Weather and notes from Yungaburra and area
Splendid rains fell daily through February with five inches recorded. heavy precipitation noted in town on Thursday. Local residents and visitors are named in the notes, including Ellie Blakey, Chas McMahon, and Mr Alby Abdullah, with reports of holidays, drives, and social visits around Atherton, Cairns, and nearby places. An obituary reports the death of Mrs Alma Hagen in Brisbane on January the daughter of Mrs M K Hagen, a prominent QEWA member and former president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vumesburty Lake
Vunesbureu Lake
Ruth
Ellie Blakey
Alby Abdullah Hs
Syaner
Mewes
Maser
Mav Totter
Ream
Tanie
J) Wilson
Fenton
Sera
Fee Pqyday
Evan
QEWA
Cave Life in England Described by Cavern Dwellers
The article details Britons living in caves near Kent and Southsea London fears of bombs. It notes thousands join nightly treks to caves with galleries and partial underground homes. Citizens endure cold, darkness, and improvised beds while seeking shelter and basic meals inside cavern shelters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apoems Srnons
London
Immmune
Halk
Kent
Degpiteh
Keque Water
Spain
Sher
Ugha
Gweller
Dark chapters of Northern history recalled in Cayyan notes
From Cayyan's Notebook recounts frontier violence in 1860s 70s and later in Queensland. It details native strife with white settlers at Cooktown Normanby Russell River and Laura areas, including murders abductions ambushes and punitive expeditions with scarce survivors and memorials marking notorious incidents.
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Albion
Ives
Howe
Cooktown
Palmer
Walt Pertling
McMillan
Bela
Normanby
Rusnell
Russell Country
Deninsula
Scampon S
Laura River
Alee Mans
Old Piner
Wren Ie
Til Baird
Batavia
Byerstown
Maytown
Drm
Edwardstown
Banda
Mulgrave
Hetterton
William Popple
Havine
Sandown
Laure
Aera
Alsekay's
John McAuley
Harvey's Creek
Russell River
Sherrie Rent
Ross
Sentral
Queensland
Tris
Preser
Dawson Liver District
Brisbane
Petrie Terrace
Dutchman Inten ed Finely? Australian Named Pres?
A garbled dispatch from New York dated January 29 reports a claimed private school in Randone where Dr Doan Dekker allegedly aided German interests during the World War era. The text is unclear and mixes names with disputed charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ameren
Hatocinied
Premetavie
Sauiphander
Doanés Dekker
Randoene
Australia must boost factory output to aid farmers
Paul Cheyne argues that new arrivals in Australia foresee mutual benefits from expanding domestic factories to process primary products, supply Dutch East Indies needs, reduce imports, and support exports. He links factory growth to settlement, local markets, and Pacific trade, urging rapid post war industrial expansion to sustain income stability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austalia
East Indies
Dutch Islands
Autralia
Australia
Pacific
Austra
Paul Cheyne
Shepherds Crooks and Wartime English Craft
Fragmentary OCR notes describe shepherds and English craft amid war. References include names like Nael Chestnut and Pemieht, with scattered phrases about protection, agriculture, and rural duties during conflict. The passage lacks clear events or dates but hints at wartime home front activity.
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Box Flan
Palace
Priscilla Lane
Thomas Mitchell
Dennis Morgan
Alan
Fox International
Fens
T. McDonald Ewaeler Cairns and
Innisfail
Ofle
Fitform
Bao Slit
Pais
Fay Gree
Heatley. & Sons
P.O, Sompeets
Parramatta
Adi
Palact
Mickey Rooney
Judie Capi
Jane Pay
FOX Australian News
S Pictorial Review
Yungaburra
England
Atte
Bosland
Cayyan
Gilbert River
Mosman
Fraser
Clarke
Libya
Cairns
Femme Hreeley
Beardie
Tropical
REX
Plaza Theatres
Shepherds Crooks
Wor
A. Coos
Biater
Tina Hammleks
Peters
Nestrajan
Iar
Kellogg's
Nestie
Webster's Biscuits
Atherton
COPRA
Lamour Ward
Lloyd Nolan
Ghee
Contery
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