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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 31, 1912
Page
2
Applications for shares will be served at the office of Arthur F H Clarke Stockard Hawe Broker Am mot Street Cairns. Vote to the company indicates a formal stake or call for shareholders.
Fragmentary notice discusses grocery orders and delivery options. It mentions town and country delivery and packing by railway. The text lists unclear abbreviations and prices and ends with a threat to deliver or pack orders.
A chaotic scene unfolded as fire damage prompted emergency responders to assist residents. Crews from local stations arrived swiftly to evacuate occupants and assess injuries during the incident at an unspecified location. Authorities are investigating the cause while residents begin cleanup and recovery.
Partial OCR text from London copper market noting prices and trades with multiple figures and unclear names. Reads like a price sheet or commodity ticker with forward, cash and selling values and mentions several items including tin and copper.
A biweekly meeting of the lodge featured three new initiates and one prospect. Members discussed payments of seven pounds ten shillings and noted receipts of the evening. The Presbyterian hall hosted the gathering with a substantial attendance and a display of furnishings and department items.
In the north a report notes a raid near Ramsay's shop with attempts to move a cage and locks. descriptions are fragmented and unclear about perpetrators or exact timing. The account mentions a kitchen and stables but provides few verifiable specifics or outcomes.
A historical report notes mounting backing for the Booka Meatworks project with large figures cited and officials from Abingdon Rutland Plains, Batte Vues, and Bulibuabat involved. The committee foresees rapid progress and possible site allocations on a fast timeline, while letters signal attendance uncertainty from key figures.
OCR fragment mentions Captain Rhoden and J P Thos Veeves with drunkenness discharge. Names include James Webb Charles Lavis and references to State Education Act actions from 1911. Lacks clear events, dates, or outcomes. reads as damaged legal or police notes with multiple misreads and garbled phrases.
A fragment urges originality as supreme value in design and warns against imitation in jewellery and silverware. It references bespoke items and emphasizes fair pricing at Diab, with implied advice on pursuing unique items over copied designs.
Announced annual MACES gathering spanning 12H 14 and 15 with visitors provided. The management committee will cater for a record show and races during Carnival in Cowtown. Attendance upheld by city officials and organizers from Fort Worth.
Fragmentary mining note outlines pricing for manganese or oxide ore and processing units per short ton. Mentions Boulder County aid and large ventures, including a figure of 30 units of trioxide per short ton, with price cited around nine ninety dollars.
A fragmented 1880s style item reports a diphtheria outbreak fear and public health concerns. It mentions requests for early applications for a boat supply and a pending flotation of a local company. The letter from the Aus Co. signals possible service discontinuation and urges caution.
In a fragmented account from a local event, performers listed include Dorie Madey, F. Maser, Hetome, and Taylor. The scene features unclear shouts and misfired moments as the group attempts a musical or dramatic piece amid crowd noises.
An article fragment notes a puctormm at the Lovie Theatre featuring Welle Quintrell entertainers and an intereming film titled Cawaire. It mentions boys being ordered to work, a foreman, and a plan to start some ane hone involving stolen trouses and a comboys.
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