03 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 03, 1918
Page
1
A catalog listing various hardware items including Hercules oil engines, geared and gearless, water raising appliances, windmill parts, cylinders, and plant supplies. The advertisement highlights practical devices for farming, irrigation, and workshop use.
Fragmentary diary style notes describe postwar peace celebrations at Babinds with the Wabinds Band, a December school fete, and plans for a dance. The writer comments on drought and haze, land repairs, and local figures like Barnes seeking new pastures while referencing Red Cross relief and community events in November and December.
A tumultuous Sydney service at St Marys Cathedral marked a High Mass led by Chaplain E McAuliffe amid crowded pews and solemn devotion. Archbishop Kelly presided and urged Catholics to support peace despite recent horrors.
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