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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 06, 1911
Page
2
A garbled 1911 report notes a local amateur tart racing event slated for Cuba on Sunday. The fragment mentions participants, dates, and a race with a preliminary heat and final segment, reflecting a small community sports scene.
Fragmented OCR text outlines a retail listing for a clothing emporium with scattered names and contact phrasing. It references ems ChAbing and several partial names and street mentions, suggesting a local business advertisement or antique trade card.
A garbled legal notice from OZANNE DEROR and associates references court action and a party connected to jewelry sales. The fragment mentions dates and a leadership role but lacks clear details, making the intended action and parties difficult to determine from the readable text.
The report describes a large scale mining effort at Woodlark led by the Kelamadau Company with miners including George Watkins and Marry Morley. It outlines ore extraction plans, tunnel progress, water management, and expected production and site development at a key timber creek area.
In a damaged fragment, readers glimpse a discussion of a performance or meeting where participants planned actions. The text implies preparation, some tension, and references to earlier events, with scattered proper names and dates obscured by wear. The overall sense is of a delayed or contested decision process.
Fragmentary OCR text shows mixed names and numbers including Mills United and Papuan with cryptic figures. Lacks coherent event, teams, or dates to provide a definite summary.
Fragmentary OCR listing appears to show prices and names such as Jowers Censure Teheran and TOWERS with amounts like 3580 259 1380 1550 250. Mentions Sydney and Diack Uni with 34/6 per but no clear event context or complete details.
A partial OCR fragment shows garbled text referencing numbers, codes, and names like LANBOM and Porwart. The readable bits provide no clear event or person but imply a technical ledger or internal memo with figures such as 606 and 256 amid scattered letters.
A fragment from The Post outlines discussion on boundary changes for the Harbour Board district and the assignment of areas within it. The notice hints at further related reforms and administrative aims affecting the Harbour Board.
The draft measures propose Cairns Shire to have three or four seats on the Harbour Board, with country districts limited to one seat. The bill currently counts Cairns with Glens residents, but critics warn this skews proportional representation. The act sets a 1912 election cycle for Board members, after which all current members retire unless reelected, with elections every three years thereafter.
Fragmentary entry describes a meeting under rain with unclear details, mentioning individuals and places in garbled form. Readable elements reference a house, ambivalence, and a medical issue, but concrete facts and names are mostly indecipherable.
The document records a divorce petition and request for costs filed on behalf of a plaintiff named Jane Harley against George Harley. The case names several individuals as attorneys and agents, including Mr E B Stee, solicitor for the plaintiff, with the matter adjourned by consent to York for November.
An accident occurred while burning scrub at Mr L Mortensen’s selection beyond Cedar Pronk. A man named Coval Cresk sustained fatal injuries after being taken by car via Winey and Toumouilin to the railway workers’ lane. He is believed to have died about 6 30 pm last evening.
The Sugar Commission, led by Sir Luke Gordon and including Hon A Bincheliffe ML C, Mrs Crawford, Wray, McD Anderson, and J Woodward, arrived by train at Mosman accompanied by Lady Gordon. They opened hearings in Port Douglas focusing on industry conditions and worker welfare, with preliminary sessions held at Central Mill and planned further evidence through Monday.
Disjointed OCR text hints at labor unrest in a brewing strike. Mentions a council or state ward, a motion, and a push toward a new stand amid uncertain outcomes.
A fragmentary report hints at Basan Industry facing scrutiny from the Intermediary to the energy board. The piece mentions a five year timeline and a revenue scheme tied to a major park project and indicates ongoing investigations into market practices.
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