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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1915
Page
3
A garbled Townsville era column reports Acting-Sergeant Aird named Inspector under the Factories and Shops Act in the Chilingoe district. Mentions Lactogen infant food stock, upcoming Rev. WH. Ph Prolite service at Winton, and various local movements including Mr. Batter Vette down south, Mrs. Brodie Levine, and residents Kelly, Thayer, and McMaster preparing trips.
A dense list of property sales and land options in Bellenden Ker, Sophia, Grattan, and Trinity parishes. Details include acreage, frontage to Russell River, alluvial scrub, and lease terms. Prices quoted per acre or per block with installments, crown grants, and years to pay. Mentions Mulgrave Mill area, local stations, and nearby farms. Local officials and survey notes appear among agricultural and cattle notes.
An excerpt describes Hean's Essence as a remedy for children's coughs and colds. It mentions mixing a packet with water and giving small doses to infants, noting consumer concerns and varied reactions among parents in a period storefront. The piece echoes historical patent medicine promotion with pricing references and warnings about dosing.
Incomplete OCR notes describe the Royal Hotel Herbertor opposite Haak Australssia, claiming social emptiness and a new two-storied building. It names Adair as competent caterer and MLA? Abair as proprietor, with garbled construction and uncertain placements.
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