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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 08, 1919
Page
3
Local notes recount Reverend Proctor visiting Townsville and various residents in Mareeba Herberton and Cairns. Mentions Mrs Onard and infant in Atherton, and honors for University of Queensland staff. Obituaries include Dr W Elworthy of Sydney and Captain Dawson noted for long service. tributes from the Queenland Board express deep regret.
RISBANE May 7 The following have been listed for return to Australia and are aboard transports including Wort Mac cabai e and Kasimir. Names include Corporal WA Martaigh Mat salon Private TJ Myody Lance Corporal Woo Ma sei Hlattahian Cairns and Private R Murphy along with other ranks from 39th 4th 6th Battalions Engineers and Army Service Corps stationed at Cairns Port Douglas and Fort Douglas.
The Ravenshoe Notes report dismal weather the past week with little sun and growing cold. Mr Gilder brought a Pierre show for a local outing and pictures, Rev Mee Prowse held a divine service, and show and school committees planned meetings about a new chant at the school and other improvements.
A fishing trip off the foal coast ends tragically when the Mare Pere sinks. One girl, aged three, drowns while the other women escape with varying injuries and rapid efforts to reach shore.
A scrambled report from Queensland references local residents denying disgraceful rumors about a new development. It mentions naval or coast guard involvement and asserts people are not involved in the alleged controversy. Further details are unclear due to garbled text.
Fragmented OCR summary notes an advertisement in a British agency context. Mentions a London setting and an old adver text. Details are unclear due to damaged text. The item appears to be an archival classified or notice snippet from a London paper.
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