28 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
1
An assortment of ironmongers and timbers available from a general merchants forwarding and commission agent in Carrea. All kinds of rough and dressed timbers joinery turnery bandsaw work and related services advertised by letter provides fuller details.
Real estate listing outlines multiple allotments in Draper Street Sachs Street and surrounding areas. Properties include corner sites on Abbot and Wharf, Sheridam Street near ponds, and blocks with residences or hotels. Details cover allotment numbers sec references areas and terms with deposits and weekly payments.
The article highlights Fraser and Armstrong’s Fremantle to Sydney motor run in a six cylinder Studebaker, averaging 330 miles daily for 23 days 7 hours, and notes intermediate records Fremantle to Adelaide and Fremantle to Melbourne. It discusses engine cooling limits, tentatively improving motor efficiency, and mentions petrol distribution changes in England and early Caterpillar tank tech linked to wartime logistics.
The essay reflects on young pilots in France and their perilous hours of service, noting their maturity and fatal risks. It then surveys motor vehicle advances during the war, highlighting armored cars, tank-like developments, X-ray and dental cars, and a vast array of service vehicles powered by engines, forecasting postwar improvements for ordinary cars and motor industries.
The district endures near perfect weather with occasional damp mist. Cold nights produced white frost Friday and Saturday with light rain easing late. Roads remain muddy and teams thin as winter tightens its grip. Local blacksmiths are scarce. settlers shoe horses themselves. Peach trees begin to bloom despite the chill.
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