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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1916
Page
2
Advertises elaborate voile organdie and muslin combinations for neckwear. Promotes quality and price for Miss J Harris at Lake Street.
Fragments describe Cherry Balna ms and Chet with uncertain meaning. The text offers no concrete event, date, or identifiable figures to form a coherent report.
Shipping notices list a long roster of passengers and steamer agents for departures toward Townsville and southern ports. Names include Mesdames Willits Miss Madison Hares RL Spence Misses Bultock Leak-Later Lowe Surve A. Bergin Hodson Morrison A B Gibson O Kelly Talbot Hamner Johnstone Harrison McLauguin Tromburi W Macrae and more as Australian steamships sail in September to port, with delays and agent notes.
Shipping notices outline plans for Bares Puilp Co Limited ships and AUSN steamers to Townsville, Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and other ports with multiple departures and arrivals. Vessels journey Saturday to Townsville, Sunday to Bowen and Mackay, Thursday to Brisbane, and return via Sydney and Melbourne before returning north.
Nonsense OCR fragment mentions singers delayed due to weather or other interference. No clear event, entities, or outcome readable.
The fragmentary OCR mentions names and places but lacks coherent event details, making a definitive news item difficult to summarize. It references Landon and a case in Westnemiing with possible monetary or fare context but no concrete action, date, or outcome.
An unreadable ledger fragment records various times and codes for September dates. It mentions quarters and full moon references with scattered numbers and names Fessare and Kant. The legible parts offer no clear event, person, or location details.
Missing Mead bicycle last seen on Hop Wah Road near Moody’s Paddock. Reward offered for information leading to recovery. Contact 1H. Simmons, Baker, for details.
Grabam and Matheson Limited announce they are ore buyers and assayers with offices in Charters Towers and branches in Melbouree Ravens wood Cairns and Charters Towers. They list Melbouree Metal Exchange as a member and act as agent for Sulphide Corporation Limited Cockle Creek. They will quote for ore from Cairns through their Cairns representative T Newton. They purchase copper ore for treatment at Electrolytic Refining Smelting Coy of Australia Ltd Port Kembla, paying for full gold and silver contents.
Fragmentary OCR shows assorted commodity prices and rates in pounds shillings pence for items such as oats, hay, wheat, potatoes, bacon, pumpkins, oats, and cheese. Includes per ton or per bushel figures with inconsistent spellings and units, typical of 19th century market pages.
A notice states that from September 1 to 6, the signer George Stephen Hopes will not be responsible for any debts contracted without written authorization. The public warning urges third parties to seek written approval to avoid liability.
A. Hansey and family express sincere thanks to friends for messages of sympathy and moral support in their recent bereavement.
On August 8, at the De Jarlais residence Nurse Gory reports the wife of De Farkain Bamford a dancer Both are doing well after the event.
Fragmentary OCR text with scattered names, numbers, and phrases lacks coherent events or context. cannot determine a readable news item or determine a specific person, place, or outcome.
The note lists wholesale prices for various fruits and produce. Cocoamis, Pines, Lemons, Cooking Apples, Apples Victoria, Oranges, Mandarin, Passion Fruit, Panos, Louis are quoted with unclear figures such as 9/ and 17, plus other symbols.
Extractable details are minimal due to garbled OCR. The snippet mentions mining, a time near 3 pm, and locations or names that are unreadable. No clear event, people, or organization can be reliably identified from the fragment.
The manager of Iemma Con sels Ltd Crowden Mr BM Clifford Frere reports for the fortnight ending with total 65 feet of supply receipted. The community in Fiele Kander notes heavier water and a consignment of two wagon loads of shalt Umber delivered. Jan Semaet reports the air compressor and surface compresser dismantled erected and bolted down. Crank shaft and flywheel repaired. concrete communication works for demser. Building of Babcock boiler progressing satisfactorily. Best speed up large stocks of Groceries Deupary Bev and Show. Rigel Inmerence Company tied to a local agent arrangement.
A Sydney opening of the Commonwealth Bank discusses rapid growth and capital tests, noting government reforms and Governor General statements. The piece covers labor views on capital use, Canberra finances, and Melbourne and Sydney reactions to federal spending.
Local notice reports Si et Con and Ca hae et ie Het ce Sy ee ie ar Come Pumas at Hides Hotel sample rooms. It notes wartime service of a Cairns police member, community meetings, and preparations for a festival with references to government policy and public funds.
In New York on September 5, Congress advances an eight hour wage bill with Senate leaders optimistic of rapid passage. Rail directors call the measure confiscatory and plan a Supreme Court challenge to its constitutionality. The House approved 239 to 10 and the Senate 43 to 10 as a strike order was rescinded.
The fragment mentions an employer group and an upcoming meeting involving Omjeet Tig Omieroir. No clear date or location is readable. Further details are unreadable in the fragment.
A garbled OCR fragment describes an Amitesee with aces and a centered car. The text is severely corrupted about a meter and a Romie of Bir, leaving unclear names, places, or events.
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