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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 19, 1930
Page
11
Partial OCR reports a maritime alert involving ships at Marmeda port with references to Beo Meena and numbers 2 and 3. Details are fragmented, but the notice indicates a possible shipping incident or hazard requiring attention from port authorities.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention regnal dates, ship lines, auctions, and place names across a broad set of references. Distinct entities include Lyons, Malders, Crest Line steamers, and Continentaita Line. The text seems to collage event fragments from a period rail and shipping notices page with many illegible items.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions MV Manunda and Carmen with garbled phrases. References to trains, locations, and unnamed events hint at a historical shipping or travel note. Named entities are unclear due to corruption, but the piece seems to sketch transport or passenger mentions amid tangled lines.
Fragmentary text describes sea travel by steamer between Cairo and Melbourne with mentions of schedules and an itinerary. It references passenger arrangements and social events surrounding the voyage, with unclear details about ports, times, and carriers.
Unclear market recap from Sydney dated September 1 notes spot and three months prices for various metals. Entries include prices like £48 4/2 for one item and £50 with £49/ m6, mention of Lead at £17 and other cryptic figures. No coherent narrative or complete data due to damaged text.
Fragmented OCR input from Brisbane mentions poor performance, some items sold, and references 2009 with unclear details. Names, dates, and places are unreliable due to garbled text.
London markets show activity as investors weigh early week cues from New Zealand and Zealand Wyse data. Mixed signals arrive from BLE and New Heath regarding energy and metal prices, with traders noting tentative gains and caution ahead of weekly figures and regional data releases.
Community group calls for a public session to discuss attendance at the Irwin event. Officials and residents weigh implications, costs, and access while inviting formal comments from stakeholders.
Fragmentary OCR text references a state, a core area, and mentions of a ship or arrival with names like Howie and Soong. The passage is garbled, but centers on a location labeled The ert sah me Pie cen and a remands saving. No coherent event or clear entities to confirm a full summary.
A long list of names appears to be passengers or members associated with Wanunda, with numerous personal names and partial locations. The OCR yields scattered fragments including Hine, Grant, Ward, Allen, Ruskewortty, Seed, Doulan, Evans, Evans, and many others, alongside stray place indicators and incomplete notes. The passage reads like a roster or crew list rather than a connected event report, totaling numerous individuals and potential affiliations without a clear narrative arc.
A fragmented clippings page lists memoriam lines for Elizabeth Veivers born Newmarket Hendra Queensland died 1925, Aleasio Casloff killed 1921 Mulligan disaster, Watt Fredenele died 1989, and Frank Mulligan disaster relatives. Includes tributes from husbands, wives, and children with mournful phrases and dates, albeit with illegible OCR.
The Cairns Post reports on Senator Crawford’s critique of the sugar industry debate in the South. It notes the overblown publicity campaigns and false accusations aimed at workers, while urging continued public education on sugar’s national and commercial significance.
The text argues that protecting the sugar industry strengthens the nation and people, asserting that any attempt to damage the sugar industry would harm public welfare and the Commonwealth. It emphasizes decency in ensuring conditions that support the industry and broader national interests.
Public bodies and citizens back linking Cairns and Innisfail with a widened road network to improve service and prosperity. Despite financial strain, there is momentum for the project as communities unite to meet public needs and foster regional progress.
A note from the Cairns Citizens Band set for the Fraywal Theatre on Sunday evening invites the public to a special sacred concert. The piece includes a change of address notice and references to wind and hearing in dreams, segueing into a discussion of dream perception linked to vision.
H J Paige, a gifted rider from Csiema Congr Cairee, earned praise for a strong Cavee Babinda road race showing. State authorities chose him to represent Queensland in the forthcoming National Warrrambool in Victoria, a 105 mile event run by the Dunkay Robber Company. Paige expects a good showing and Cairite wishes him success.
The article discusses whether to play golf or tennis as warm weather arrives, noting tennis refreshes the nerves more in heat and offers exercise benefits. It highlights factors influencing choice, including facilities and individual health, and argues tennis aids cooling and circulation while golf lacks similar impact.
