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Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Nov 12, 1918

Page

4

Armistice Signed as Revolts Crown Berlin Turmoil

Nov 11 dispatches report Berlin jubilant over Kaiser abdication with crowds cheering a republic while unrest spreads in Leipzig Stuttgart Cologne Frankfurt and Saarbrucken. Rail traffic ferries troops and munitions to spur uprisings as Ebert forms a new ministry and armistice terms loom from Berlin Meuse Ghent front.

Copenhagen Kaiser Berlin Republic Tr Tm Leipsig Stuttgart Cologne Frankfurt Saarbrucken Orma Bremen Unter den Linden Frewrich Strasse Rerene S

French eastern front advances reach Sarajevo and Skutari

Paris dispatch reports Serbians pushing Germans west of Weiskerchen and Sogoherd and entering Sarajevo capturing Skutari with 4000 prisoners. They also report Podgoritza and Nissttau under Serbian control while Ukrainian forces enter Czernowitz as US forces launch a broader front offensive on the St Hilaire area and nearby targets.

London Danube Weiskerchen Sogoherd Sarajevo Bosnia Skutari Podgoritza Nissttau

Williamstown Cup results at Melbourne meeting

The Williamstown Cup program produced several races with Nimbletoc and Sea Bound among notable finishers. Nimbletoc won the Two-Year-Old Handicap by a half length, with Donatha and Whiz-Bang following. Sea Bound narrowly beat Red Signal in the Williamstown Cup by a neck, with Cetigne and Kennaquhair close behind.

Melbourne Fordongs Nimbletoc Harrison Donatha Etritching Murphy Cuhers Dumas Well Off Some Lass Mont Blanc Tente Encore Wanianna Monacle Sinbad the Sailor Theocrites Petting Nimbletoe Donafia Dymas Wan‘anna Whiz-Bang National Bank Quo Bares Saval Wem Mooney Nympe Ammui Las Sheaf Walandna Ocean Lass Common King Ayuipie Adintis National Bank Ethiopan Kunegels Rince Bar- Houpe Me Golers Redsurnal Ce Jtine Avseailie Kunewells Cours Sea Sound Hed Signal Cetigne Kennaquhair Red Signal Kennagquhair Keme- Retis Cape Sky Prince Bardolph McAlpin Robertson Hilkerwack Emerald Stray Bellet Red Tape Scripice Cote Wold Foi Min Warkon Syce Lad Lord Marajax Aja New Southhales Heart Kitchener Coil Fed Sigma Imbletoe National Bank Me Ibex McAltens Ye Pice Pricea

Prize money and weights at Melbourne and Brisbane race meetings

Prize money at the Spring meeting in Melbourne totalled £29,232 with principal winners named including C L MacDonald W Wenke K Pierce and others. The estimated meeting profit was about £20,000. Jockey K Bracken of Sydney was the most successful, winning five of twenty races. Queensland Yury Club weights for minor events list numerous horses with weights for upcoming races at Brisbane.

Melbourne V.R.C CL. MacDonald M. Wenke K. Pierce Wm. Borthwick J. Laycock D. Seaton Éigat B. Allen E. Clarke

Melbourne Race Notes Nov 1 Williamstown Cup details

Melbourne reports detail near mile by mile standings and earnings from the Williamstown Cup meeting. W Duncan rode Night Watch to a win at the Cup while Carricle earned in the Final Handicap. Bracken and Franklin posted notable winning mounts with Eusebius triumphing in the Derby. Nymph suffered a fatal knee injury in the ceda hurdle as Timtometer and Caulfield entrants prepare for weekend events.

Enes Holt Rael Loci Nightwatch W. Duncan Carricle Bracken Les Franklin Eusebius Nymph Ines Kenilera Sue Caulield Timtometer Touns W. Hawkain

Loyalty and trouble cloud Brisbane protest

Melbourne era reports that Premier condemns a Centennial Monday night gathering as political although organizers called it Loyalty. Police warned of possible breaches of peace and readiness to deploy force to prevent clashes.

Brisbane Commonwealth Saced

Austral Pictures Showcases New Drama Mista Hari Identity

The Austral screens Mista Hari Identity featuring Anita King as lead in a tale of a confirmed woman hater who escapes a guilty past only to confront thrills, mystery, and deception. Also on bill: A Modern Cinderella and a police-tinged feature The Hand at Pant Fete with a New York style courtroom drama and a twist ending.

Austral Pictures Austral Mistahari Anita King Soosing Che Gary Polly June Joyce Tan Mimma Tom

Osborne launches new boat for Cairns girls

A new four-oared racing boat presented by Mr F Osborne of Imtree River was launched at the naval boatyard on Monday for the girls of the local school. Mayoress A J Draper oversaw the event as over three hundred pupils from the Boys' School were marshalled on the Es planed by Mr Carter and assistant master Moorhouse.

A. J. Draper Cairns F. Osborne Imtree River Moorhouse Esby Carter Naalso

Fragmentary Theatre Notes Mention Laughable Plays and Final

A garbled review mentions a paper-farce titled Her Barebacked Career and references the audience reaction to lines like The Laugh most gallant picture here. It also notes keen interest in The Australian Goette Final showing tonight.

Pight Ao Mask

Burke in The Land of Promise film screening at Palace

A fragmentary plot note describes Burke's The Land of Promise and a screening at the Palace tomorrow. It hints at a melodramatic tale where a woman seeks escape, an affair with a primitive stranger, and a conditional marriage in name only amid social judgment.

Burke

Malanda Votes Spark Mixed Local Reactions

Voters in Malanda show mixed sentiment after a recent election as rains ease and pastures dry. Local agriculture slowly recovers with farmers optimistic about prosperity though concerns remain about ongoing drought impacts.

Malanda Factory Esteemed in Australia Amid Epidemic

A fragment notes the Malanda factory as one of the finest in Australia while an influenza epidemic continues to affect the region. The text mentions hospitalizations and the common occurrence of days missing due to illness, with patients in hospitals at Atueriom.

Malanda Australia Atueriom

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