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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 21, 1917
Page
2
Dearly sowed memory of brother James Bevit who departed this life in May near Creargetown aged 21 years 6 months. The hour of departure came and we hear his voice call him home. The Lord bless troubled cease. Rest in peace loved in life and death. Siblings Ellfont Can S Wo Ross Mareeba.
Shipping arrivals list passengers from Sydney and other names including Mesdanes Wil lins Adamson Gibson Brandy Levar Standring and child Meath Smyth Howell Deoste Passatt Smith Mesers Pl J Doyle Jacques Riley Evans Eliot Thomas Johnson Adams Barton Martir Wallace Jones Pas ley Carroll Freeman Gibson and many others with steerage notes Ade ale Ca Ltd avents.
A long list of individuals and family groups is presented as departures or departures-related mention. Names include Masta Wyreema Mestomes Foxwett Powell Hall two sons Po Ca Hanerson Hempeler ehud No Keene Devern Hall Miss Metahe eid Webb Zoeller H Emme Palmer and others. The fragment reads as a roster of people with few contextual details.
Burns, Philp and Co Ltd ship Rorands sails from Townsville every Tuesday evening to Cooktown and Ti ports returning Thursday morning then departs at 1 am for Ti ports. Wodonga leaves for the South on Saturday.
Australian Steamships Limited timetable notes Wortaha departs Wednesday for the south and back by 9 15 PM the same day. A Southern mail run departs 5 AM Tuesday for Port Douglas and Cooktown returning by 9 15 PM. Townsville connections forecast via Innisfail and Carns.
Shipping notes show Burns, Philp & Co announce the Koranda will resume its run between Townsville and Cooktown this week, departing Cairns for the north at 1 pm Tuesday through Hinchinbrook in daylight. The Tinana arrived from the south with coal for the Railway merit, and the Morialta with passengers berthed at the Adelaide Company's wharf after sailing from Sydney.
On Tuesday the 15th the Morialta sailed from Townsville to Carns with fresh to moderate winds and seas. Fine weather prevailed along the route. Passengers enjoyed deck games and a pleasant voyage, expressing satisfaction with their stay on the vessel. Moon phases and tides for May 1917 are listed, including Full Moon May 7 and New Moon May 21.
The document lists wholesale prices for Lucerne hay Oaten hay Maize Flour Bran Pollard Onions Cheese Compressed fodder Oaten chaff Potatoes Bacon Ham Butter Pumpkins Oil cake Oats Wheat Eggs with ranges per ton or per unit in Victorian currency. It appears as a market brief from a produce firm.
Mr HL Clarke quote lists shares and prices for Corella Tyrconnell Tyrconnell North New Minnie Moskos Oaks and related resources. Mentions Mareeba Gold N L Tyrconnell North and Bowen River Coal with bid prices, Cairns Pictures Commonwealth War Bonds and other items.
Messrs. A. M'Callum & Co. share in St. Andrew Bd. 1. Sales announced in St. Mungo for Vulcan and related parcels. Details scarce. readers advised to watch official notices for precise terms and dates.
The Sydney report notes copper and related metals holding steady with small quoted shifts. Three month copper and electrolytic copper show no change, while lead and zinc prices appear largely unchanged amid a quiet trading day.
A critical survey of Russia’s abstention from combat and the ensuing risk to Allied efforts. It argues that the Provisional Government struggles against German influence and internal factions, risking a prolonged or permanent halt to Russia’s military role and a potential shift toward separate peace.
A collection of short items from Townsville and Cairns: Ellen Meehan’s son Ste vehan ill in England. Babinda boot shop opens first shipment of men’s mercery. a traffic breach fined at Cairns Police Court. Nyal’s Face Cream advertised. Sydney firm visitor F. T. Wimble touring Cairns district. sympathy letter to Judge Jameson. Green Island inspection and sea-sickness. editorial on Theodore and L W W criticisms in the Ryan Government.
London reports British heavy artillery aiding the Italian Julian front offensive with material support. Paris notes intense bombardment while German forces, including a Bavarian division, attack in gas-filled conditions. Australian casualty lists show 1703 total casualties including 281 Queenslanders with multiple KIA and missing readings.
Penfield, returning from Austria, tells the New York Times Austria is troubled but not out of resources, with Swiss mobilisation reaching a billion francs. He recalls northern France devastation in the Aisne region and describes mass displacement and German brutality, including a heart broken boy’s account of a dying mother and raped sisters. He warns against believing Allied propaganda and vows God will not permit the Kaiser's assault on civilisation.
Reports from Sweden indicate the Anglo-French offensive has caused deep emotion in Germany due to heavy losses. Disagreements over operation conduct occur even between the Kaiser and industrial circles. The article notes fears about postwar trade and mentions the imperial customs establishment as part of the discussion.
The letter mentions a Cairns resident named Jerry who recalls a man from Cooktown fifty years ago and notes the death of an arrest subject in Abbott Street. It reports Cairns Shire Council debating traffic limits near Mulgrave bridge after horses allegedly caused damage and a fatal incident near the wharf, with repairs to be enforced.
An Italian military communique describes morning attacks and a long, severe battle at Hill 682 near Vodice. The report emphasizes the hard fighting and strategic significance of the hill in ongoing operations.
In Petrograd on a Wednesday, Russia and the Council debated annexations and indemnities. A suggested formula aims for no aggressive policy or punitive contributions. The government hopes Russia will hold its war aims while Allies shape their terms. Six Socialists are expected to join the government under the already cabled terms.
The engineers strike shows little change as the strikers' committee meets the amalgamation executive to appoint a deputation to the Minister for Manions. Two Sheffield strike committee members are arrested and taken to London.
Correspondents report an overall quiet front at Bullecourt with no infantry engagements north of the Scarpe. Small actions near Gavrelle appear to favor our side as rains have reduced dust on the battlefield.
Corriere d Italia reports Austria orders civilians to flee exposed Italian front areas. Trieste banks and government offices move archives to Vienna as officers captured in the offensive return from the Russian front. German submarine losses reportedly rise in May. General Haig cites a northeast movement after a night of action.
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