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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Apr 27, 1917

Page

4

War Reports and Elections Across Multiple Fronts

A chaotic dispatch covers naval gunnery, Mesopotamian operations, and Japanese elections. Descriptions of Periscope actions and shellfire mingle with strategic retreats and a Belgian artillery note. Parallel notes on Mesopotamia captures, Turkish west bank movements, and a Belgian commission highlight war strains. A Tokyo election update notes government strength and ministerial reshuffles.

London Beaider Mande Wiles

Close of nominations for May Day races at Nevill Oden secretarys

Racing notes from Sydney and Tattersalls meeting with details on hurdles, handicaps, and stakes. Mentions Denman Reserve and multiple runners with results, times, and betting shifts as April 1917 schedules unfold.

Caires Nevill and Oden Howard Smith Chambers

Boxing Day Athletic Meet Track Notes and Race Results

Fragmented racing notes describe mile and hurdle events with athletes such as Mai, Aathon, Willow Green, and King contending closely. The text records times, positions at home turn, and a concluding result with Conquimador Bracken and Roman Queen among listed competitors at Sydney’s event.

Bertin Rushford Binck Nur Ulva Weddin Willow Green Tous Agathon Eastcourt Nari Willow Geen Mai King Raabe Ford

Federal Elections News From Bridgewater to Melbourne

Fragmented report covers federal elections activity in Bridgewater and Melbourne with mentions of Labour and National Federation shifts, Sizer and Ken nedy electorate candidates, reinforcements for England, and local strike actions affecting industries in Rockhampton and Cairns.

Melbourne Eate Romen Labour Part National Federation Ierthans Chaitin

Mystery of Offended Malays At Port Darwin Shipwrecks

April 5 report from Port Darwin describes a Malay vessel named Taisermgo bound for Java with six armed itinerant crew considered harmless. Heavy weather drove it onto Rathurat Reef where survivors endured three weeks before deportation to Java under immigration restrictions.

Port Darwin Albu Tat Kangean Java Bling Straits Rathurat Island

Sydney Strike Winds Up In Price Dispute

Sydney reports no settlement reached at the Thomas Ross works as strikers claim high wages for short shifts. One man earned five days work at high rates while another made four days at a lower rate. Workers affected by the stoppage include brewery and pickle factory staff where bottles were salted or capped, reflecting economic strain from the strike.

Sydney Thomas Ross Jman Rose Dhese

Episode of the Gambling Heller in New York

A melodramatic tale follows Norton, an ambitious attorney who falls for Mona, sister of a crime suspect. He disregards warnings, uses questionable evidence to convict an innocent man, while Mona pressures him to drop the case. Amid scandal, murder, and political stakes, Norton’s career and personal life unravel as truth confronts power.

Tha Whee Fidhe Norton Mowe’ Mainard Mona Fotomge Waders Rerbe Fema Nervon Wade Arcadia Newton Cove Alter Care Shay Daniels Ryan Pearl le Tommy Dows Sheery Tormey Moneign Sever Bonga

The Fraien of Victory on the Somme

A fragmentary notice discusses Ent periodical titles and fictional works tied to Austral programs. It mentions The Romance of Billy Hill and Min free wanrales along with a Bold Thad Kreeze headlined by Ritchie. The item hints at a forthcoming complete change in Austral program listings.

Somme Tata Mnary Fusintgle Billy Wal Hill Gether Min Free Wanrales Smd Ak East Thad Kreeze Woth Ili Ritchie Idcy

Up-to-date billiard 200m event details

A brief note lists contemporary billiards details titled Straight ard Doves. It mentions Siricatoe Boke ne Pot Rowe in connection with an update on the 200m event and related standings.

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