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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 25, 1935
Page
11
Fragmented OCR text lists places like Canberra Melbourne Brisbane and Newcastle with scattered phrases about votes, leases, and dates. It appears to be a chaotic summary of town events, transport lines, and notices.
The readable portions describe a mix of names places and items with garbled wording. Mentions include Conroe Sten Bemart, Laila Komgdgen, Gerber Bay, and Leah rehermated, along with scattered phrases about cases and tires. Overall coherence is limited and no clear single event emerges.
Incoherent OCR fragment describes cargoes and events with scattered names and numbers. Unable to identify clear people, places, or actions due to damaged text.
Fragmentary OCR notes show scattered pricing terms and prior months data. The snippet mentions metal segments and a hesitant price cue with cents indicated, but no clear events, dates, or identifiable entities beyond generic market references.
Fragmentary OCR text reports on Wandana and passengers with unclear names and places. The readable bits hint at a travel or poem context, but specifics and dates are not discernible from the garbled material.
A garbled OCR sweep covers an unclear topic with phrases like sugar boats and oil, mixing names and terms. The readable bits hint at a discussion of ships, perhaps a trade or production note, but most content is indecipherable and lacks coherent facts or identifiable entities.
A severe automobile wreck on a main highway resulting in a third fatality is reported amid chaotic weather conditions. Officials identify the names of victims and note ongoing investigations as emergency crews cleared the scene.
Fragmentary OCR text references a union vote dispute involving unnamed parties and dated September 20. The garbled lines mention names and actions but do not yield clear entities or outcomes. No verifiable places, organizations, or individuals can be confirmed from the readable fragments.
A train wreck involving troop transports caused multiple fatalities with at least 20 soldiers killed. Rescue and investigation efforts are ongoing as authorities report details of the incident and the location.
Brisbane reports heavy supply and fluctuating prices for staples. Traders note competition and varying quality, with potato and wheat prices cited near 10 to 22 shillings. sales conclude at local centers with deliveries scheduled.
Fragmented report from Brisbane recalls state parliament proceedings with names like Morgan and Tally, mentioning opposition lines, financial exemptions, and a looming vote. The garbled text references a 95 20 amount and a cost related item, with confusion over dates and participants.
A family thanks Mayon Cal amd Br for kindness during their daughter's illness at District Hospaz with Nurse Miller and Star Chartes noted. Then memorial notices for Hill Wilkes, Billie, and Ceara idlany list loved ones, dates, and family sentiments.
A garbled court item reports a magistrate astonished by tax evasion charges. It mentions yearlong assessments and penalties, with scattered references to defendants and taxpayers. The piece is incomplete but suggests a legal action and ongoing inquiry.
A garbled early report describes a harbor incident with a figure named Seuwee and referee duties. It mentions arrests including Murcar Eres Racie and a large crowd, with references to a pall Contininens and a Welge. Details are unclear and names are uncertain.
The piece argues Britain must balance control of the Suez Canal with Egypt’s move toward independence. It notes Egypt’s strategic link to the Sudan Abyssinia and Abyssinian ties, emphasizes the dual mandate to uplift peoples, and recalls 1914 developments when Egypt became a British protectorate after Turkey entered WWI.
After World War I the Egyptian Nationalists grew louder demanding self rule. In 1922 Britain ended the protectorate declaring Egypt independent with reservations, sparking political strife between moderates and nationalists. Britain, guarding the Suez Canal and foreign residents, warned against any move that could threaten imperial interests or turn the canal into a tool of conflict.
A distinguished group of scientists from Rebel Tropical Medicines of Sydney est to study fevers and elided questions at a medical conference. Led by Dre W. P Foyers Cesium and Mrs q Stee A Harvett, the team will examine severe fevers with key figures Farm West maelassified and A. M. Laspen RD. Sol De Sule and 9h Nady aided the effort. The party traveled to Katowomba yesterday with laboratory samples including finite, white mice and guinea pigs.
King and two companions crossed a bridge with a toppled pump trolley when a goods train on the opposite bank derailed onto the bridge. The trolley slid toward the engine as another man leapt to safety and King fell beneath the wheels. The driver braked frantically and the wheel stopped inches from him. King was rescued and taken to Gordonvale Hospital with non serious injuries.
The Johnstone Shire Council pursues its ratepayers campaign with court cases over defaulted rates. A special meeting of the Ratespayers Association is advertised, while a Cairns Ambulance incident and several local misadventures are noted. The Victoria Queenslander reunion plans in Melbourne are announced with details of attendance and venue.
Weather notes indicate a warm front with a slight southeastern shift and changes in ferlowih ves. Annisrail Railway reports August rail figures: tonnage received 1284. forward 473. passenger tickets 529. total revenue 44578. cattle 17. sheep 70 1300. pigs 38. Tramway tonnage 12. forward 125. passenger tickets 260. revenue 1287.
Carns Tableland timber wealth highlighted by a huge Rawr pine log from Kairi. The 14 ft long log has a 2 ft 6 ins girth and weighs about 5 tons 18 cwt with 60 super feet. Earlier logs from Yungatrurra/Cairns wharf totaled 4425 super feet and 15 tons 14 cwt.
Tourists rode a special rail motor and trailer from Cairns to Kuranda via the scenic route between Cairns Barron Falls and Kuranda. The noon arrival offered a butterfly collection and visits to Mare, with return trips at 3:45 pm. The Kuranda garden railway station impressed visitors with its colorful displays and station features.
In a Manoora incident, a watchman was assaulted aboard the ship during a dispute on the wharf. Witnesses describe the altercation between crew members and a defendant who struck the witness, with sailors separating them. The defence and cross examining touched on personal histories and prior tensions.
Queensland government debates unemployment relief and a penny in the pound tax cut to aid the jobless. Treasurer hints at revenue shifts while the Premier cites broader subsidies and public works proposals across Breadth Haver walls Nerang and Rockhampton Harbor to support employment.
Seley, a 38 year old Mexican driver, was shot four times in the Deck district last night. Bailey, 24, was attacked while seated in a taxi on Castlereagh Street before pleading for mercy and being shot as the assailants fled. The victim was taken to a hospital where he remained unconscious and bleeding. The attackers fled. one was seen leaving in a vehicle, and authorities pursued the case as a possible motive linked to the earlier incident on Flemington Street.
Dr Tom Guthrie, retired chief chemist, discussed oil erosion and soil studies in South Wales. The report notes recent arrests linked to a late night investigation and mentions Guthrie's long career from 1972 to 1651 in a historical context.
A miner named Arthur Delle Erma, 32, died in a mine accident at Mareera when a tram loaded with timber fell and trapped him. An inquiry held by Coroner J. Ouebings adjourned for further evidence as officials consider cause and fate of the death.
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