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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1911
Page
4
W F Hetlern, an early Townsville resident, died this morning aged 75. The report notes his status as a longtime resident and his passing in Townsville, with the obituary indicating his age.
An advertisement touts Laxo-Tonic pills as a permanent cure and says effects begin after taking up to 20 pills. The copy claims the product is available everywhere and priced at 104. ama.
The report lists numerous weather readings across Brisbane regions and coastal districts with station totals. It also details a Brisbane stage concert featuring Mr P Potu Cyril Desaeel and performers including Miss Haywood Lettie Murrey Evelyn Stewart Catherine Coombes and Essie Gelling, praised for their performances and ensemble singing.
In Atherton a probation clerk position remains in the Police Court while Nanango hosts a District Land Office opening on Saturday. Provisional schools are proclaimed state approved. Winton, Noone, and nearby districts plan five large land lots for sale at tiered prices per square mile as meetings continue.
In a scene from the hill country tale, the judge names Hoe daughter of Squire Bushisigh as the selected partner after testing five young ladies of pleasant demeanor. The contest unfolds with playful banter and local color.
A coastal voyage near Caloundra turned tragic when the vessel drove onto a bar instead of the intended channel. The ship capsized, leaving the crew clinging to wreckage as the companion Zemphi drifted northward. Rescue efforts followed as authorities worked to save survivors.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Australasia and Exglane with unclear context. No clear events, dates, or entities to define a full readable news item.
A garbled London gossip column extols Oxymel paint claimed to be rust proof for steel and iron work and wood use in pipes and corridors. It is linked with Australian production and public works amid broader remarks on Queen Mary, Coro nation Day, and New Zealand society under Scots Presbyterians.
Canadian Alpine Snow showcases a merit based fame for steel products marketed in Australia. The Superior Easement of the 20th Century is praised as Telcately perfumed and quick absorbing for summer and winter use. It claims to nourish the skin after shaving with Rickford's elegance.
Pedigree tested layers Wangarella Pom and related stocks featured in Gatton Agricultural College competition notes. Mentions egg production figures 131 eggs 1462 eggs and a world record 1538 eggs, with references to full-sister lineage and a Mareeba breeder J W MacRar.
Printed and published by William Real for the Colmes Post newspaper company at their General Printing Otis Abbot Stradi.
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