This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1917
Page
3
Fenwick and Co salesmen report brisk activity in Brisbane with accounts settled and several items sold. Prices appear firm as calves and other goods move, totaling 90 dollars in reported sales and 166 units noted.
MacTaggart reports a large Brisbane market with 3600 sheep penned and early prices strong, cattle numbers about 550 yarded showing best quality in months. Loads included 29 cows from 8 shillings 15 pence to 10 shillings 2 pence and 29 bullocks priced around 4 pounds 19 shillings 4 pence, all on account Watson Viewfield.
The list shows multiple residents and visitors departing from Cairns and surrounding towns by the Mourilyan, Ker, and other ships. Names include Mr. Patterson, Miss Alwyne, Mr. Allport, Mr. Nichol, Mr. Murray, Mrs. Patterson, Nurse Dar, Mr. J. Vi, Mr. W. Tooth, Rev. I. Sadie, Mr. A Muir, Mr. Hodoon, Rev. E Dawson Pausee, Mr. J Saunders, and others traveling to Townsville Brisbane and Lecimds with departures noted on recent nights.
A Breslau Volkssturm narrative portrays a brutal murder of a 16 year old by a German sergeant. The piece criticizes a society where civilians are treated as dirt and the saber reigns supreme.
The article notes a memorial effort for fallen over time and mentions a temporary honor board with a war memorial plan. It also reports winds and dry conditions last week affecting ground and grass, with rapid drying and sparse greenery in places.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.