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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 24, 1921
Page
4
A handwritten note from Tim Hardgrave requests locating two drug stores on Mein Street and a distant “New Drage and Wemicalé” shop. He asks for a warrant notice of the Tableland and signs as FL. Hardgrave MP3.
Fragmentary notes describe shifts in metal trading in London and Sydney with references to shares and forward prices. Mentions include electrolytic copper and related metal products with ambiguous figures and dates. The text is incomplete and hard to interpret.
Fragmentary OCR notes show names Arthur Johnson and Bazaar and Fair with a Saturday reference. The text is incomplete but suggests a social or market item involving a cam 70 hoc tall Roma stock linked to Arthur Johnson and an event at Bazaar and Fair on a Saturday in Nero.
Fragmented extract notes discussions in a 1921 Ballets Balletin column about Oaks and Thompson’s Oaks and a proposed consolidation. It mentions owners of shows opening mouths, gas failures, prewar flotation, directors owning materials, and a river location associated with the project.
An unclear OCR fragment lists produce items and prices such as wheaten and potatoes. It mentions measurements like 4/48 and 2/8 and notes offers of 6/4 declined, with references to vegetables and quality notes, but many words are garbled.
Readable text is fragmented with no clear event or entities to summarize into a newspaper card. The piece lacks identifiable persons organizations places dates or outcomes. Unable to produce a coherent title and summary from the provided garbled content.
The article argues migration will raise employment and wages in Australia by enlarging markets and sustaining industry. It cites the need for a planned settlement program, railway-served land, and farmer support, while noting the Ni Seviler League of Australia promotes selective immigration and migrant welfare with government backing.
Transit notes report a Harboe erected waterside workers shed operations near stores with mails for the Bowth and Kurenda youth city and a Fownevile project tied to a brighter financial outlook. The piece mentions a Saturday 18 p.m. event, a passenger train, and health powder advertising amid unsettled housing, dormitories, and study spaces in the town.
Internlan church announces new painting bids for church and ball areas. Listings show various item descriptions and pricing from bidders, including travel canes and leather goods, with notes on tender closing and eligibility.
Memorial in Sydney at the memory of the con of the prevention The gallery will be open today from 2 pm to 10 pm.
The vessel Kall fe nat am sails from Cairns agency via Cooktown and Norman fon to Burketown then returns touching Cairns. The round trip takes about three weeks carrying passengers and general cargo. Captain CA Cray commands the Kalfatina after a camel loading at Chillagoe wharf.
The event honored railway staff including Mina, Fox, and Mr Vox for ambulance and safety work. Local officials led by Alderman Hoare praised efforts, urged broader First Aid training, and announced funding for safety courses. Speakers from ER and Drivers Association stressed Safety First and urged continuous public service.
A garbled OCR passage mentions weather hints in China and Kuranda with scattered showers and extreme heat. It also references an alleged murder claim and a remand for sight days, but the text is fragmentary and unreadable.
A defendant in a police court case facing an alleged stabbing was ordered remanded. The court set trial for the next sitting at the Civic Courts. The list of candidates and regional towns mentioned includes Carters Towers, Cairns, Charleville, Gympie, Rockhampton, Townsville, Toowoomba, Ipswich, and Brisbane. The report cites 78 Victorias and hundreds more across Australia.
The Salvation Army event with the mayor approving a grand fundraising evening raised money for Self Denial. The Gale Band earned the top total, receiving a silver plated tenor cornet and brass instrument. other corps collected substantial sums for the northern communities. The night highlighted a community concert series and progress toward improved church outreach.
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