14 May 1914
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR shows a dense roster of names, firms, and locations including Townsville, Cairns, Cairns area, Port, and various towns such as Mareeba and Atherton. The text reads like an uneven directory or notices spanning multiple districts with numerous individuals and organizations cited. No coherent event or outcome is evident.
Musgrave arrives every Tuesday from Townsville and departs for Port Douglas and Cook Town, returning on Wednesday. Kortada arrives Friday from Townsville, via river ports, to Townsville, arrives 10 am Wednesday. The US vessel leaves Cayren Saturday for Townsville, Rowen and Mackey depart Tussdey for Port Alma on Wednesday, and 6 Brisbane on Thursday. Returns via Melbourne and Sydney with various port calls. Ranowns is due today from Melpanr. Wodonga sails to Townsville Fridays and returns Mondays. Aldegham arrives from Tlongkong on 11 May.
A fragmented schedule shows UNITED Steamers planning calls in Townsville Bowen Mackay Brisbane and Sydney with return routes and distant connections to Melbourne and Adelaide. The text lists multiple leg days and cities but is garbled on dates and sequence.
Ur Ward SMMO reports schedules for Australian Steamships Limited with departures and arrivals between Townsville Mackay Port Alma Sydney Melbourne and other ports. The notes include times and routes such as Gowrie’s Sunday arrival from Towneville and Port Douglas return, plus Cooma sailing toward Melbourne on May 9.
Pearnley and Co. Ltd in Changsha sails for Henekone ports on May 14. Tatyuen arriving from Hong Kong ports is due on May 15.
A letter to the Post Herald discusses Mr Taylor's reply on New Zealand licensing and drunkenness figures. The writer doubts the accuracy of reports, noting he knows little about New Zealand but trusts newspaper coverage. He asserts statistics cited by Taylor prove little without local context. The letter references race and provides speculative comparisons.
A subscriber writes about local areas known for drunkenness and contrasts other zones with different classes. The letter seeks confirmation of figures and mentions long study of the matter, claiming never to have visited prohibited zones yet noting observed licensure concerns.
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