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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 01, 1918
Page
2
A fragmented notice lists ship and train movements including Cairns, J P Neary, General Draper, and several lines to Mosrityas, Lacinda, Wyreema, Cardwell, and Townsville. It mentions departures from Tunisfail at 6 p m Thursday and updates for southbound routes with high water and timing notes.
Abbot Street broker A A Clarke reports quotations for mining shares and investment stocks. Prices listed include B 16/ and 19/5 for various lodes and companies, with sections for Consols, Bowen River Coal, War Bonds, and named firms such as Tyreconnell Vulcan Me Lyell and Burns Co. Adelaide.
The Sydney metal market for June 28 is listed. Mr C Harding plans to sell at noon next Thursday on the late James Emerson farm the herd, horses, plant and household furniture of Mr F J Martin who is leaving the district. A Molley Trombker letter responds to F C Crowley and Cairns Post criticism, defending hospital aid and sincerity in Mackay discussions.
Mrs Helen Barton appears at Hibernian Hall for a farewell performance The event is titled A Tour Through Bonnie Scotland An advertisement notes the show and includes added local notices about unrelated sales and incidents The text mentions a legal notice and a strange cow incident near the wharf with no clear connection to the main event
Victorian Field Artillery officer Vic Gamer White arrives from Townsville with the finest collection of war trophies including bombs rifles gas masks and knives. He will present at Cairns event detailing the pacific danger and a call for recruitment and support.
London June 16. Mr Hughes at the London Chamber of Commerce luncheon warned Britain risks economic ruin without strong postwar preparation. He warned Russia’s collapse aids Germany, urges coordinated fiscal policy and national organization to defend trade and maintain wages after the war. Paris notes German war preparations remain immense with signals of attacks on Flanders and Kemmel ridge anticipated.
A fragmentary report notes a tie between figures linked to London and Vienna amid a murky Austrian-Hungarian context. The item hints at cross border influence and a sexuality themed reference within a historic European intrigue.
London reports continued German activity north of the Scarpe and Somme and west of Soissons with observers seen at Reims Cathedral. The text notes repulsed attacks north of St Mihiel and shooting down enemy aircraft during raids on Karlsruhe Ofenbare and Lorraine industrial areas. Bombing squadrons attacked Paris and nearby junctions aerodromes.
German telegrams claim counter revolutionaries seized Irkutsk and others and toppled local soviets. Czecho Slovakia victory blamed on Red Guards officers murdered and surrendered. Grand Duke Michael heads anti Bolshevik movement but declines throne. All Russian assembly to decide. Ex Czar allegedly murdered near Ekaterinburg as town Falls to Czecho Slovakia.
The Australian Press Association reports German forces may strike the British front in the north with misleading supports and potential main attacks between Reims and the Meuse. Officials caution over surprise moves and reserve dispositions.
German Socialists mock Britain by highlighting the failed American assault in France, using German press tone to taunt Allied efforts and question Allied resolve. The fragment notes rising propaganda aims amid wartime reporting from Europe.
An advertisement promotes a remedy for pimples and skin issues available at Green's on Abbott Street Cairns. Notices warn of the Steamer Victoria leaving Cairns for Brisbane and Sydney. A Cairns Town Council special meeting is set for 12.55 p.m. tomorrow to appoint a deputy mayor in His Worship's absence. Additional items reference public discourse, a Mareeba Waters Authority matter, a tooth decay precaution with a toothpaste, and a local chemist on Lake Street.
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