21 Jan 1915
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
1
A dense list of locales and street names appears in the Cairns Post fragment. The column catalogs towns, rivers, and districts from Cooktown to Townsville, naming Cairns and surrounding settlements like Mareeba Kuranda Ingham and others. The tone mirrors a regional notice page compiling geographies and travel references for readers.
The report lists multiple steamers and their routes. Reranda visits Tomas ile weekly on Tuesdays and returns from Port Douglas and Cacktown on Thursdays for Townsvile Yen Ports. The STS ships depart Cairne Saturdays for Jack Townsville Bowen Mackay and Brisbane on Thereday with returns following.
The Adelaide Company steamers leave Cairns on Weednee Gay for Townville then proceed to Brisbane and Melbourne with calls at Sydney and Wollvets. Sailings are planned for Thursday and Sunday with subsequent movements toward the south and Tuesday connections, as described in the schedule.
Fragmentary timetable lists ships from i Smith Company and Australian Steamshire bound for Markay Port Sime Sending migrat Irishiane and Brishene with departures from Melbourne Sydney Brisbane Townsville. Mentions weekly or several day cycles and arrivals at multiple regional ports with uncertain dates and times.
FEARNLEY and Co chemgeha line crews will depart for Prosser rene ports on January 38. Tatan is scheduled to leave for Thang hung on January 38.
The London Directory lists manufacturers and dealers by trade class and includes a full commercial guide to London and its suburbs. It also features lists of steamship lines and provincial trade notices, with a notice about a current edition and post order for the directory.
The letter discusses future U S policy on the Panama Canal Zone shipping regime. It compares domestic and foreign treatment across routes including Manila, Hawaii, and Alaska. The piece notes potential implications for New York Australia New Zealand trade and coastwise limits, with officials weighing foreign participation and congressional action.
Extract from a bulletin discusses capital, paid up capital and reserves for Land Branch Beisbarfe and C Salts Marsh. It notes shares of £10 each and a total capital figure with a large reserve. The document compares aggregate capital strength to British offices, highlighting a significant leverage.
Reports from Vancouver and Hobart describe preparations for the Panama Pacific Exposition opening February 1 with exhibits from Australia and New Zealand. Officials note high progress, shipments from Australia and New Zealand, and rising interest from American manufacturers seeking markets amid favorable financial conditions despite mining and crop-setbacks.
An elderly Persian field hospital tale recounts Grand Duchess Olga Alexandrova tending a wounded officer after arrival from the battlefield. She comforts the nurse and patients, checks a temperature, and shares a quiet moment with the injured captain while a Grand Duke and admiral observe.
A garbled excerpt describes a Grand Duke leaving a location and issuing orders to a sister to bring ten, with ongoing observations of movements and a loud shout noted. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names or events.
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