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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 09, 1925
Page
7
The Cairns Ulive Club Committee thanks all workers for support at their recent social event. Special thanks to the women who assisted, noting the sad bereavement of Mrs Turner and Mrs. Man. Death occurred December 2 at Gatton Marwater Gilland, aged 1 year.
A letter defends the Australian Press stance against a minority’s alleged attempts to muzzle coverage of labor causes. It opposes extremism, praises press freedom, and warns against tyranny by a tiny faction that could harm democratic institutions.
A fragmented market blurb includes copper and lead prices, storage figures, and Atlantic City trading notes. It notes steady maize markets and mentions British parliamentary discussions, labor, and U.S. labor movement figures in a broad economic overview with several proper nouns and figures.
The death occurs this morning of Mr James Milne Gont a chairman of rectors of Menart Sella Mevart Thomas Howe's Son Td Kensland Matianel Bank. The deceased native of Saateat had only just returned to the canner team of bora.
In Habert on October 8 the Premier received a letter from the Amalgamated Zinc Company stating that their planned papel pulp plant in Taetsanta has been approved under government schemes. The letter promises a bounty of £4 per produced ton and a duty equivalent to 16 pounds per ton, supporting the industry’s growth.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss shipping disabilities and wheat supplies. The garbled text references the Soviet government and a charter relating to peasants, hints at land reforms or market conditions, and mentions a potential date or period with unclear context. The source is incomplete and difficult to interpret.
The death of Me. Karks Burke, secretary of the Ind Branch of Way, Australia, was reported. Burke previously served as president of the generation and represented Australia at the Tavernational Labor Doe, with ties to wartime duties.
A damaged wire-type report details a Home Hill tragedy involving a 40 year old man found unconscious on Fen Hill street and dying at midday. It also notes a tanker incident near Stewart's Creek with crew member W G C Stophers ashore for medical aid and mentions police court actions involving James Henry Kenne with prior offenses.
The report describes a Chinese litigant named Chinaman in a persistent legal delay case. Factors cited include illness and a baffling celestial dialect, with adjournments noted as a notable obstruction. The piece also references drought, water shortages, and fires impacting various regions, highlighting broad hardship and supply strains.
City records describe repair work on Double Laland road with repairs to the roadway, kerbing, and drainage on Mulgrave rowdy area. Shortage of cement and bricks delays completion while crew illness reduces available labor. work resumes as supplies arrive and crews recover.
An article notes Mr Bond, a well known New Zealand sprint artist, planning sketches and a touring display in Australia and New Zealand. He aims to exhibit his collection across the Union, visiting Cairns and the Caine district to study local objects for future acquisitions.
A crowded Cairns Summons Court session yesterday heard Mars Fheata Downenten sue Minute Guilice Wiewenaitit. The complainant testified near 4 a.m. on September shir that he and others were with a Britisher angering him as they argued close to the farm. The defendant claimed he was pushing to defend himself and denied threats, while the farmer described a confrontation that escalated to a potential assault. The case proceeded with the complainant’s account detailing threats and a warning that violence could follow if provoked.
An uncertain fragment mentions a person or event with unclear names and dates. Readable details are too fragmentary to identify participants or location and no clear outcome is present.
Advertised notices announce public auctions, tenders and sales by entities including Commercial Bank of Anatrafin Gaitiin and Fresh waiver club. Items offered span vehicles, furniture, and equipment with sale dates distributed through October and November. The notices list locations, organizers, closing dates, and contact details for bidders and participants.
A garbled OCR style item cites Te,Day’s Fortean topics, mentions the Cairiin Railway traffic carvings for MOI in September, references All Bouts Church of England Boys School Charter Towers and England Boys School, and notes tax and schooling changes. It alludes to weather, dates, and year end ceremonies amid uncertain local details.
Fragmented OCR text lists various import and export items, quantities, and place markers. It mentions dates, weights in tons, assorted names, and terms like August, Heaton, and Fink, with unclear mashes and partial figures. The readable fragments imply a trade or shipping ledger with multiple entities and numeric entries.
A distressing report recounts the death of a newborn within a local settlement. The father, Harris Symund Parise, is named in the fragmentary account. Authorities note the circumstances and timing following the infant's birth, with vague references to districts, settlers, and events around the time of death.
A fragmentary account describes a gathering near a central point by the village weal and line with debates over ownership and future actions. Residents reportedly favored a notable redraw of positions while the majority questioned the process and urged calm.
A fragmentary account shows a heated discussion on labor politics and tyranny claims, naming figures such as Leslie May Stilent Struet Colgan and segments about the Labor party. The text references fears of tyranny, worker rights, and political agitation across the state with scattered names and phrases.
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