Innisfail Residents and Travelers Named in Local Notes
A crowded list of residents and visitors appears from Innisfail to Townsville, Cairns, Mourilyan, and Melbourne. Includes Mr J H Payne of Innisfail, Mr G R Mayers in Cairns, Mr T Collins returning to Townsville from Cairns and Mourilyan, and notes on injuries to Private Rupert E Smith in France and to Corporal F C Cross in London. Also mentions staff moves at the Commonwealth Naval Dockyard and mail order service reliability for Cairns. Mrs E Martin hears of her father T Woods's death in Melbourne after a stroke, and families Mr and Mrs Barry learn of sons Norman and Peter George Barry’s war injuries and death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Barry
Rockhampton
Base Records Office
Melbourne
Norman Harry
Petert George Barry
J.W. Cartwright
East Ingham
Fragmentary letter hints at prisoner courage and faith
The readable lines evoke a prisoner writing of fear and reliance on the Lord for courage and strength. Other fragments reference a march or fray and a mother’s concern, with lingering questions about the path ahead and duty in perilous times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ering
Pathon
Land sale notice in Cairns and Formantine parishes
A partial OCR note describes a land sale of about 40 acres near Mona and 6 acres near the Malerave River, with terms of £1 per acre or ten year balance. Properties located in Parishes of Cairns Mona and Formantine, with frontage to Malerave River, sale by parcels 112 and adjacent lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mona
Malerave River
Fragmentary War Era Lyrics Fragment Spotted in OCR
Fragments from a dated OCR page reference a song about answering a country's call and mention numbers and place names that are partially legible. The text quality is poor, with missing letters and garbled sections, yet hints at a patriotic wartime lyric or civic verse.
Round the Tram Shed Work Factories Boys Resume Best Remedy
A fragmented note cites a slogan about Round the Tram Shed and Work Factories. It mentions bias toward resumes as a remedy and references the countrywide tune of using Bs. The readable text is obscure and lacks clear context or attribution.
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Amness’”’ To Call
Herstand
Hell
Bie
Aks In
Jewil
R. J. Overland
Cairns
United Pure
Bn Mist
Rafia
Reyes
Alfred Taylor
Lake Street
CaInBa
Oor
Fearnley&Co., Ltd
Fearnley & Co., Ltd
F.W. Aulmuller
Coltere
Gelling Bros
Iim Go
J. H. Payne
Innisfail
Grimshaw
The
Wodonga
Enogora
G.R. Mayers
Mr. T. Collins
Townsville
Mourilyan
Curis GT. Murray
Lcd
AMSP
Abbot Street
Ee Lynch
Peter
Maiane
Tagham the Mourilyan
W. McDowall
Ingham
Air. T. Hawkins
Lucinda
Jack Allingham
Charters Towers
Herbert River District
GR Smith
Victoria
Sydney
Mon
J. Smith
Macknade
Pte
Rupert E. Smith
France
W. Clarke
Commonwealth Naval ‘Dockyard
Cockatoo Island
Fredron
F.C. Cross
Gairloch
Cpl. F.C Cross
London Hospital
W. HL Green, Limited
Abbott Street
L. O. Micklem
Valley of Lagoons
Monyy
Bagnol
Jeep
Draper, Limited
Parish OF
Smithfield
Te Rees Hayee
Formantine
Grafton
Sophia
Arnott
Giboens Shea
Greserd
Fang
Commonwealth
H. J. Bulcoge
Smellie & Co, Ltd
Northern Distributing Agents
Wsville, Aye and
Brisbane
Izia
Clark & Co
A. Villiers
yuLcan
Eminens
Vulcan Foundry & Engineering Works
MOE
People's Cash Store
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