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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 13, 1911
Page
4
scattered notices and advertisements from Cairns. listed are Bishop Murrey’s departure, James Tolmie group returning to Cairns, local visits by many residents, and promotions for Craig’s Compound Extract and other remedies. many names and places appear including Por Douglas, Mareete, Lappe, Sydney, and Atherton with travel, social calls, and shopkeeper promotions.
A biplane crash near Haywards Health ends with rescue of crew as lanterns glow. Meanwhile leaders in parliament plan to attend Dolly Durtear sessions and government aims to curb opium cultivation. Sir Joseph Ward plans a New Zealand speech and empire cable talks advance. A heavy London audience awaits Madame Melba performance and a sportsman’s fatal duel is noted.
Disjointed wire copy notes talk of imperial trade, reciprocity with the United States, and calls to standardize treaties within the empire. Mentions Capetown strike news, Maseru ceremony, Lisbon financials, a Denver train wreck, Ottawa Canada and New Zealand talks on the All Red route, and football matches with player lists.
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