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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 08, 1920
Page
4
Fragmented text discusses appearances and ideals for women, mentioning beauty, elegance, and self presentation. It references services of a shop or salon on Abbott Street and hints at social expectations and gender roles without coherent narrative.
The family of Dan Kelly thanks Dr Clarke and the staff for support and floral tributes after his passing. Messages of condolence are gratefully acknowledged from his loving wife and family.
A garbled OCR fragment lists numerous names, places, and brief monetary figures alongside a brief line about a metal market. The readable content suggests a catalog or notice segment with individuals such as Wither Massey Lan Clough and others, followed by a terse reference to a metal market and a payment amount around 357 pounds 2 shillings 6 pence.
The market shows fairly good supplies from local growers with costs and prices in shillings and pence. Prices for corn measure are listed as 6/9 and 7/3 for various lots with some 4/6 and 3/2 4/9 figures, and overall trading reflects steady demand as supplies clear and lines reduce. Forest Hill and other locales report sales of coarse grains and produce, with notable activity at 676 for a noted item and 187–197 paid figures for pine fat and similar goods during the week.
A compilation of town notices lists shipping, auction dates, and business openings. It mentions Moomba suppliers briefing, the Hayaketon Mill briefing at Aloomis Hall, Rosseliate hardware sales, and L. J. Boden launching a Sydney labor bar venture. The report notes a busy waterfront weekend, a fire on a farm, and various public inquiries and forgotten names in a dense OCR fragment.
Aldermen and Mayor Hoare led a party to inspect the CAIRNS Harbor area and water intake. The party toured Yu Fleckwater and Redlynch, admired scenery, and photographed a minor accident incident involving Mr. Temerence. Return to town followed, with thanks given for the outing.
Readers witnessed excurison trains from Masher ton and Baiada bringing crowds to Cairn. Report covers engine room access, ship fittings, performances, and the public viewing of Melbourne hospital and charity events with police updates and local market notes.
Fragmented OCR text shows Melbourne related names and places with garbled phrases. It appears to reference a legal or public proceeding with mentions of a port, a company, and individuals, but the exact event, dates, and participants are obscured by errors.
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