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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 24, 1919
Page
4
Nellie Joseph Hearly Shannon, beloved wife and mother of James Alexander Shannon, died recently at a hospital in Sydney. The family requests copies of papers and notices as part of the tribute to her memory.
The debate centers on leadership and policy amid shifting loyalties. Theodore and Ryan emerge as rival figures as supporters evaluate honesty, retrenchment, and the prospect of an American loan. The piece notes tensions at party headquarters and hints at a potential shift in power balance.
Fragmentary OCR text lists multiple names and locations including Cooktown Port Dong Tay MaDonald and Esherngton with several initials and titles. The legibility is poor and no coherent event or outcome can be established.
Schedule notices show Mourilyan arrivals every Tuesday morning from Townsville via parts with return by Wednesday night. Gowrie and Lucinda services depart Saturday and Wednesday at specified times. vessel to Adelaide and southern ports listed with dates in October 1919.
Sydney reports London metal quotations with mixed figures for copper, tin, silver and related standards. Names and values appear garbled but indicate prevailing market levels and commodity identifiers.
Auction results show varied demand for opossum skins and hides with total lots offered, last case activity, and price trends. Descriptions of goods and bidding terms indicate a softer market than prior sale, with private sales possible for smaller consignments and limited orders for certain lots.
Fragmentary OCR text includes references to committees, hospital guilds, fashion and footwear, public notices, and multiple garbled names and places. Readable items mention Women’s Hospital Guild events, fashion items, remedies, and public confidence phrases, but specific events, dates, or coherent narrative are not discernible.
Medico effort described across several centers as Walter Gabbe QC Cairne and other ambulance bearers move patients. A car blocking Etherve line hinders conveyance to the Finasisigit Hospital as staff seek urgent medical care and routes for Ruthents transports.
The readable parts describe a local fair with associated groups the Cairns Cobedans and Scotiemen descendants, planning celebrations, displays and special sales. Mentions of garments, slippers, and poems hint at a lively schedule amid scattered OCR garble. Several names and items appear. overall event tone is a community roundup.
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