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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 23, 1915
Page
2
Mr A H Heydes, renowned veterinary surgeon, is staying in town for a few days and may be committed at the Court House Hotel as part of a temporary local arrangement.
The readable text hints at an official notice or commentary about a person named Meas and a set of events on a single day. It mentions service, steamers, and the Towmerilie port context, but the details are garbled and incomplete. Names, places, and actions remain unclear.
Entry details for yard handicaps show prizes of £15 and £10 with nominations at £3 and £2 respectively. Competitors may nominate and accept for both events at 11/0. A mile bicycle handicap is also listed with £15 prize and a single mile time shown. Local sports section notes venue and entries for Harrs sports events.
This fragment notes visitors at Atherton Tableland and mentions the Northern Hotel. It hints at events or ads within a weekly column but contains garbled OCR text and incomplete details. The readable core references hotels and district visitors with no clear dates or outcomes.
Local Cairns notices report ship movements and freight at Bedreet Prices Agency and Wharf, the steamer Roppis unloading 318 tons of machinery for the fishinds Mill, logs being loaded, and the launch Vietor set to depart for Keen Island. The Women's Hospital tea, Mayers advertising, and stock sales are noted, with Cairns Harbor Board discussions on wages and harbor efficiency and a Royal society style emphasis on civic events.
A Cairns column details war era film programs at the cinema including "The Warwick War Chronicle" and Chaplin previews, with advertisements for clothing and supplies. It notes civic pauses, council discussions, and plans for local dealings while referencing wartime shortages and community events. The piece blends entertainment listings with municipal and social notices from the period.
Dr. Murray, a dentist, returns home after service abroad and plans to report for duty to support his king and country. He expresses pride in recent ideas and readiness to contribute on the front.
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