Cairns Harbour Board chooses J Newell as chair
Cairns Harbour Board selects Bert Chairman for the coming year after noting J Newell would have been an excellent chair but is not Cairns resident. Earl, the former chair, is praised for guiding the board through a progressive policy and long service. The decision emphasizes British and Australian worker support and the board's forward plan for the coastal town.
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Townsville Show Dates Fined for June Yih
Townsville correspondent reports that the show dates have been fined for June Yih and the THROAT THROOBLES. The item mentions throat issues described as raw and painful.
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Townsville
Tele Jeraree
Calrns Pictures Show Draws Full House Again
Last night at Calrns Pictures popular theatre offered a lively programme with audience demand showing strong turnout. The Eng leh sketch and Lang presented a new act while the Picture Company featured Miss Hardie and a famed company performing selections, helping to attract a well filled audience. Tonight Austral Pictures presents Kaiser Billy and other features as part of a varied bill.
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Australian Gazette
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Fragmented OCR text describes various notices and names, including references to Waddell, Lyon, and Cairns Court, plus scattered dates and costs. It mentions Venien and Lombardy history with Austrian rule and a 63 vote plebiscite.
Sale Cancelled Amid War News and Hague Conventions
The sale of Mr McKenna's furniture advertised by Mr J G Hoare is cancelled. The article notes Germany's breach of the 1907 Hague Convention, invading Luxembourg and Belgium, with Belgian neutral status deemed a mere "scrap of paper" by some signatories.
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The White Slave Traffic film at Townsville
A Townsville screening titled The White Slave Traffic is shown for one night at Cairne Pictures. The film adapts weekly articles on the sensitive subject with an aim to avoid sensationalism while highlighting the perils of human trafficking and educated versus peasant social dynamics.
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Cairne Pictures
Townsville
War correspondent recounts Soviet resilience in Poland
A war correspondent notes Russian endurance in Poland as Germans gain ground elsewhere. He argues Russia can wait, growing stronger daily in numbers and morale, while German advances may prove costly despite early successes.
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France
Hatred toward England colors German view in war reportage
An American journalist in Germany calls the German people’s hatreds toward Britain “the essence of 70,000,000 souls.” He notes a malignant animosity fed by the war and describes how some seek to immortalize German greatness at the war’s end.
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Patriotic Request to List District Buyers of German Austrian Goods
A 1917 style appeal requests a list of district buyers and the goods previously sourced from Germany or Austria. The writer asks for cooperation in maintaining supply records and specifies sending a list of goods obtained from those sources for the kept in wartime procurement effort.
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Strange Wooing and German Rule in Belgium
The piece notes German efforts to win Belgian affection after occupation. It warns of a heavy tax on Belgians not repatriated by March 1 and threatens sale of their property, unlikely to endear Germans to the Belgian population. It emphasizes Belgian aloofness and German misread of soft power.
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New Palace Theatre Full Subject Film Program
The current program features Flight for a Fortune a 50 foot wonder and a city life drama Pens with Tr ance of city life. Also a race between a meteor boat and a hydro-plane, War Theatre scenes with Albert and Foimcaire inspecting troops, two French destroyers and German events. Included are A Moment of Madness Edison drama and the Keystone Comedy Home and Bangs plus other attractions and singe.
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Present Room in vaudeville Gains Wide Australian Stage
AUSTRAL PICTURES reports The Present Room in vaudeville shines at the Austrel theatre where Hugo and Olga continue to draw crowds with a evolving act. The show features a blend of novelty and musical numbers attracting diverse audiences.
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Welsh Miners Leader Issues Forceful Socialist Manifesto
The article notes Vernon Hartshorn, Welsh miners leader on the Miners' Federation executive, releasing a strong manifesto to counter socialist critics. It also covers a concert at Oddfellows Hall with Mayor Alderman Griffiths presiding, performances by Mrs Spiers and others, and attendance figures amid a hot night.
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New Minister Elected by State Labor Caucus
Sydney reports a caucus of the State Labor Party elected George Meek MLA for Nemos by exhaustive ballot to fill the cabinet vacancy caused by the death of Mr. J. L. Meek was chosen at the February caucus meeting.
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Absentee Votes in Grampians Favor Lite Candidate
Melbourne February 24 report that absentee counting in the Grampians concluded with the Lite candidate holding a majority of 8. Figures show Salmon among the counted names with the final result indicating the Lite lead.
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CEOS at ELLS LamEL Wellingtox Report
Fragments indicate a February 3 event at a location named Ells Lamel in Wellingtox with references to Austral Pictorm and a 62 point wallowing phrase. Details are unclear due to garbled OCR text.
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