22 Feb 1915
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 22, 1915
Page
1
The readable lines mention places like Cooktown and Whittick with scattered names and what appears to be a garbled town or personal notices. The fragment hints at a Thursday listing and local street or town references without coherent events or actions.
Ship movements detail fur trade firms Kuranda and Philp CM LTD. The steamer Theresia sails to Townville via Ports, with departures and arrivals scheduled for Thursday Monday and Saturday. The Melbourne bound steamship returns Saturday, with ongoing services to Sydney and Fremantle. Woandra expected from southern ports Thursday.
The text lists multiple freight and passenger sailings for Adelaide Company, Townsend Shipping, and related lines. It notes departures and arrivals between towns like Townsville, Melbourne, Port Alma, Brissene, and Towrsville with actions including leaving, arriving, and on specific weekdays and times.
A notice states the Tinel leaves for Hong Kong on March 5 and mentions another ship, Tajcran, headed to Tiong Kong on an unspecified March date.
The London Directory announces export merchants and steamship lines with provincial trade notices from leading manufacturers and merchants. It promotes a paid edition with freight prepaid on receipt of a special order, and offers advertising cards and larger adverts. The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia is also mentioned.
Sw 4 Tw 1 p Telephone 138. OCR fragment lists a numeric code and partialcontact data. readable bits show a local telecommunication note with an unspecified entity count and a single number 138.
A historical piece compares Kaiser era troops to Attila the Hun, detailing Hunnish tactics, conquests from China to the Danube, and the destruction of cities like Metz and Aquileia. It frames the Boxer Help and Hun stereotype within a chapter on ancient warfare and feared invasions.
Fragmentary report notes disturbances at Cockatoo Dock during a picnic where H Hows, MHB and others claim dock workers seized influence over salons and delaying unions. Mention of water martial law and military oversight appears in garbled text.
Lyons James Lyons and Sons run saw mills offering all kinds of bongs and dressed joinery timber and machinery. Telegraph address LYONS and telephony No 12.
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