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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 05, 1919
Page
6
W Lewin and Private AB Jensen arrived on Tuesday for unspecified duties. The note records their arrival and assigns them to a unit. Further context about location or mission is not provided in the fragment.
A fragmented historical note mentions H Muchall Leu and various individuals including Mr. E- Noung, Mrs. Draper, D J Hutchings, and W Garey. It references War Service Homes, transport by vessel, and travel to Gordonvale and New South Wales. Mentions illness, a death, and political context around the ALP with names such as Mr Mage and Mr Evank. The text is garbled OCR with scattered names, places, dates, and events.
The Works Commission report outlines railway ambitions from Dobbyn to Burketown Ground and from Camooweal toward Gregory Downs, plus a Norman River corridor link to Croydon. It notes financial needs, expected freight gains, and ongoing public transport concerns. A separate incident reports a fall involving a horse and rider, with medical and staff movements noted for Normanton and surrounding stations.
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