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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

May 23, 1917

Page

2

Shipping Arrivals May 2 From Towne With Passengers Listed

A ship from Towne arrives under calm weather. The passenger list includes Neslaunen Dene Hailey ai tie elvsiren Bisin Martina Samsnd Evnie Mees Maskrogrr Mackey Norse Maseey Meare Sar Tot Henierowr Chapman Bar twit Dillan Mayor Saunders Sydes nes Howard Wats Butler Biles Hadhey Dixons Barrett Boyle Hurt Stull Sands O Reilly Sams Reeces Regia Dever turks Caterer aml 5m the secured salwsin Australian Steam patenka Coot ve sar Towneeilie via ports Nima Mises Mage tg Meee Te JM Curtis W Kinds Do Bleck A ewan 1H Brathan Poot Wwr Clarke J hx Sed Bimi second saloon this Tad The reel enced calm weather throughout re.

Mounigan Mine Tute Towne Neslaunen Dene Hailey Ai Tie Elvsiren Bisin Awl Martina Samsnd Evnie Mees Maskrogrr Mackey Nuke Maseey Meare Sar Tot Henierowr Clarke

Australian steamships bay and routings in Sydney area

Fragmentary report lists several individuals including Messrs Chris tensen Adamson Macdonnell Wood ward Mastin Barton Cusack and others. Mentions the steamer Lissa Gowrie and a saloon on a second ship. Details are incomplete and location unclear.

Christensen Adamson Macdonnell Woodward Mastin Barton Cusack J Steamships Lik Bay Lissa Gowrie Sill Aarts Austra

Movements of vessels and arrivals from Australian steamship lines

Australian Be steamship notices report Sars and other ships sailing to Cooktown and Townsville with departures on Tuesday and Thursday. Vessels like Mourigan Level Calassi Hevour Cardwell Laginds Dunk Ie land Tunisfail and Fanistell are listed with planned departures and connections to southern steamers. London market notes include wheat prices and Australian passage sales.

Isaatoer Bort Townsville Calassi Mourigan Hevour Cardwell Ieland Fanistell Townville Tunisfail Keaves

Stock Market Notes From Fenwick & Co Markets

Stock market activity shows a modest uptick with cautious demand. Fenwick & Co reports firmer prices in select cattle and sheep sections while stock prices drift with minor gains and dealer competition.

Cairns Stock Exchange Mining Brief

Fragmentary Cairns stock exchange clippings mention individuals with birth dates and banking references amid scattered names and numbers. The damaged text offers no coherent event or outcome to summarize beyond indicating a mining related listing or note from the Cairns market.

Fragmented OCR notes on streets and addresses

Fragmentary text lists streets and addresses with unclear terms. Mentions North Street and Andrew area, jumbled names and measurements, likely OCR errors. No coherent event or identifiable entities beyond place names.

Metal Market Notes From Sydney May Twenty Four

May twenty four report from Sydney notes metal generations and operand apparatus terms. Mentions figures like Silver standard weights and various presences in the trade including Wells H P Elegler and W E Law among others. Casual reference to buyers and sellers and standard measures appears amid garbled OCR.

Sydney

Untitled fragment about sedatives and representatives

Fragmentary item notes mention sedatives and world wide representatives. No clear names or events emerge from the readable text. The item reads as scattered phrases about a chair maker and Gemini power, but lacks coherent details.

Army loyalty and the frontline moral divide discussed

The piece argues soldiers deserve respect as superiors and that anti Nationalist voices exploit loyalty claims. It labels critics as Tudorites and notes public sentiment judged by attitude under stress, calling for a simple, clear stance toward those at the front.

Queensland Lalor Inttaact Hoyas Tina Anne

Cairns Court Heard Routine Deposits and Rally Plans

The Cairns Fatice Court on Tuesday dealt with the deposit of two Uratic cases as Northern Patriotic Party members plan a meeting next Friday at 290 Jem to discuss the show. Local notices mention a recruiting rally, a street auction, and preparations for wartime relief efforts amid reports of injuries in Gordonvale and medical updates from London and Melbourne.

Croat Be Someone Promotes Red Cross Equipment Guild

Progres reports from Croat be someone at the Aires Aeatie on the Cab appeal to provide an cheine for the Red Cross Equipment Guild. Hogan arranged funds for May events and Cait Pictures have donated a benefit likely in June. Further optimisims hope to raise significant amounts. Golden Casket Art Union planned for Thursday.

Croat TMS Erie Ceereeg Theaires Aeatie Chik Red Cross Equipment Guild Hogan

Untitled fragment on Cross aid and Al bert Hall event

Fragment discusses Red Cross aid and a Malton forum at Albert Hall with names like Mahon and Green Ses Mason, detailing a recent incident or meeting in Thishane. The readable text hints at charitable work and local figures but lacks clear actions or outcomes.

Albert Hall

Wounded Soldier and Local Trade Notes Reported

A mess of garbled OCR reports a soldier wounded at a base with vague details. The item blends mixed local commerce, veterinary products, and scattered notices about events, a Buick car, and a townwide message, all amid unclear names and places.

Federal Works Administration shifts Canberra projects oversight

A mid 20th century government reorganization places all Canberra construction under the Federal Works, with the Home and Territories Minister retaining land tenure, and Navy, but excludes shipbuilding and certain transports from the change. The sequence centralizes control, affecting major public works and administration.

Melbourne Rt Hee Spt Peescat Uht Sith Torres Wan St of Works and Malley Canberra Shoul For Works Apts Me. Watt Hy Sacheiel Esha Sips Tier Jalaed Sarde San Navy Department Wart

Riot at Architeation Court Opens Preference Question

Fragmentary report from RISBANE in May 72 on a case in the Architeation Court debating whether preference to Civaniars generally can be awarded. The morning session heard witnesses and argued about what constitutes qualifying criteria and whether existing rules must be applied.

Risbane Architeation Court Ving Warn Faemanehton

Unclear OCR headline from midpage text

Fragmentary OCR paragraph mentions named entities and dates but is largely unintelligible. No coherent event or outcome can be identified, though it hints at workplace or wartime topics. Summary constrained by readable content only.

Unclear Sugar Industry Note From Brirane Report

Fragmentary OCR shows scattered words about sugar industry and a person named Truett Revealed Patera on Seah ion. Several garbled terms obscure exact entities, date, place, or event.

Werhs

Fragmented Textual Fragments From A Turbulent Telegraph Era

The passage appears as a jumbled OCR of a historical telegram era, referencing a May 9 telegram and a Commonwealth government context. It mentions Sugar Cane Prue Art and colonial governance themes, with scattered names and places garbled beyond clear extraction.

Fragmentary Local Notice on May Session and Gun Oath

Fragmentary OCR reads as a local notice about a May meeting at a house or board, plus a gun oath filing at a college. It mentions South Townstone and Norhall, with unclear dates but references a public event or session and cresting. The legible items are sparse and nonspecific.

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