18 Dec 1915
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 18, 1915
Page
1
A jumble of names and places appears, including Tack, Newe, Ganes, Grainer, Whitten Bros, Mt. Garnet, Port Moresby, Darwin, Samarai, Lannishire, Innistail, Parry, O'Brien, Vandeleur, Carr, Heittnach, Cosgrne, Shaw, Gard, Victoria, Ingham, Shert River, and Shert River area references. The text reads like scattered proper nouns without coherent narrative or dates.
Burns Philp & Co Ltd Kurachla arrives every Tuesday from Banes and midnight for Townsville Cooktown returns Thursday leaves 1 place for Townsville USN steamers Cairns to Townsville Rowem and Mackey Brisbane to Sydney Melbourne on the return trip leave Melbourne Saturday Sydney Thursday Brisbane Saturday Aramac heads south Saturday.
ADELAIDE COMPANY, LTD. announces travel movements with Shesters low fore ws Welw day and Townaville on Thursday, Bow en and Mackay on Friday, resohing Sydney on Thursday and Melbourne on Sunday. Return plans include Melbourne on Tuesday and Sydney Saturday with Firishame on Tuesday, arriving here Sunday. Ropars is dur from the south en 1 fin.
Fragmentary timetable for Australian Steamships lists departures from Townsville to Port Alma and Townsville to Port Darwin with uncertain days and times. The text mentions arrivals in Sydney and trips to Cook Town and Thursday/Tuesday mornings, with partial notes on voyage timing and frequency.
Erratic note reports Ffarnley & Co. Ltd shipping from Hong Kong in December 20 and a person named Loong leaving for Hong Kong on a date described as Deeey am. The legibility is poor but indicates travel or transfer details involving Hong Kong and a person named Loong.
A fragmented ad lists Rowen and Deemed Timbers joinery services including Torey Beumd Faw Work and Mortdine alwors om herd. Prepared by the lanes Weviere with a telegraph address J.YONS and telephone number 11 for inquiries via letter or telegram.
In a fragmented 196.000 share issue, Brissane Saltware reports a stated premium and per share earnings figure. Shareholders are shown a net gain reflecting a yearly premium and a 100 percent per cent ownership slice, with the article noting a pro rata benefit and aggregate income.
A reader comments on WWI mobilization and German threat, urging Australia to ramp up metal production and public pressure. He cites tungsten and copper supplies, argues for harsher political action, and praises British resolve while lamenting parliamentary inertia. The letter laments shortages, details ore extraction hardships, and urges unity to support the war effort.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a detective, a Dr Sheldon reference, and dates 1/8 and 2/e with a mailbox or watch list. Obituaries or notices appear to involve T. F. Kelly and Catres in a miscadsigned listing.
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