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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 24, 1920
Page
4
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a September 2 date with praise for a favored work or person. The readable text mentions admiration and reverence, but specifics such as names places or events are unclear. The piece resembles a devotional or literary aside with partial lines.
A fragment reports a female tailor and cotter arriving from southern cities. It notes fashion and tailoring, with mention of latest seats and satisfaction from customers. The garbled text references a shop or worker connected to elegant tailoring and social circles.
Advertisement and legal fragments recount Cairns electorate voting guidance for October 1928. Includes mentions of Queenland Supreme Court warrants, goldfield leases, and assorted mining equipment lists. Contains garbled names, dates, and a mix of election instruction and auction-like items.
Memorial notice dated September 26 recalls a nephew who departed life with family names mixed in the text. The notice expresses affection, gratitude, and remembrance from relatives including Mr and Mrs Woroberts and Mrs GA Thomas, and mentions the home as a place of support.
The readable items list White Niccahame Cort Mitchinson Dr Clarke and 25 others in a garbled passage about a piped scene with a reference to 28 pm, lacking clear context or actions.
Sydney reports metal quotations for September 22 with prices for copper and alloys. Copper spot near 97 pounds 2 shillings 6 pence. three months at 497 pounds 12 pence. Spelter spot 60 pounds. forward 7 pounds 6 pence. Electrolytic copper and other metals show limited clarity due to OCR errors.
A telegram from the Mines Department reports the ME Connert Cont representative Mee hoorme says the Commission has agreed to advance a coven rope amount not to exceed 2 and total up to 150,006. The Queensland Government Bank would guarantee the sum, enabling Mt Cuthbert SHV to start operations.
Vague fragmentary report hints at a stalled policy agreement among delegates. The garbled source mentions negotiations, plans and metaphorical phrasing without clear names, dates, places, or outcomes.
A chaotic transcription quotes criticism of the British Labour government and Theodore, notes on press coverage in the Times and Worker, and fanatical excerpts about aging politicos. The piece mocks puppet masters and public infighting, citing policy talk and alleged conspiracies in labor circles.
The notice lists a monthly meeting, a sale of veep shale, and a workshop for the Weehoe Board in preparation for estate sales. It mentions Hartley street bonds, Hartley bonds, and a public sale by a sale agency. Also recaps shows, a hospital arrival, a girls show, and various local vendors with discounted boots and shoes, urging attendance and market interest.
A fragmentary item notes subscription calls for the Second Peace Loan backed by the AMP Society. The text echoes a serene public appeal urging citizens to subscribe, with unclear dates or figures due to damaged text.
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