This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 18, 1918
Page
4
In a terse dispatch from Copenhagen and Zurich dated March 17 the steamer Adie was sent and reports say German actions occurred as Russians faced a fleet at Odessa. The brief item notes war activity and movements with scarce detail.
In Melbourne on March 17, cold showers affected the VA.T.C races. Attendance figures were not available but the event featured hurdles and a new 115k time marked in the results. The Kilda Cup was mentioned among the day’s highlights.
The entry shows a horse racing result with phrases like Bereais Mate and RIAL HANDICAP. It mentions Nancy Ahab and a time of 7.41 with P. & O'Neil and Se Saves, Blakey, Resabelle, and Strive. The readable portion is fragmented and hard to fully parse.
The report details horse racing results from a London event with notable winners and placements. It notes Py D Wellmen and other contenders, plus divisions and entrants like McLachlan and Pom Boy Arm. The piece records times, distances, and the odds as riders vie for the EAWSON STAKES and related purses. The chaotic OCR text lists numerous horses, riders, and markets, reflecting a busy racing card.
Fragmentary Sydney racing list includes Doncaster Handicap and various horses with unclear spellings and misprints. Readers see names like Melbour ke, Seew King, Pahang, and Lingte Ariecesen amid garbled phrases and broken entries.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss the recruiting outlook and territorial ideas, with references to voluntary schemes and parliamentary debate. The text hints at reinforcement arguments, amendments, and competing views, but details are obscured by garbled characters and incomplete phrases.
Fragmentary OCR note describes wires down and river area hazards near Halifex with high mood and flood notes. Mentions Minicom Huperintent and Denghent Beside Herbert River and Marelian experiencing big foods. Readers should expect storm impact details and safety advisories in follow ups.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions Norma Talmage and an illness. It suggests a condition described as severe and notes a monetary or time element, but the text is garbled and lacks clear dates, places, or sources to establish a full record.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.