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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 02, 1918
Page
3
Fragmentary text recounts calls for sacrifice as the United States contemplates entry into the war. Messages from King and Mr. Lloyd George stress American support and readiness to aid allied efforts. The piece lauds French and British troops and the Western democracy’s resolve to push every fort toward victory.
A disrupted school event ended with the Bed Croce Equipment Guild thanking Mr Med for leadership. Carpenters resume work after a period of idleness and the local committee of the A W U plans joint sports events as May Day approaches.
A series of convictions in Ingham and Halifax relate to breach of health acts and licensing regulations. Defendants include Thomas Peebles proprietor of Ingham refreshment rooms and Demosthenes Syrmina, with fines ranging from 2 to 20 shillings plus costs. Some cases were withdrawn on payment of costs.
A garbled OCR item references SKEENS Good Tea and local trades near a Cyclone era scene. It mentions the grave of Sig-Cpl A McDougall and names places like Mackay Views, Smith's Wharf, and Mawand, with scattered railway wager notes amid the fragment.
The report notes a surge in naval enlistment and civilian employment as war demands rise. Draft costs under the Selective Service Act reach ten million dollars while 28 major firms produce aircraft and related components.
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