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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 31, 1916
Page
4
King and Country urges Australian men to join the armed forces to meet monthly recruitment targets. The plan lists regional quotas, age and physical requirements, and pay rates for officers and ORs, plus separation and family allowances for married servicemen.
A Cairns training forces parade followed a noon gavel and military march. Veterans and volunteers gathered as Sergeant Mighell and others were praised for supporting men under their command, with stories of cross service careers and shared duties.
The speaker addresses a crowd of recruits and veterans, praising voluntary enlistment and urging training for non commissioned officers. Bombardier Taylor and others thank him while praising naval and artillery experience from Gallipoli. Lieut Draper congratulates rolling recruits as cadets prepare for future service.
Fragmented text describes a child with bilious symptoms and restless sleep. Mentions stomach issues, possible test or treatment steps, and references to medical terms and scientists in a garbled form. No coherent event or outcome is identifiable.
A dense mining ledger dated Saturday lists sharebook entries for multiple mines and entities. It records buyers such as Clarke Abbotts and Cuthbert, with amounts like 32/6 and 5 14/6, plus entries for Mareeba Gold Mines, Bowen River Coal, and Cairns Pictures with various prices paid or credited.
An old advertisement touts Doan's Backache Kidney Pills as a cure for nervousness fatigue and swelling in Cairo. It claims the pills help kidney weakness and lists price and mail order details, noting six bottles for 15 shillings and a one shilling bottle.
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