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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1930
Page
9
OCR read fragments show an old sale and advertisement page with scattered items including prices, times, locations, and names. The readable parts hint at an auction or market schedule, dates in September, and various sellers or items, but most details are garbled or missing.
A garbled OCR passage mentions Baume, Canker, and various names like Ray, Brants, and Cam Ay, with scattered phrases about wharves, cabs, and a bag of unclear events. The snippet includes disjointed references to Senate, New York, and local figures, but lacks coherent narrative or dates.
Sydney reports September prices as traders list various metals and currencies. Market items include assessments of euro values and exchange cues, with brief notes on shifts in demand and supply across segments.
A garbled OCR style item references Brisbane events and social chatter. It mentions market activity, a Leroy Dhal couple, a Wales connection, and a dated 2/9. The text is fragmentary with unclear names and specifics, offering vague hints of local commerce and social notes without coherent details.
A garbled market brief mentions results and names with limited clarity. It references London and New Zealand figures, possible transaction codes, and several unreadable fragments, offering only scattered indicators of rates and participants.
Weather update reports rain at Inwisfall slows traffic and travel across the region. Officials urge caution as showers dampen roads and visibility remains reduced through the afternoon. Local authorities monitor conditions and advise drivers to plan extra time.
Fragmentary OCR text shows garbled phrases about laws and a northward and southward area doctrine. No clear names, dates, events, or organizations are readable. The snippet lacks coherent facts to summarize a specific incident or subject.
A concert event at a theatre features Popstar Ver Ceetin Kant and Emveendent officials with crowd scenes and security notes. The recording covers service times and a memorial segment, mentioning a funeral or remembrance event and local authorities in attendance.
Friends of the late Frame Sharkey 1 Cairasy are invited to attend his funeral, leaving the Mortuary at 10:30 Friday morning for Cairns Cemetery via Marigny Street. M. Svendley Ltd. Undertakers and Embalmers. Death notice for Hugh Ross, beloved husband and father, interred at Tain, Scotland. Thanks extended to Drs Clarke and Yewert, Cairns District Hospital staff, and Sisters and Nursing Staff for care.
In loving memory of dear MEMORIAM ELWS and brother Samuel Elms, both mourned by their families. Names and dates appear with heartfelt tributes from loving mothers, siblings, and friends. They recall a joyful life cut short by tragedy and promise to cherish their memory forever.
In a stern appeal, Premier Moore argues for sacrifices to stabilize finances. He urges expanding production, increasing exports, and reforming wages and efficiency. The plan stresses reducing costs across industry, avoiding overreliance on government aid, and seeking reproductive work with clear figures to guide policy.
The text extols loyal citizens supporting leaders through selfless service. It emphasizes tradition and discipline as vital to national development in peace and war. It notes contributions in mining, metallurgy, pastoral and agriculture and asserts further gains in efficiency and results are possible.
A long discussion on the Australian Federal Cabinet crisis highlights divisions and perceived wire pulling. The piece notes a lack of cohesion in governments efforts to curb public debt and criticizes ministers, with calls for unity and service to Australia over party interests. It recalls a Lilybank field day where Naval Brigade and cadets defended positions, leading to inquiries and mentions of local gunnery rivalries.
A programme of music will be rendered tonight at 7 20 under Fug Tree Abbott street. Meanwhile a foreman Pershouse was injured at city council yesterday by falling rock and received treatment for a head wound. A Danish emissary visited Carns district and a bathing facility project began near Anzac Parade after cyclone damage. Weather forecast predicts cloudy coastal conditions with showers and strong easterly winds. A Stratford road collision left Ford damage and injuries to William Michna.
Al Magnate a Board of Reference under the Commonwealth Waterside Workers Award, Mr Brophy urged rationing as some members had laboured communally weary with little or no employment. Mr O Kelly chaired a Cairns Court House conference with Messrs Burden Madden Eden, Drew, and Brophy Davis Rice representing key bodies.
Magistrate O Kelly states under Clause 24(ge)2 of the award he can investigate schemes for equitable waterfront work distribution. He invites the Water Street Federation to present a concrete plan and reads a list of about 50 names. The session aims to hear if a scheme can equalize work among iron workers and shipyard staff.
A local tribunal discusses attaching shore labor to ships gangs to even out work and earnings. Mr Brophy and Mr Burden argue for and against the change, citing rotary system history, ship versus shore earnings, and readiness of workers. Figures from the Commonwealth Steamship Association and federation records are reviewed.
A review discusses Peru under former dictator Leguia, his constitutional changes, and the 1920s balance of power. It notes Peru’s population, debt, trade figures, and military assets, plus Britain’s and Canada’s imperial trade shifts, Canadian protectionism, and potential impacts on Australian butter and sugar in Canada.
England bowled Australia in the fourth speedway test at Manchester, 40 000 spectators. Vic Hunley led Australia with multiple heat wins while Jack Chapman won three heats but lost to Varey in the sixth heat as Australia led 11 1 before the Eagles leveled the series. Max Grosskream Rom Johnson Dick Case and Franke Arthur Billy Langit and Dick Wise also competed.
Sir Ge Sedma, representing Maree in the State Parliament, travels to North Queensland to review sugar industry operations. He arrives after yesterday’s flights, tours mills in Mulgrave region, and expresses impressed by milling efficiency. he plans further visits before departing.
The board debated traveling allowances and a proposed road linking the Smithfield and Kuranda routes. Hod suggested committee review while May and Tewa urged practicality and cost limits. Officials cited economic value and traffic needs, noting possible expenditure around £1000 and feasibility for transport.
A garbled OCR passage references a mayor and unclear claims about work and a fans event. Names and specifics are unreadable, leaving a fragmentary note about actions, attitudes, and a council figure.
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