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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 18, 1913
Page
1
Readable fragments show a sequence of personal and place names including Jaci Newel Com F R Meyers Cumming M Gregor Candited Leonard W Ul Agileron U sage Irvinebank Rinasieigh Potsnyth Breckcorttge Mossman. The text lacks clear context or events.
Murcote arrives. toward Townsville bound ships leave Carre on Saturdays and reach Townsville Sunday. Velvet sails weekly from Townsville returning Wednesday. A. O. SN steamers link Bowen Mackay Port Alma midweek. Ereben sails Thursday for Sydney Melbourne next week. Weasels voyage south to Sydney Monday then Melbourne Thursday. Hong Kong via A Line en route to China. Ship movements emphasize weekly patterns and port calls in this coastal network.
Fragmentary OCR shows a schedule of steamship departures with several place names and days of the week. The text mentions Townsville Mackay Geeding pacing unclear. The readable items are sporadic and misordered, giving an outline of forthcoming trips and destinations without complete dates or consistent spellings.
Fragmented notes outline a complex travel sequence among towns such as Townsville Brisbane Melbourne Sydney Port Devagelas and Sydney with multiple departures and arrivals across days. The garbled OCR lists several vessels and dates including Sundays Mondays and January references, but specifics remain unreadable.
Fearntlew and Co Taiyuas with A and O Lie depart Hametomg January 17. Gnetenes with Dr Lane sail to Sydney January 22 for German borders. Chanesha and O Line arrive Nongtone on Pearsery LB. Gathrin with A and O Line expected from Hongkong in February.
A Dunedin Gelegram reports the Nairnshire voyage from Cape Town to Hobart struck a cyclone with heavy damage and hooded steerage. Passengers endured long hours of storm while singing hymns to steady spirits as relief funds were declined by the Shipwreck Relief Society.
Passenger accounts describe a ruinous voyage moment as water poured through a skylight and deck floods forced passengers and crew to cower on tables. Officers coordinated rescue, while many narrowly escaped as the vessel rolled, with one man crushed and left bedbound.
Survivors recount a terrifying voyage as a cyclone battered the vessel. Crew fought floods from a wave that flooded the deck and water poured down the funnel. Despite fires and damaged bulkheads, engines restarted and the ship steadied as dawn neared. Passengers huddled in steerage and saloon amid anxious, hushed whispers. The ordeal continued into the night with the crew preserving the ship.
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