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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Dec 23, 1918

Page

2

Thanks for help and wreaths after bereavement

Mr and Mrs Hoskings thank Mr and Mrs Johnstone Ambulance Constable Nugent and all others for help and sympathy and for the wreaths sent after their late sad bereavement.

Arrivals December 22 at Marine Hospital

List of arrivals includes Parin Hall from ore Ray and two Hollanity and two children, Boyd Headrick and two children, King and two children, Del amy and infant with Nurse Thomas and Miss EK Cing. Belin, Messrs. Ray, gles ae cen, Lome Derk, Koay Gate, ee Miaratal.

Parin Hall Ore Ee Ray Hollanity Boyd Headrick King and i Delamy Thomas Cing Belin Ray Gles Ae Cen Lome Derk Koay Gate

Departures List From Australian Steamships Limited

December 21 departure notices list numerous passengers including N C Young Clayton R Fant J Bendixion with children T J Robertson C Tudler H Barrett E Lewis Geo Donne N Rees Ogden Fraser Dixion Wan D McLean T Anderson J Davies Smyth Wen Ca Pett Meredith Hynes O Connell Salmon A C Halliday P Thomp Hanion J J Bell P Snada Till er A Virig C Foster A hide F Fite Plagh S Foster W Dicke teach A ee P land A Ke k Shield and others Australia steamship line notices Gardiner McNamer infant C Hubner Perry Taylor Edwards J Christen Sheppard L Melvin and related entries discuss passengers and infants listed for conveyance.

Young N. C. Clayton R Fant D. Fraser J. Bendixion C Withers T. J. Robertson C. B. Tudler Murphy Cii T. L. Reekie P. H. Storie H. Barrett E. Lewis Geo. Donne N. Rees Ogden Fraser Dixion C Wan D. McLean T. Anderson J. Davies J. Re A Smyth Pero Careredith Hynes E O'Connell i Salmon A. C. Halliday P. Thompe i Hanion J.J. Bellemirke P. Snada N. Tiller A. Viriig C. Foster A. Hide F Fite Plagh S. Foster W Dicke D Teach A. Ee P Land A. Ke K Shield Dni Australian Steamships Limited A. Sharlandy Edward Dowen Newton Child Guntha and Child Misses J

Arawatta Sets Sail for Melbourne This Saturday

The Arawatta will depart on Saturday December 28 heading to Melbourne via intermediate ports. Petes teaver fr Sou Limited is listed in the notice related to the voyage.

Petes Teaver Fr Sou Limited Tze

The Metal Market Ends Holiday Quota

The metal market quota lanes will cease from Saturday December until Monday January 6, marking a temporary suspension of standard trading. Officials advised businesses to plan accordingly and noted impact on shipments and pricing.

Emerald Tennis Club Honors Miss Lannoy at St Monica’s

Members of the Emerald Tennis Club gathered Saturday afternoon at St Monica’s to toast Miss Lannoy on her forthcoming marriage. The event featured guests and light refreshments as part of the social tea.

Emerald Tennis Glub Saturafternoon St. Monica's Lannoy

Government to push North Coast railway for cane mill relief

A telegram notes the heavy cost and cane shortages at the mill since 1916 and the wrong site, urging completion of the Innisfail to Tully River rail line to access rich cane fields. Officials expect two years for bridges over the South Johnston River, with cane planting underway in the interim to supply full capacity.

Sap& Wrong Becuse Mr. Short North Coast Railway Innisfail Tully River Theodore Railway Department Johnston Johnstone

Fragmentary note on Austria's sovereignty claim

A garbled OCR fragment references Austria and sovereignty and a person named Kier. no clear event, date, or organization is identifiable.

Holidays Ahead and Christmas Drapery Festivities

A vintage feel preview notes forthcoming excursions from Cairns to an unspecified destination for the School of Arts in Ordenvale. It advertises summer wear and holiday fashions, urging ladies to visit five establishments for Christmas decor and festive attire.

Cairns School of Arts Ordenvale

Christmas Week Postal Hours And Band Schedule Noted

The notice lists post and telegraph office closures for Christmas Day and Boxing Day with special half day hours on Boxing Day and Commonwealth Armistice Day. It mentions a morning mail closure at 10 am and a postman delivery at 8 am on Thursday Friday and Saturday. It also notes band activity with evening patrols and remuneration limits.

Pex Post and Telegraph Office South Money Order Office Commonwealth Savings Bank

New Handkerchief Boxes Feature Six Handkerchiefs Each

A description of small boxed sets containing six handkerchiefs in bright colors. The designs are lively Satetel patterns in popular styles, each box highlighting one of six British beauty types in a decorative collection by artist Margetson.

Margetson

Kelly's featured footwear drives festive sales season

An ad style notice highlights Kelly's at Cairns Favorite Shop offering an extensive Xmas footwear range. Styles include white American Sno-buck Song shoes, Cubes heels, and numerous white and black options for men and women. Seasonal colors, prices, and extended hours through 10 p.m. are noted.

Kelly’s Rade Derby Kelly's Cairns

Sir Thomas Sent Notes to America on Wind-Jamming

Melbourne dispatch reports Sir Thomas sent two notes to the United States regarding wind-jamming science. The item mentions Rose Saka Dewar and a whisky in passing.

Sir Thomas America

Travel notes and weather glimpses from Cairns to Almaden

The report mentions Mr. W. A. Cramb arriving from Georgetown and staying in Cairns until January 8, noting drought and rain in Durham and sing of a tweet. It recalls a sleigh journey with good grass, and reports rain all night at Almaden with the surrounding countryside looking capital.

W. A. Cramb Georgetown Cairns Durham Howes Almaden

Rest Home Fund Reaches £700 After Armistice Appeal

Soldiers' Rest and Recreation Home appeal surpasses the £700 mark on Sunday as Cairns growers respond generously. The Cairns Cane Growers' Association thanks the president and members for their warm support and notes the tower Esplanade residence of Mr Gr Mayer has been purchased for the Rest Home.

T O Cairns Growers’ Association Nor Oal GR. Mayers Esplanade Herberton Bee Whaien Tee Jackson Aloomba Ds. Total

Rain falls over Mossman reshapes season notes

The report notes heavy rainfall this season with ongoing wet conditions for crops and farms. A severe thunderstorm yesterday affected the area while local farms remain active in the market. Port Douglas mourns the death of Miss Muntz with funeral rites held at Port Douglas Cemetery. she was a Red Cross member and Mossman Methodist Church adherent.

Eise Mies Harold Larkin Port Douglas Miss Muntz Will Smith

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