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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 29, 1920
Page
4
The item lists passengers aboard a voyage from Melbourne to Brisbane with many names and families aboard, followed by a Brisbane market report dated Nov 28. It details market prices for beef, flour, chaff, barley, oats, millet seed, onions, turnips, and potatoes, plus local weather notations and a note about pork production and a future sale.
On Friday 1, spot prices included 67R/26 and 3 78/7/6 for standard metals. Electrolytic bars ranged £90 to £91 with best forward, spot £28, forward BA15/6. Spelter spot £12/S/. Silver standard spot 4/0, forward 4/0. Copper electrolytic at 14 cents. Pig iron home trade £11/5, export £11/10. Ammonium 45/-. Molybdenite 43. Wolfram £1/2/0 per unit 716.
The Post reports social events at the Palace Theatre with a charity dance to boost funds and a large turnout expected. It notes ship movements with 200 tons of lead sent to Townsville and describes boys school vacation activities and festive gatherings amid transportation updates.
A brief notice notes an event titled Someday with a vague time reference and unclear participants. The fragmentary line mentions an appointment or gathering labeled as Someday scheduled for an unspecified evening hour. No concrete names or places are discernible.
Industrial and transport notes fill Cairns weekly, listing a Racecourse Centre Mill job for a manager, ships The Aravatta bound for Melbourne and Hong Kong, plus a Balmoral and sugar trade updates. Auctions at Lake Street and Bunda Street issue sale notices, while local associations, weather, and charity events pepper the page.
A private wire reports unionists press the retrenchment plan at Brilbant’s burn construction works in North Queensland. About 25 to 181 employees face layoffs under the government retry scheme amid unease over job losses and future prospects.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a liquor referendum and state control, with uncertain figures and phrases suggesting continued consideration or postponement. The text mentions an official or authority, possibly a state control board, and a specific number that is unclear.
Fragmentary notice records an aviation event titled First Air Derby to Richmond with an aerodrome in New South Wales. Details are garbled but indicate a race, a distance of about 19 miles, and a photographer or organizer named Matthews.
In Brisbane the Deemers stated on Monday that the cabinet will consider a statement noting ministerial appointments. The discussion included three additional minterms as part of ongoing legislative deliberations.
An interview with the secretary notes during three months there were Britain repatriations and marriages. He estimates about twelve thousand would be repatriated over a year and a half. The report mentions figures on Australian troops and related prospects.
An avalanche tore down from Calcaire Myra summit near Moon and swept toward Cree da Teallan township outskirts. No injuries reported as debris damaged area but no personal casualties confirmed. Emergency crews assessing remains and securing paths after the massive slide.
The Bertin Governiy reports from New United States in grant 400000000 dollars credit stuffs and raw material.
A wartime dispatch quotes Moscow on orders to advance positions on the Turkish border. The report claims the move aims to pressure the government toward concessions and to rattle antiwar forces abroad.
Brief item noting two full cargo loads tied to Brisas inland route, refueling and shipment recon from London to Athens. Mentions JB and Mss Gee actions with port clearance and route allocation.
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