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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 29, 1918
Page
4
A long, fragmented rural note discusses flock fertility, hatchery practices, and disease controls. It mentions egg fertility, brooder care, and the need for cleanliness, with references to diptetheritic parathy and respiratory issues. It emphasizes careful handling, sanitization, and preventive treatment routines for poultry health and egg production.
Fragmentary account recounts an incident aboard a vessel with an air raid drill or mock battle. The mayor comments on the event while noting a young crewman faced a reprimand. Official report references weather and patrols amid the confusion.
A firsthand account describes Windsor court scenes with Princess Mary, Prince George, and attendees, including New Zealanders and Australian boys. The writer recalls tea in the castle garden, servant help, and the overall festive atmosphere, alongside notes on hospitalized soldiers, charitable visits, and daily acts of care by volunteers.
In a Sunday Chronicle interview a correspondent discusses German methods to repair population loss. He notes fear that German families in Europe seek to alter or replace populations, with Belgian and French women cited as victims. The piece suggests German influence and coercive trends affecting birth rates and family structures across occupied regions.
A fragmented pastiche notes a top tier entertainment program at the Austral ia Palace with comfortable seating and favorable pricing. It hints at a featured act by Thome and a wood seat reservation suggestion, urging readers to book in advance.
The program outlines a varied lineup at the Cairns Theatre with a star picture not issued, a staged by forger case resolved through court documents, and a mix of comedies including Board and Room by Bill Richie. It notes Miss Nelly Bowxel the soprano will perform new pieces.
Dr Arthur Lynch, writing from Lomion, recalls Walde Grace, Anne of Austria’s former pavilion turned hospital during the Revolution. French surgeon M. Morestin arrives with patients as English Red Cross nurses aid convalescents in cloistered gardens.
Fragmented text portrays wartime hospital scenes and patient care with improvised treatments. It mentions a Brass Te boisiere Hospital near the Gare and a nurse aiding injured servicemen, alongside vivid notes on ships, aircraft, and a German pilot killed. The piece laments wartime suffering, notes nerve tremors, and recalls a gifted youth performing delicate eyelid grafts and eye movements to restore sight.
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