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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1916
Page
3
Letters recount a long journey by sea and rail from Brisbane to Home Front regions describing shipboard guard duties against submarines and the hardships of travel. The writer reflects on France, the war’s impact on farms, and hopes for future veterans’ return while praising Allied efforts.
Fragmented text describes events at Ingham and Halifax programs with mentions of Chaba, awards, and a Saturday gathering. Individuals including PM Fors and C. B Boston CPS are noted as retiring or giving addresses, while references to a Royal Pier Artillery transfer appear in unclear phrasing.
Dissociated verses describe a popular bore and a welcome at a raid, then shift to a lone figure walking with lingering sorrow. The text fragments hint at passing time, regret, and an attempt to move on, though meaning is obscured by garbled OCR.
A garbled wartime note references troops and travel plans with scattered phrases about time, bets, and movement. It hints at shifting loyalties and planned meetings but contains too much corruption to identify people, places, or events clearly.
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