Fragmentary report notes postponed Sogar Enquiry with references to events at Ocater Is and a spect train leaving Cairns at 3 30 pm arriving 11 30 am. return from Cairns at 7 30 pm. Also mentions ship’s fireman injured, a police court case for drunkenness, bread price caps, and a Brisbane weather forecast.
The Stroller notes a fine group of LACS cattle with Keifers landing the Manunda and well grown heifers ready for sale. E Reichford and associates name Vurnlea Millsa Milag as consignors while Storey Ramsey of Bris bane and McManus Co. of the route act as local agents. The river scene and coming drive are described with rain inland and hopes for an early harvest as officials tour stations and praise the herd found near Townaville.
A NSW dairy farming debate notes North Coast stock levels with over one million sheep and 778000 cattle. New Zealand expert Mr A Montgomery cites a Palmerston North plant station study and a 130 acre dairy farm in NZ where 300 lambs per ewe year yield profits of about £1 3s per head, suggesting sheep could control pasture and provide a profitable sideline despite fencing and veterinary challenges.
The chamber minutes show Cr Harris and Cr Agerly debating the matter. Wording suggests a proposal to limit costs and a potential reply to Cairnshire Council regarding the Johnstone site and completion timeline. The clerk indicated terms would be settled shortly.
Brisbane reports Minister of Mines E A Alberton received word from Ol Seneleera manager that by week’s end the copper furnace will be shut and the lead furnace blown in for four weeks to raise ore output.
Two longtime Cairns police officers Constable Mullins and Constable Quins were farewelled by the Carelyn branch of the Policy Canon on their transfer after decades of service. Mullins moves to Patm tation duties and Quins to Marsborough, each leaving by the schomning's mail train amid tributes from A. E. Wootten and colleagues who lauded their devotion to duty and record of service.
A compact note lists participants including Lesina, M Grey, M Hunter, G Lay, E Vollette, X Lowrie, B Andersen, Q Madden, C O Leary, E Macline, and Po Burgess in a reserve event. Details remain unclear due to OCR noise.
A fragmentary note lists Ton High School players for tomorrow’s game with incomplete names. It mentions backs, forwards, and the initials L Ireland D Cole D Davidson with a few other scattered surnames, lacking full details.
A fragmented report from Mackay details the Mackay Shick competition at Aquave Hall, Gordonvale, with Ivanhoes beating Gordonvale for the Robertson Cup and 20 of 24 possible points earned. Mount Time Shield also cited, while Tambor leads the points race amid remaining matches. The piece shifts to a Qantas ambulance plane anecdote and Mary Pickford financial notes.
Labor agent Cairns advises maximum meat prices effective from September 33 for Mossman. Items listed include rump steak, corned beef cuts, prime rib roast, chuck and cheek, wavy beef, sausages and mince with prices ranging from 1/ to 1/9 per unit. The notice outlines ceiling prices for various cuts and products.
The piece recounts the America Cup lineage from 1851, noting Commodore Stevens and the Royal Yacht Squadron trophies, with Lipton’s Shamrocks challenging through Shamrock I to Shamrock VII and a history of foreign challengers. It touches on early yacht technology and a brief, odd aside on steam-powered devices in Australia and London inventors.
Innisfail council discussed the need for a warning signal at Wangan Crossing after a fatality near the rail line. Councillor C Myers urged the Railway Department to slow trains and remove cattle from the crossing while installing proper warning signs.
Fragmented OCR text notes shift in export trade and home made confections. It mentions domestic taste for jams and dried fruits, rising confectionery sales, and impact on workers and wages amid national economic concerns and protective measures.
Fragmentary OCR text outlines a brewing operation and staff shifts involving a lead of the canteen and senior clerks. It hints at a brewer’s role, a person named Lane, and terms like new, run, and section, but lacks coherent events, dates, places, or clear outcomes.
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