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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 15, 1922
Page
4
Readable parts show worn catalog style advertising for patent lace shoes and box calf boots. Mentions include men’s black boots with patent toe caps, derby roots style and calf skin options with sewn soles.
Mayers Ltd announces new Essex price points with the Essex 4 and Essex model lines. The advertisement highlights Hindenn and Hudeos features and lists contact details at Abbott Street and Hudson Ford agents.
British shipping notices show inward arrivals from London to Brisbane with ships The Esperance Hay and Greeva due mid September and September 13. Outward sailings list destinations including Sanama with September 11 closing, and a September 1 deadline for another listing.
Fragmentary note records a market scene with potatoes and a person named Brent Tol or similar. Details are garbled, but references to a grubby line of potatoes and a market day suggest a local trade note with uncertain date and participants.
A garbled field report by manager Walter ley outlines near shaft progress and sinking estimates. It mentions a 50 feet marker, reef Kolin, and a proposed 30 feet extension with driving and testing activities. A tender for a boiler carting and plans is noted amid unclear phrasing.
The article reviews Greek ambitions after the Sevres Treaty and Constantine IIs return, detailing punitive campaigns in Asia Minor, Smyrna tensions, and Venizelos’s diplomacy. It notes Allied positions, Turkish-Greek conflict risk, and calls for clear, decisive Near East policy from the victors.
Ships listed with passengers and schedules for Cairns departures include Koranda under Captain Raven with many travelers such as Wood, Desmond, Hihouse, Johnstone, Strover, Smith, Hack, Hillhouse and others. The Canberra sails Melbourne September 1 and Sydney September 20 for Cairns via ports. Wyreema and Kanowns plan southern port arrivals. Cooma leaves Melbourne September 2 for Sydney September and Brisbane trip specifics.
Fragmentary newspaper text dated Friday September 15 122 shows garbled lines and stray phrases about people and places, with unreadable context. No coherent events or names can be confirmed from the readable section.
Paragraph describes Rama Street market activity with heavy cupplten and wood quality queries. Mentions WRB SHG, shipments on Wednesday, and prices around 41 to 87 cents with unclear dates and sources.
A chaotic trove of Cairns notices and reports details police touring the region, a plucky act by McGrath in Cairns, and local civic matters. It mentions the Cairns Citizens' Hand gathering support, railway department remarks, and community events at Crystal Palace and Malvern.
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