes ram flannelette and Bream flannelette. White and Colored flannelette striped varieties offered by yard in multiple weights and finishes. Dress flannelettes also available.
A fragment mentions Smallwood Broe Undertekers and Coachbuilders plus a cryptic Maaridan Bere Fel with a location or date descriptor 345 on a night of day, suggesting a shop or event note. No clear event or outcome is established in readable text.
The list records arrivals and departures with names and destinations including Lane Mindane Mevdamen J Mesere and Heritage Doyle among others. Mentions Front Mesdames The Canhorre Gowrie Thora Veh anit Mood-rhe Wodanun Iuniatall Tewnayitt Levuke Cairns Japan and Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Call Hopewell Hombala with varied dates and travel routes.
Sunday services marked by 43rd Mas service at Wahvide Presbyterian Church and May 1 Mothers Day events. Reeves, A Sinclair and others lead hymns and sermons. Jane Aru sbane and Jessie Nibloe sing in choir. The morning service at 10 am precedes a church meeting and school concert later in Freabyterians Mall.
A garbled Sydney May 11 entry lists scattered figures and names including London quotations, several dated codes, and references such as Norway EPO and Amante. The text is incomplete with numerous stray digits, month indicators, and unclear entities, offering little verifiable context.
Incomplete notes mention Smitl and Woden with schedule clues. It references Lu day at VAS and Yart Bouglas with Cooktown, and a Karu G43 aim on Tuesday. The legible fragments point to a travel or meeting itinerary.
The Cairns Post reports on Winn for the day with Chowie worns off Bitton in a brief item.
A garbled report describes pre election mood in Queensland with public distrust and disengagement. It notes politics as a wavering, tense scene as citizens weigh the Federal vote and looming duties. Names and clearer facts are obscured by the text.
A fragmented public message urges strong turnout and support for reform across North Queensland electorates. The writer defends ballot secrecy, condemns apathy, and argues elections reflect the people’s will, appealing to all electors to back a party program for broader freedoms and scientific governance.
A smoke social in Atherton featured sharp exchanges as Mr. Gillies faced criticism for his remarks during a gathering tied to Michel election. Attendees, including My Wiltricd Simmons, argued over governance and political barbing, with mixed reactions from supporters and opponents.
A published interview quotes Patrick Kilpatrick, ex-nominee for Cook, urging voters in North Queensland to elect practical representatives with detailed electorate experience. The piece criticizes New South Wales governance for lacking practical MPs and notes upcoming local events, including tennis, dances, auctions, street parades, and a Carlton Football Club event, reflecting a busy regional social calendar.
Fragmented OCR hints at a Thursday afternoon thunderstorm with heavy precipitation and a shift into Friday. Mentions of weather, a chaotic scene near a display window, welfare feeding bottles, and a general sense of local confusion. Names and places are unclear due to garbled text.
A long mixed column reports auctions and sales from Kellys and local merchants with bargains on shoes and furniture. It notes a town reception for visitors, a governor's event, and a court schedule in Townsville with civil matters and a divorce case listed, along with charity and community announcements.
Polling day set Saturday May 1 with voting from 8 am to 6 pm. Voters must face the candidate’s note in the square opposite. Absentee voting allowed at a polling booth within the state, with officials recording an absentee vote on the allot paper. Voters may alter the ballot before polling day by applying to the counting officer.
The article discusses evolving pilotless flight concepts to cross the Atlantic, detailing projected methods and beacon guidance. It mentions the Kuranda and its resumed routes north of Cairns, plus political notes from Cairns and a legal case with fines for stolen goods.
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