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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1912
Page
3
Fragmentary text hints at disputes involving Andrew Flicker and a group called the Tard Traitors. Mentions threats, employee disputes, and unclear references to payment and cement. Overall, a chaotic ledger of accusations without clear outcomes or dates.
Cairns Gas Company Limited reports status for the period reviewed. Details remain consistent with prior disclosures and no material changes noted.
Mrs Sm Lanes returns to manage the hostelry with plans to renovate throughout and restore popular standards. She aims to improve the travelling public’s needs and cabinet quality of liquors, seeking renewed patronage from former customers.
A fragmented commentary notes labor unions declaring a boycott against Mitchells. It discusses worker protection, foreign trade pressure, and the broader impact on manufacturers and employees. The piece implies rising industrial strife and responsibility of the federal government and ministries.
A dubious advertisement from The British Watch Company Limited of Sydney promotes buying solid gob brooches manufactured for Australia. It promises delivery of a set of brooches prepaid by post with seven stamps returned if unsatisfied, urging readers to send seven stamps immediately for a low price and a possible refund.
A fragment from Punch in London hints at a bending art and a captain named Cock early rediscovery, with mock commentary about initials and a mistaken inland work. The garbled text shows the era’s satirical tone and wordplay, though details are unclear.
The fragment describes early Australian policy and frontier life, mentioning Captain Cook, sheep and wool industries, cattle herds, and the use of coercive labor and questionable governance. It references the removal of laborers, the role of the Labor Party, and historical events tied to exploration, transoceanic trade, and economic pressures. The passage hints at punitive measures, migration, and the social-political dynamics shaping colonial Australia.
The summary notes total funds raised across major races including the Melbourne Cup and Caslfield Cup, with speculative figures for the Metropolitan Stakes. It mentions Tattersall deductions at ten percent and government revenue from dividend tax on prizes, tallying to just over one thousand pounds.
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