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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 09, 1922
Page
2
Fragmentary notice advertises cricket bats and related equipment imported from Sydney with price examples and calls for cricketers to compare quotes before buying. The text is garbled but implies a sale event and supplier details.
Fragmented OCR text lists assorted nuts preserves cakes biscuits and confections with scattered brand like BARLEY ALMONDS LEMON JUICE CORDIAL CHERRY ALMONDS and XMAS CAKES along with items such as PRUNES RAISINS MUSCATELS and TOYS FOR THE CHILDREN, resembling a store catalog page rather than a cohesive article.
A fragmented profile of William Morris Hughes highlighting his rise from a town with an unpronounceable name to Prime Minister of Australia. The piece traces his early teaching years, union leadership, parliamentary career, and eventual peak in federal politics, noting shifts with the Liberal side and his lasting influence amid turbulent times.
Constantinople November 7 reports remarkable scenes as demonstrators burn portraits of Kemal and demand government action. The European quarter faces threats to British residents. Military police faced provocation but held back as courts are suspended and civil servants have been harmed.
A wedding party narrowly escaped disaster when their motor car caught fire after a celebration. The bride and guests fled to safety as flames destroyed the vehicle, but the wedding cake survived the incident.
A small group linked to the phosphate industry visits Nauru aboard the Nauru Chief. They inspect two large jetties planned to cost over half a million pounds. The project aims to accelerate shipments to Australia, which imports thousands of tons of phosphates yearly for wheat crops. The party departs after the trip.
Mackay on November 7 reports rising resentment over the Lugar Agreement and a meeting at Town Hall Feaponee where Deputy Mayor For the fee proposed forming a White Australia Sugar League to protect the industry. RD. Dune named as instigator, with critics accusing industry of political footwork and widespread debate across the Commonweal.
From Our Own Correspondent Mitchell reports Herbert Yeates, candidate for Hin Sensie voesking fart deht, advocates sugar agreement rights for North Queensland. He urges representations to secure railway and trade access, stressing unity among Queensland interests and local support amid unsettled governance.
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