16 Nov 1915
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 16, 1915
Page
1
A dense OCR draft lists numerous names and places across regions around Townsville Port Darwin and Cairns. It references firms like JACK & NEWELL and JAMES LYORE LTD plus a general notice of export and forwarding merchants with Melbourne style wording and claim of modern appliances and quotations by letter.
Shipping movements list routes and schedules for Burns Philp and Co Ltd ships. Details multiple departures from Townsville Melbourne Sydney Brisbane and Port Dougin Cooktown with days of week and ports, including vessels named Tesla Brittane and others, noting arrivals and departures across the week.
Incomplete text fragment from a local page shows garbled names and phrases. The readable bits mention individuals and possible places but lack coherent actions or dates to form a clear report.
Auction style notices describe several allotments and cottages for sale around Lake and Sheridan streets with references to allotments in Cairns and nearby Grove streets. Mentions of improvements, frontage, railway access, price tags and multiple parcels including a large block near School and Gimsha areas.
A letter criticizes the federal government for failing to evidence reforms for Queensland banana shipping and prices. It accuses ministers of hypocrisy, notes high salaries for federal members, and contrasts urban politicians with workers in harsh terms. The writer laments poor shipping facilities and calls for political accountability.
A muddled report recalls a historic push for broader power and a potential collar of the enemy threat. References to governors, the General, and a million people hint at a reformist legacy long stalled in state discussions.
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