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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 20, 1916
Page
2
Shipping details note tariff changes and port activity with mentions of merchants and local firms. The item lists dates, locations, and vendors, including references to the Towneville area and regional trade entities. A brief update covers law enforcement actions and a warning about potential tampering with shipments.
A fragmented OCR passage outlines a schedule with references to meetings, dates, and places. Mentions of towns and events hint at community planning and civic items to be discussed. Specific details are unclear due to garbled text.
Fragmentary text discusses freight rates and costs in London with references to freight, metal, and principal merchants. Mentions names that appear garbled and unclear, with scattered terms like land tachrage and shore references. The passage lacks a cohesive narrative or recoverable event.
The readable text lacks clear events or identifiable people or organizations. It presents scattered fragments including names and odds phrases, creating an unclear snapshot of a possible notice or item in a historical page.
Fragmentary mining notes list names and times with numerous garbled phrases. Key terms suggest locations, individuals and activities but specifics are unreadable. no clear events, outcomes, or dates can be reliably stated from the text.
Fragmentary text mentions a group including Empey Meenas Carmen and others as well as a person named Lee and a Rome location. The fragment suggests a social gathering or event with noted attendees, but details and context are unclear.
Fragmentary OCR text appears garbled with names and places partially readable. It hints at a historical event with mentions of Cape More and Northam Queraatané, plus reference to a camera and a march or court scene, but specifics are unreadable.
Fragmentary OCR text with unclear names and details. Unable to determine a coherent event, person, or organization from the snippet.
A fragment notes about a Belge Mime group stopping a note of spending over. It mentions about 25 toms at grase and references Westers Mai and Hampden s m. The text is garbled with several indecipherable names and places.
Readable scraps describe political resignations and government actions with references to Mr. Pease and meetings. Includes mentions of the Central came fire boat, figures such as Mr. Grima and Mr. Varley, and dismissive notes on public sentiment. The text mixes notices, commentary, and advertisements in a crowded page.
Fragmented OCR outlines ratepayers and municipal election timing with unclear dates. It hints at a meeting at ten am and mentions support and votes but the actions and names are garbled.
Fragmentary text references individuals named Ane and Matt Aetralia and a 65 year age. Mentions of a shore, premium, brethren, and a lodge suggest a frayed historical note about a group or society. No clear event, place, date, or outcome is discernible from the readable fragments.
Attendees at a rewriting meeting near the monument discussed organizing a town show to raise funds. The committee planned to request input from Cairns and evaluate the timing of a demonstration seen as part of patriotic activities.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a palace venue and movie showings with references to prices. It is unclear and lacks readable names or concrete events. The readable parts imply a cinema environment with admissions but no verifiable entities or specifics.
A note suggests a handwritten letter labeled as a Ca AC item on aged paper has likely already been printed in a prior Mareeba issue. It notes familiarity with the content and references a duplicate appearance in the archive.
An 19th century advertisement touts Tropolax as a popular travel fever remedy. It claims better oil blends aid the medicine cabinet in controlling denine malarial and coastal fevers and lists W. A. Collins Chemise Cairne as a supplier with prices 2/0 and 5/ per bottle.
Fragmentary report describes Vivian Toll and Dr. Koch associated with fever care at Cairn. Mentions a Malaria Ward, fever outbreaks, and military links including a Colonel appointment and an American battalion involvement.
On Friday at the Cairay Summons Court police charged Albert Pearce with breaching Train regulations at the wharf. Constable Ryan filed the complaint. Detective Acting Sergeant Meddon led the case. Messrs Murray and Marsland represented the defence. The hearing lasted all day and the case adjourned to Monday.
A garbled report from Pessi Obwerver sania shows disjointed remarks on mayoral matters and aldermanic dissent. The passage references Mr Pease opposition and Labour representatives, hinting at financial and political strain within Ward and Arewa factions.
A garbled parliamentary style text debates next Tuesday actions and the expansion of the war committee with broader powers. It notes talk of Mr Ryan's manifesto and deity to form the war cone, and mentions seating arrangements, tea, and finances. It also discusses a musical comedy titled What Happened to Jona and the World’s First Corpse. References to Fred Mace and a stage production appear amid scattered remarks.
A local shore committee meeting at Mr RT McManus's office delegates the Jockey Club to host the annual Shaw show on September 21, with a ground show to follow and sub committees to draft the schedule. Mr J J Mogan named secretary.
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