03 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 03, 1918
Page
1
An odd advertisement notes a product named Freckle Face claiming to impart color and skin tone changes. It touts youthfulness for women, mentions price and availability at Conkers Mfarmacy Cairns and other chemists and stores.
A scanned Cairns exchange page lists brokers and share quotes for Hampden, Kitchener, Oaks, and other mines and banks. Multiple securities show bid and asking prices with figures such as 1/6 and 5, while Charters Towers notes Bank and Insurance listings and various company shares with quoted values.
Sales at Charleville include 132 cattle and calves and 252 sheep and lambs. Drover Hall Ross Drover Cameron shipped 5,000 Urovernment ballots and 1,500 cattle to McPhie’s sale plan after a strong week. Porter & Co and Bull Bros. Yarra handle around 2,000 cattle. Dixon passes Ada Vale with 1,200 cows.
Odd lines show limited stock and firm rates for prime calfskins while all other grades eased. Hides Fenwick and Co. salesmen noted activity in Brisbane with practi late rates and four week descriptions. overall market described as steady for top lots.
Fragmentary text describes tickies, pricing, and lines with references to high rates. Mentions Netto and Pia but lacks coherent events or identifiable names. Content is too damaged to extract a clear news item or outcome.
At Cairns Police Court on Wednesday before Mr Ferry, Charlie Fi i, a colored man from Merracca, examined on notes found in Jax Tin's gambling saloon. The witness described gambling and car hire payments connected to the accused and Roan. Numerous cases were adjourned as the Cairns Small Debts Police noted in the latest Northern Herald.
The dispatch outlines that French Socialists, including the Majoriay delegation, face deep rifts within their circles but unify in opposition to militarism. It notes the Chamber of Deputies’ war stance as a defense of peace and humanity, while referencing the Russian Revolution and socialist ideals as a path forward.
A jumbled report outlines cash prize events with names such as TM A. Tudehope and J. Byrnes, mentioning scores and placements. The fragmented line suggests a race or contest outcome with A Pinwill and Wonnenke also noted.
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