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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 04, 1909
Page
1
A violent water surge at the Tarems's Colliery in Pontardawe caused four deaths by drowning due to misrouting, while 223 workers were rescued. The Turkish Union dispute is referenced in a separate note on ownership and policy.
Shipping notices report multiple vessels arriving and sailing from Port Douglas, Keppel Bay, Brisbane, Melbourne, Cooktown, and Cairns. Vessels include Konemincka bound for Cairns, Guthrie heading to Singapore via Thursday Island, and Frederick Ber Grosse with London and Bremen legs. The Creedsought costs £50,000 for electrical fittings including thirteen searchlights.
London reports a trial involving Kiel and Hamburg merchants accused of stealing goods including wagon loads of materials. A principal official denied complicity while others faced questioning. the defendant was moved to hospital as the committee expressed concern over authority and judged an error in the officials' actions.
A campus football incident in the United States caused fatalities among cadets during a university game. The event led to an official inquiry into the accident and safety measures.
A fragmentary OCR note discusses Passher’s pamphlet The Lead for the People and a claim that more work is needed for upcoming fall campaigns. The text names OSD, Testeyr-e A J Alee and bs peete Wr CB bere as involved in the review.
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