18 Apr 1918
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
1
John Abbott, consulting herbal practitioner, announces free consultations and claims the Berzal System of Medicine can cure diseases without surgeries. He denounces tabloids and tabjets as harmful and urges readers to seek herbal treatment instead. He cites past use of herbs as healing agents and insists modern methods can spare patients from operations.
Norman Beckett of Te jstail shares his brother in law John Abbott’s aid in medical treatment that saved him from protracted illness. After two years of doctors failing to help he traveled west to Sindal to seek care. Charters Towers official notes the improvement and readiness to join the front.
Fragmented OCR text outlines a Labor Party platform urging disbandment of combatant armies and merchant navies, establishment of a volunteer service, abolition of armament trading, prohibition of private manufacturers, and reorganization of conscription and national relations, with garbled phrases and missing details.
A sensational shooting at a pleasure resort near Osmare on April 16 leaves Burke dead before help arrives and two other women injured. One sister reportedly worsens, while a man called at the house and described a tense scene as a shot struck Burke in the breast. Details remain unclear as investigators probe the incident.
The Quarter Sessions Court at Nesrion spends days hearing appeals against sentences tied to raids on mines during the great strike last year. Most convictions are upheld though one case was overturned. A meeting of the AMA discussed recomm of Faire decisions and decided to continue by a narrow margin.
Sydney April 6 The Premiers Conference will be better attended this year with the Governor set to preside at the opening session as discussions on policy and regional matters begin.
A fragmented OCR item mentions a wreckage scene with unclear details and absent names or dates, reflecting a damaged source. The readable portion hints at disarray and a damaged narrative, offering little factual context or specific actors.
An account of trawlers rescuing starved crews after Arctic disasters. Descriptions of missing child survivors, ship explosions, and desperate weather conditions. The narrative notes crews reaching land amid ice, with scenes of theft, brutality, and survival, including references to wildlife and scarce food sources.
A ragged wartime missive describes air raids, injuries, and shell shock among troops and civilians. It mentions Australians preferred to Canadians, fear of more raids in Essex, and a wounded man back from hospital with patching up operations. The writer notes strained morale, talks of eight or nine soldiers, and anxious waiting for further air raids.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions General Service de Gueres and references Vickera and Mack with unclear context. readable items are sparse. no clear event date place or outcome.
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