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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1913
Page
2
The Post publishes Captain Seater of the Adelaide Co. steamer Wollowra describing forecast tools a barograph a rain gauge and a telegraph room setup. He warns that timely cyclonic warnings hinge on the telegraph service and notes warnings are delayed due to distant government quotes and reliance on the system.
The article discusses extending the search for the schooner Dancing Wave and other lost vessels toward the south from Cooktown due to cyclone-driven drifts. It notes the Valda was found near Cape Flattery about 130 miles north of Trin, and recalls the Cooktown pilot boat incident off Cape Bedford as context for current search decisions.
The report records tidal data at a coastal station referencing Captain Rhoten and past seven day measurements. It notes low water at mt 1 inches and a 2 inch rise, with the highest tide occurring on January ath.
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