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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 13, 1910
Page
4
A long list of arrivals and departures graces the Cairns section with names of residents and visitors. Notable entries include Rev Father Comerford arriving from Charters Towers, Mr J Mann and Mrs Mann traveling from Brivcane, and Mrs Varies visiting with her son in Melbourne. The notes also mention the King George V coronation date undecided, coronation attire for Queenland agents, and local travel aboard the Wyreema and Kuranda.
Saturday edition features social commentary for pastoralists farmers and miners with up to date North news. King Edward VII obituary and George V profile headline the cable view plus advertisements for Chest Complaints remedies and Sheldon’s New Discovery for coughs and colds with prices noted.
A listing of many names follows May 12 and May 13 with numerous individuals from Wyreena and Kuranda, including Captain Mea sure and Captain Hall MM O'Thirne plus multiple family members, officers, and crew. The text reads as a roster of passengers and attendees with scattered surnames and affiliations, interwoven with place names and ship references, but no clear single event is described.
The Wyreema under Captain J F Meaburn reports a voyage by Abe Sislier Wyteen with a 30L ton cargo for Rockhampton and Melbourne ports. The voyage featured fine weather, light variable winds, and smooth seas with minimal deck activity and ordinary amusement onboard.
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