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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 08, 1915
Page
4
Fragmentary wording suggests a report on a government board or budget item labeled Appropria Gen BO. The text hints at a plan to dispose of or retire the item, though details and context are unclear from the available lines.
A September 7 Brisbane report outlines legislative moves to temporarily regulate meatworks in the public interest. Bills proposed to preserve White Australia principles and give government power over sugar and other commodities amid public debate and international tensions with Japan.
The report notes a board in making an award rejected a memorandum and urged deletion of a clause granting the minister power to differentiate. The decision faced objections from Mr. Lenrom and Mr. Sweyne who moved to strike the clause and end the dispute.
The provided text is garbled and contains multiple illegible fragments about a court, an elderly claimant, threats, and an incident. No coherent facts or identifiable names and dates can be extracted to form a valid summary.
Warwicks report the woolshed at North Toolmurra station burned down today after a fire broke out in the wool shed area. No injuries reported. The loss is estimated in the thousands, with owners yet to assess total damage.
The Southern Herald will publish a special Innisfail issue on September 11 featuring a descriptive town and district account and leading local businesses. Large extra copies are ordered and North Queenslanders are expected to value the publication highly.
Shipping arrivals dated September 7 list include Montero Southern Burns Php and Co agents Mourilan Cant Mine Kane Pom Townend Wessemgers Mesdancs and child Muses Martian Poole and child Smaty Trasis Watts O'Brien Fay Der a.
A brief fragment notes a forfeit and a person named Gide Mir Lawaga not taking a matter seriously, with a vague reference to Metter. The readable text is limited and lacks clear context or outcomes.
The balance sheet for Wealth Bank 01 Australia shows deposits at £8,547, and total investments near £5.48 million with profits for the half year around £295,708. A separate letter from Corporal Doc March in Cairns describes a Turkish front posting, reporting health good and a moving account of soldiers singing hymns amid hardship.
The discussion centers on the high value German machine guns and their use by the Turks with the Derds melies, and whether provisions exist to supply this armament to Australian Forces. The First Division of the Australian forces is referenced in relation to equipment.
Unclear text from The Sorthers Herald notes a portrait of the last period was unavailable for further details. Names Kirst and W. L. Quaite in Cairns are mentioned, with missing description of the person or event.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a boarding house scene with a beard, coughing fits, and a secret bottle. The text hints at fatigue and a walk through woods, ending with a reference to Great Peppermint.
In this issue Mr. J. W. Macrae of Mercena promotes heavy laying poultry and ducks with generations of proven layers. He dispenses with exhibition strains and emphasizes low feed costs, imports from Australia and England, and breeding pets from top laying lines.
The Northern Herald announces a 108 page Special Christmas Number to be issued Friday December 11 with 32 pages of illustrations in special ink on high grade paper. Extra copies of the Christmas number will be printed and subscribers urged to order early. A prize of £1 1s is offered for the best views of Far Northern towns.
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