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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 13, 1912
Page
4
The report notes a second push to strengthen the Privy Council and colonial oversight through the Supreme Court. It also mentions Royal Steamship Company buyout rumors, fortification plans in the Worth Sea, and varied international dispatches from Berlin, London, New York, Calgary, Lisbon, and beyond.
The misspelled report notes Tepon meaning stems or gravel wash. A visitor named Paul Pack Washington fell from a height attempting a spiral slide. He struck the ground and the engine fell, Peck was killed instantly.
A shipboard affray aboard the Chilean barque Ricaut De Soler left one sailor stabbed in the chest and lung perforated. Police arrested a suspect named Le me Le trim amid the melee. In Melbourne news, Caulfield coursework reported injuries and upcoming trainer shifts. Local rail and landowner tax returns were discussed by the commissioner amid statewide reporting.
A reader letter questions attitudes toward Asians and preserving Australia as a white nation. The writer cites fear of change, laments ongoing prejudice, and accuses Fisher and Co of failing to blunt demographic shifts, warning that Australia’s future could worsen.
Wellington reports the sixth game of the NSW Begby Leagues tour in New Zealand ending Hawke’s Bay 9 to 41 as M.S.W. tallies 41 points in a dominant victory.
The fragment references a Sydney contact or event involving Omar Knay rashly removed from Epcom and Metropolitan Rheumatism. Dr. Shelton’s Magnetic Linkment appears as a referenced medical concept.
The prize draw was held last night at the Olympia Rick before about 300 spectators. The Mayor Mr Chas McKenzie led the proceedings and numbers were drawn from a sealed barrel in the rink with scrutineers present. First prize went to Mr J McGuire of Gulgong NSW, second to Haley Flanagan Nelson, and third to Geo Alley Nelson.
Brisbane reports on the fourth day of the Queensland Rifle Association annual prize nesting. From Enoggera Rifle Range activity followed results across stages including the King’s Prize and the fir stage with a tied Arak stage.
Mrs Heghes and Miss J promote spring millinery with a Melbourne milliner who will arrive by the Wyandra bringing new ties and assorted fancy goods for women seeking pretty accessories.
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