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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 11, 1922
Page
4
Fragmented notes discuss urban voters urged toward the freer life of the soil, critique modernity and politics, and mention civic events. Reports include a foundation stone ceremony at Gordonvale, band activities, a furniture sale, and taxation figures with local revenue updates.
An assembled clipping lists multiple items including Bennett Bros purchase terms expired and a case of ill health, plus notices about ploughing contracts, tenders for cottages near Sum mill Pocksl Edstonton, and tender deadlines in 1932 Cairns. Also included are personal memorial lines and a cryptic sales note from J Peters Salros & Fenwick Ltd.
The text critiques sensational Sydney crime headlines and drastic policing calls, notes rising unsolved crimes in New South Wales, and argues for agricultural prosperity and restrained urban dependence. It laments city disorders and urges policies favoring rural stability and affordable rail travel for southern residents.
A garbled ship schedule notes Canberre i departing Melbourne and Sydney on dates in late month, with Cairns, Calman i and other routes. Mentions Canberra route, Bong Kong origin vessel Acalurs due about the 20th, and Fremantle and Capetown legs. Also references Alding line heavy timber cargo to Adelaide Ceduna and various departures including Sydney, Melbourne, Calcutta, and Townsville, with mixed dates and destinations.
Inward mail due with notes for Bebinds and tine Mam Innalail. Mentions Molloy and Carte, several places listed as Deeral Tratafad Bavinda and Wou-Tola. Dates vague, wording fragmented, likely transfers or rates across multiple ports.
The article details social events at Gordonvale and Herberton including a Ladies Committee social at a Gordonvale Soldiers’ Hall with piano provided by Charlie Alle and catering by O’Neil, a Diggers Annual Ball plan, cane farmers’ case at the Le Cairns court, and local notices of shop displays and community meetings. It notes small turnouts and ongoing fundraising for the school library and windmill repairs.
British Empire’s leading cotton men visit Australia to assess industry potential. Delegation led by Mr Wood and Mr Wyod will travel from Toowoomba to Brisbane, with stops in the Dawson Valley en route. Officials discuss inviting the delegation to inspect Queensland’s cotton prospects and the empire’s demand for raw cotton.
Fragmented story reports a sensational Rathenau murder trial at Pond with cross examinations and a confessed motive. It notes accusations tied to correspondence with Lodestdorft and Helteruelt, plus theatrical carnival events and local committee meetings affecting the case's social backdrop.
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