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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment lists many proper nouns including person names such as Shane Wo and Kenny, places like Tacoma and Cookin, and scattered phrases about ships, routes, and events. The text lacks coherent narrative and key details to define a specific incident or story.
Karands arrives every Tuesday evening from Townsville and leaves at 1 tn for Cooktown. The sensel returns on Thursday services and departs at 11 ars for Townsville. Adelaide Company Limited will announce sailings. Veristall derives on Wednesday from Tewperth and Innisfail with tests at Thyreday for the week.
Moon phase updates for September shown with a 1 pm reference and caller names. Local phrases and unclear terms indicate a partial listing of times and observers.
An imperfect OCR item discusses dietary relief and medical relief for indigestion and digestive distress. It mentions servings and a suggestion to obtain quality products from a named retailer.
The annual gathering of the sugar company discussed awards and costs impacting cane production. Directors elected included Mr James Solar and Sw Bulvock with financial relief sought under the McCawley award to ease high sugar and feed costs.
Fragmentary text lists horses and figures unclear in a racing or breeding context. Mentions Oaks and reserves with names like Thompson and Minnie, plus scattered numbers and dates, but readable specifics are limited.
Fragmented OCR yields a market brief mentioning CH Towers and Sard Brokers on Rose Street with unclear figures and items like Mineral Leases Chartes Richards James Croft and Henry Wells. Warden Court entries reference exemptions and adjournments, with mentions of two weeks and a possible adjournment for new business.
Londen metal quotations for September show copper standards and forward prices with minor changes. Market notes indicate copper futures and refined copper pricing, reflecting demand and supply shifts in the mining sector.
The Queensland Labour government faced scorn for handling a strike by public employees and railway workers. The piece condemns the Ryde administration for suppressing protest, threatening public safety, and failing to secure fruit from authorities while aiming to placate a vocal minority. Strong language targets Queensland politics and imperial figures.
Kelly's store announces a clearance sale with drastic discounts on chests and shoes. The event highlights end of season reductions across men's and ladies wear with marked prices and special bargains, urging shoppers to visit for final closeouts.
A fragmentary notice lists a sales event at 4 pm Sunday and a belding tomorrow night in the Albion area. It mentions prizes, a Green’s Abbottree auction tale, and Mr C Woodward slated to speak at fig mart tomorrow morning. Also notes on harness and machine work, a lake view, and a river area event at Royal Taverne and Water Sean.
The Federation Battery near Chosdea Bhinieg Sews has suffered weeks of neglect and arson. Owner Mr Cuth ert reports malicious damage as surrounding grass and logs were burned, leaving the battery in a collapsed state. Salvation Army reports limited progress with government funds and local undertakings.
Evening meeting notes show W M Bro Hamason presiding and receipts totaling a sum. The text highlights a lodge with 35 members, wartime funds, funeral allowances, and a Queensland War Loan carrying about £10,000. It also mentions a new Trail and Witmont store opening with marked sale items and reduced prices for clothing and accessories.
Fragmented OCR reads like a village court docket and local notices. Names like Hawking and Sloan Mialane surface alongside mentions of a cattle theft, court orders, bank overdraft, and a stallion sale. Theatre ads, band announcements, and mayoral reminiscences mingle with wartime letters and personal notices.
A damaged article describes a labor strike trial at Central Police Court with adjourned hearings. It notes vacancies and worker reemployment, misprinted names, and references a trade council meeting and associated figures. The text is garbled and hard to parse, but mentions Eorobirsey and Draken 11a onions in stray phrases.
In Melbourne reports detail Premier Hughes and union leaders discussing a special steamer to Gladstone for sugar, while tensions rise over work restoration and policy shifts. Cabinet debates mine labor terms as union actions evolve, with reemployment attempts and regional notices shaping the industrial climate. Several named officials, towns, and ships appear in the fragmented coverage.
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