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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 01, 1921
Page
8
The Cates Tennis Club announces that its tournament will continue, with Mr M McMahon referenced and a continue date planned. Details are incomplete but imply ongoing play and a social event around the matches.
Fragmentary OCR text lists numerous surnames and fragments such as Balcock Swinburn Locke Nesry Lowrie Olley Dizon Minseh and Hoare Montgomerie Joice with scattered dates like Mar 7 and references to games or relief. The piece appears as a garbled notice or roster from a page segment.
A sensational clipping recounts Peter Jackson's wedding misadventure in Croydon. The bride’s arrival turns into a farce as a mock scandal erupts, teasing that the groom’s plans are upended by a staged elopement and a comic denouement at the Keily estate.
The Noda ket correspondent reports Karl and the ev Quern are closely confined in a ground roupe. They face trial for arrow n'y bharge with possible capital punishment. Governor Hering will determine if life imprisonment is imposed.
A second Chinese patient at the hospital in Townsville Ort. 31 died a few hours after admission. Officials report the two previous Chinese patients may be linked to the same source. The managers and crew of the surrounding ship were released and placed under five days of surveillance.
Fragmentary dispatch from Brisbane dated October 31 reports two farther sey of seported tocniaht, Sendaia.
A reader letters discuss employment in Wantuck State Station seeking sober white cooks and a bread baker, criticizing Chinese workers and white labor policy. The writer mentions Mr. Corbett and Edward Stanley O P, noting racial preferences and political stance on immigration and labor.
A letter urges urgent action on immigration for Australia, praising a proposed fifth state within a week and outlining a conference of League members to discuss policy. It highlights development, national planning, and the League’s aim to form country branches and provide newcomer support.
A garbled OCR fragment presents incomplete words and strange spellings. The readable parts hint at a late edition page item but no coherent events or names are discernible.
Fragmentary OCR shows a reminiscence about Hindley Eon and a revenge plot linked to a hare and a book by Mr. Clermont Shorter. Mentions of Mrs. Cognin Kate and a humanities theme appear, with an adaptation and music by the Asbmans noted as part of the event in Tempewt.
A regional article praises Thomas H. Ince's Homespun Folks as a major success in Edmonton. The review lauds its human appeal realistic depiction superb artistry and careful casting while noting special production values and polished editing. It mentions Excess Baggage as a related item.
Jane T. Maxwell, president, writes amid urgent national interest in practical problem solving. She notes work ahead for a national effort and seeks confidence that help and advice will be highly valued.
A sharp drop in coastwise passenger numbers hits interstate steamship firms in Australia. Costs of harbour dues, repairs, and Navigation Act compliance strain owners who report they must raise funds to meet vessel needs. Traffic between major ports shows declines from March to July 1921 with Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Hobart recording lower passenger counts.
Officials note widespread low mood in trade and reduced incomes raise hotel tariffs and discourage travel. Rail and sea links see fewer passengers after the North Coast line opens, with several ships idle and weekly services trimmed to meet dwindling demand.
On Friday a pay for Kureen Sawmills amounting to 190 encloses in a mail age from Ather to Kureen was found to be mining along with the Niwa. Repairs and delivery issues followed with the money involved linked to racing interests and police inquiry ongoing.
Melrose and Fenwick Ltd advertise monumental memorials and cemetery works. Box 198 Cairns station contact details list managers in Townsville Charters Towser and Mackay with phone numbers and pricing.
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