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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1916
Page
2
An obscure sports note describes proceedings at a local meeting with references to teams and individuals. The fragment mentions charges, a war of loyalties, and committee actions, but concrete outcomes or dates are unclear. Names appear scattered, including clubs and stewards, with vague financial figures and procedural talk.
Fragmented OCR style text lists names places and events with broken phrases. It mentions dates and distances with several person names and track related terms, but the content is highly garbled and lacks coherent narrative or outcomes.
Readable lines show a chaotic list of names and terms including SYUNEY and Mantitage with unclear roles. Mentions of Treadwell, Sevarmaater, and Cethert offer no coherent event or outcome, suggesting a partial, garbled sports or meeting brief with missing context.
Fragmentary boxing item mentions Jones and Coffey and an unclear outcome or event. Reads like sports wire with names and phrases, but key details are unreadable. The readable names include Jones and Coffey with vague references to a bout and stoppage.
A terse note about ferret NSN work sparks local curiosity as readers glimpse a snippet of activity involving a small animal project. The item hints at a technical or research angle without detailing scope or personnel, leaving residents awaiting fuller reporting.
Joseph Campbell reports on developing natural dyes using local plants at Gosport Park. He outlines simple methods to extract colors from native plants, noting dyes can yield fast, varied shades with basic kitchen tools and no lab equipment. He sees potential for local employment as dyes become standard in trade.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled names and phrases about a resort, competition, and medical notes with no clear event, participants, or outcomes. Reading is insufficient to identify a coherent person, team, place, or date.
A chaotic fire at a central hotel and adjacent shops caused extensive damage as occupants scrambled to save belongings. Several establishments including a tailor, refreshment room, bootmaker, and saloon were damaged or destroyed. Officials and witnesses debated origin while war era policy speakers urged enemy alien registration and Imperial self sufficiency.
At Glasgow City Hall a meeting on Imperial policy was held with speakers from overseas Dominions urging a policy to foster production and manufacture within the Empire. The Rev 4) Ferson presided, aided by Sir Thomas Mackenzie and officials, urging co operation to conserve Empire trade and raw materials against German competition.
Testimonial from Edwin S. Miller of Sobevhal praising Dr Sheldon's Digestive Tabules for relief after over two years of chronic dyspepsia. Miller states he was treated by three South Australian doctors, endorses the product, and offers to prove the statement. tablets priced at 176 and 2/4 obtainable at TP Kelly Cairns and Jack & Newell.
Royal Dip claims to control 60 per cent of the proprietary sipping in Queensland. It is described as thoroughly efficient and reliable in strength. Each gallon is said to treat 200 gallons of water, so 1 dram supposedly makes one gallon of dipping solution.
A screen depiction titled The Taye Act stars Bessie Warriscale. A woman threatens intruding on another’s home for love, but the wife befriends her in need. Marian Delmas endures charity payments, discovers a hidden inheritance scheme, and faces a dramatic resolution with John.
Audiences at the Austral increase nightly as a program of eight features is shown. Landon’s Legacy headlines the lineup and is praised for its appeal. The Valley of Tears and This Very Interesting Picture are noted for merit, with Canadian troops referenced in a related reel.
Fragmentary note cites new medical science breakthroughs and potential cures. Mentions notable physician observations and hopes for relief from coughs and conditions. Text is incomplete but hints at early research and anticipated remedies.
Property listings describe portions of land in Bellenden Ker with Russell River frontage and Tudor Creek access. Ample sugar land and residential potential offered per acre prices, with long-term terms and subdividing options. Mulgrave area includes farm and mill shares with substantial improvements and outbuildings.
Fragmentary OCR text offers little clear event or names. The readable parts suggest a generic advertising or quotation request related to agricultural grazing or stretches but lack concrete entities or dates to summarize into a proper news item.
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