Country customers urged to post orders to Carns station
Local notice invites country customers to send orders promptly. It promises packing and delivery at Carns station without any extra charge.
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Carns Station
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1917
Page
3
International War Wearies Austria In Eastern Front
From Rotterdam to Amsterdam and Halifax reports fill the front. A Dutch logger sees a wrecked Zeppelinfeld in the North Sea. Norwegian crew of the Imo arrested. witnesses held. Investigations begin with no clear enemy plot. British and French forces advance on the front as activity grows along the Piave line.
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Amsterdam
Zeppelij
North Sea
Carl Dec
Imo
Adm
Halifax Cesopearel Ra
Is It Reasonable We Proposed Postwar World Navy
Secretary Daniels urges a postwar international navy to keep world peace. Each power would contribute units in line with wealth and population. The United States would share in policing the seas, warning that continued naval buildup after the war would be a lasting calamity.
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Ashington
Daniels
United States
French Volunteers Rally as Actions Reported in Europe
Paris dispatch notes volunteers accepted amid lively artillery actions at Sapeg neuf Maisons de Champagne and along the Meuse front. The brief confirms ongoing French operations and troop activity on the front lines in December.
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Paris
Sapegneuf
Maisons de Champagne
Naht
Meuse
Piave Front Holds as Austrian Drive Stalls
London reports show Italian forces holding the Piave line with Austrian and German units attempting to push forward. General Conrad concentrates troops and artillery in Trentino and Humolo area as six divisions face the front. Italian machine guns and rifles cited as decisive in the mountain fighting.
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London
Pr Xe Price
Piave
Conrad
Trentino
Himolano
Escape claimed of Nicholas from Washington diplomats report
A terse dispatch from the United States Consul at Tiflis claims Nicholas has escaped from Russian diplomats in Washington. The cable notes the report and provides no further details.
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Washington
Dec
United States
Tiflis
Nicholas
Army figures in France reach 156000 including auxiliaries
The latest official U S army figures in France, including marines and auxiliaries, total 156000. Halifax reports ten hundred recovered, updating on the progress of an ongoing operation.
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Washington
States
France
Halifax
Strap Instead of Cane in Queensland Schools
The Minister for Education indicates a probable shift to using the strap rather than the cane in state schools. Mr Mardacre says inspectors largely favor the strap with the aim of reducing permanent damage while maintaining discipline.
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Brisbane
Decca
Mardacre
Queensland
Townsville Gas Price Award Reported by Magistrate
Mr M S Herring heard evidence on gas costs in Townsville. Police Magistrate Morris issued Herring's award fixing price at 0/ per 1000 feet for gas, with cooking gas priced at 7/6 per 1000 feet and other rates noted.
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Townsville
M. S. Herring
Morris
Herring
Calms Jockey Club Nomination Deadline Set
Horseowners are reminded that nominations for the Xmas of the Calms Jockey Club close today at 4 p.m. in Mesera Nevitt Sydney. Scratchings listed for the Villiers Stakes include Trinchantes Sasancl Earlstine and Halaramg.
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Mesera
Nevitt
Sydney
Decim
Villiers Stakes
Trinchantes
Sasancl
Earlstine
Halaramg
Waterside Workers Federation Rule Changes Declined
In Melbourne the Arbitration Court refused the Waterside Workers Federation and allied bodies the cancellation of their rules. New provisions would curb slowdowns and port work without committee consent, aiming at industrial peace through stronger organisation. The court could not set a hearing date. case to be held after vacation.
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Melbourne
Higgins
Arbitration Court
Commonwealth Steamship Owners’ Federation
Central Committee
Federation
Waterside Workers’ Federation
Double Tragedy in Melbourne Family Murder Case
In Melbourne on December 10 a man named John Covance, 51, was arrested on murder charges after allegedly slashing his sister in law Julia’s throat with a razor during breakfast in a Shiel Street home. The family consisted of Julia, another sister, and the brother who witnessed the brutal act before the killer fled.
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Melbourne
Ct Vernet
John Covance
Shiel Street
Julia
Shmason
The Waiting Soul at Palace Pictures Tonight
Grace Vaughan falls for married Dudley Kent and divorces follow. They sail to England where Grace finds happiness briefly before a cablegram of his son’s death unravels their past. Grace wanders into hardship and a questionable house as she seeks release. Two map pictures claim final showings tonight.
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Palace Pictures
Grace Vaughan
Dudley Kent
Grace
England
Mre
Recogia
Kent
Marie d'Arcy
Jfile
Austral cinema screens tonight with varied program
The Austral presents the last screening of a multi film program headlined by Reid Featherhim in The Girl Who¢ and Ford's Gazste. Aint He Grand and Liberty episode provide comedy and serial drama as audiences anticipate the climactic ending. A special Brisbane raid footage from the Government Printing Office will be shown tomorrow night. Cairns Amateur Theatrical Society debuts Blow for Blow on December 3 with prologue and three acts. The cast features H Moran Miss Craddock, Lady Linden, Kitty, Mrs Mowley, Toho Drummond and Lt Linden among others.
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Austral
Reid
Ford
the Magnificent
Monty Emmerson
Anitonio Moreno
Sentinel
Honton
Monty
Ike Cherry
Horizon
Jayor
Big Joe Roth
Cook
Brisbane
Messrs
Ryan
Theodore
Cairns
Cairns Amateur Theatrical Society
A. S. Henson
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