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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 08, 1921
Page
4
Memorial notice for Evelyn Sarah Carlson, beloved wife and mother, who passed away on the 11th of November, 1920. Her husband and children omitte her. The family remembers her enduring love and mourns her loss.
Police Magistrate Cooney orders licenced sellers to refrain from supplying any liquor to Jane Norcott for one year due to excessive drinking and injurious health effects. The decision cites a state act and an October date reference and notes enforcement in Queen’s state jurisdiction.
The report notes London metal quotations with various prices for copper and antimony, alongside export and home trade figures. In Brisbane an interview discusses the Cloncurry field, highlighting mine employment, arbitration impacts, and strikes affecting Queensland mining, with remarks on production costs and shipping pressures.
An account dispute unfolds after Cairns Harbor Board billed Chillagoe Limited for diving gear and diver wages used during rescue efforts after the Mt Mulligan disaster. Cairns Ambulance Brigade superintendent M J Hogan coordinated volunteers, while Chillagoe allegedly refused payment for £6 18s 0d. A series of letters from T R Wall and J Te Watrom dispute authorization for sending gear, with Mulligan denying the claim and the Harbor Board seeking reimbursement.
A list of many individuals including Mr A C and children Gill Johnstone Mrs Anderson Mr Alou and others appears under Departures. The entry records names and tangential notes of travel or relocation, with scattered references to dates and local addresses, reflecting a busy roll of departing townsfolk and associated figures.
The Brisbane market shows varied results with heavy Roma Street goods and light quality lots mixed. Purchases included heavy white chaff from across the border at 7/9, Wheaton chaff from local growers at 4/4 and 4/3, with straw bedding offers scrapped at 4/ for tine OF. English potatoes and new onions were in demand, plus pumpkins and tatore sold around 2/4 and 18/2 respectively. Lawe yrar offered at 4/01 and 4/6, and Laverne hay well represented with sales from 6/8 to 8/3, while no bran or pol were offered.
Kingston factory reports feta production figures for the day with routine outputs and line status. Officials note steady demand and inventory levels, while processing continues across tight schedules and quality checks.
The readable text provides scattered fragments about entities and a timing cue. It mentions possible names and places but lacks clear structure or a coherent event to summarize reliably. The piece resembles OCR noise rather than a complete news item.
Auction of Furnishings and cars amid cairns harbor bustle includes a universal car with touring body and electric headlight. Local police and public notices cover road rules, town council meetings, and public safety, with obituaries and a drowning incident on the Johnstone River.
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