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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 25, 1912
Page
3
Ebayeeolah reports a lively election day with Rvanites voting strongly and clashes among factions easing after the polls. The Liberal government is described as returned with a working majority and stable post election conditions.
Palmer and Miller work No 10 learer south on the Golden King line with two ounces to the ton promised by Mr i Lowe. Report mentions attempts to salvage on the Savannah Xo 1 South but doubts arise about the golden chute. J Huntley notes tonnage wasted on greasy lines, while Thompson reports 100 tons of surfacing mised at Caledonia battery yard. Port Stewart scouting for repairs to Exagoolsh Port Stewart road. Fr. Sea ill and seeking medical treatment in Cooktown. Miss Karhiewn Resstet and Mr Carroll travel to Fjagoolah last Thursday.
A fragmented discussion before a parliamentary commission features Mr Charles Jeffries Pritten and Mr Britten debating tote betting and tolls. Arguments cover government role, potential reversals of form, and impacts on small meetings, with remarks on morality, gambling profits, and cultural concerns.
A fragmentary report discusses unwritten laws and violent rites in Pala revealing deadly actions and local methods of cooking meat. It recounts an exchange with a village headman about a village’s ritual practices and the disdain shown by a titled official toward such customs.
A fragment describes The Rapid Tester as an ointment offering rapid action, contrasting with slow traditional preparations. It mentions Hexana and specifies a claimed mio lite rig ee en, implying a specialized formulation or brand claim. The text is incomplete but hints at speedy efficacy.
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