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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 14, 1917
Page
3
May 15 dispatches from AMSTERDAM LONDON PARIS and PETROGRAD recount Allied naval actions and German raids. Reports note destroyed ships and submarines, disrupted supply lines, and casualties among crews while detailing wartime weather and crop stress in Europe.
The report lists Australian casualties with unclear totals, naming several soldiers and places such as Herberton Cairns and Gordenvale. It mentions killed in action, died of wounds, wounded, missing, and sick, with figures scattered across multiple lines and including nurse and other casualty categories. The text also references Allied involvement, April figures, and a separate Petrograd incident with workers revolting at Schlasselberg and a London note on Ramsay MacDonald and Jowett.
Sporting note lists 11 others alongside E Smaltbread and Daw or Gens as Reaans in an unclear match or event. Named entities are uncertain due to fragmented text.
Reports from Newcastle and Sydney detail horse races and results. Winners include Bain by a head in the Newcastle Cup and several events across Sydney, with times and finishing margins noted. Also covers racing cards in Melbourne and race-day notes, plus boxing results from Sydney May 13.
A fragmented synopsis reveals Molly and Bolny seeking shelter and care while hidden crimes unfold on a moving stage. Stanton, an official, encounters danger as a treacherous plot unfolds with characters in confinement, rescue, and moral testing amid a tense theater setting. The narrative blends crime, salvation, and performance in a dramatic, old world locale with vivid names and evolving loyalties.
Fragmentary OCR reads a garbled note about saas eae jb 4 acalda and a bottle claim, with references to pree and obtainable everywhere, lacking clear persons or organizations for a proper news item.
The notice highlights performances at the Austral with a varied lineup including a comedy titled The Pig and a tale of Lite almont. Audiences enjoyed the Ring event and a second repeat is advised as popularity grows. The article mentions casts and drama details along with upcoming showings and ticket guidance at the venue.
For sale notices listing several properties from Sica Caello and Kye-e-Roomed House to Minnie St and Martyn St plus McLeod and Sachs streets. Items include 1100 Large Howse and Tease land parcels. Full particulars and applications are available.
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