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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1918
Page
2
Mr. Geo. 5. Hopes expresses sincere thanks to Drs. Briens Kerwin and Collins, the Matron, and the nursing staff for kind attention to his wife during her recent serious operation at Cairns District Hospital.
X departures list for the south under Capt W C Trompeon includes Mesdames Porter Oakes Donald Underwood Ruddell and infant along with many others and 76 steerage passengers aboard Hurns Philp Co Ltd agents.
A Cairns dental notice from Bennett and Bennett states the practice will close from December 16, 1918, to January with dental patients urged to book early. The notice mentions holiday closures and the need for prior appointments to attend to teeth.
Fragmentary records list a Mr A H Clarke and associates with numerous dated lot marks, blocks, and mines including Misima, Tyree, and Coal Bowes Consolidated Coal. The dated entries reference locations such as St Mungo and St Andrew, with values like 6d and 2/ the day totals vary, and many terms are unclear due to OCR.
A late 1917 style collage notes patriotic reflections on Britain's resolve and American sentiment, plus local notices. It references Life magazine praising John Bull, admiration of British strength, and calls for further writings. also lists tender invites for a cottage, a stallholders meeting, and Mesquite Nets sales prompts.
In Copenhagen reports a group calling itself the Flying Division of Bremen roams German towns and rail hubs. Thirty six deserters were executed after capture. the unit assaulted Hanover station and torched nearby homes before being repelled. Berlin castle guard overrun, plundered, then retaken by troops. Thanksgiving services observed across Melbourne with Governor General officiating.
The Foreign Office notes a claimed anti-Semitic riot in Warsaw and warns that violence threatens the cohesion of Central Europe between the Rhine and the Volga. The Allies and the United States vow to help restore orderly civilised life but urge timely action to prevent a resurgence of force.
Soldiers and Sinn Feiners clashed in Dublin with soldiers armed with sticks and trench implements attacking the Sinn Fein headquarters. Windows were smashed and occupants pelted with chairs while crowds cheered. Police intervened and dispersed the rioters as armored cars patroled the streets.
After a bombing in Trafalgar, regiment parts were destroyed and trophies burned. Crowds thronged Piccadilly and Trafalgar Square though celebrations lacked the wild horseplay of Tuesday and Wednesday, with forty injured and hospitalized. Police kept clear of German guns in the Mall and fireworks drew interest in Jalalgar Square.
Radicalist riots erupt in Copenhagen through the night as Socialist demands for democratic reforms provoke mass arrests and unrest. The report notes debates over Australia’s stance and possible implications for debt provisions amid European tensions.
A writer asserts an undercurrent of revolution persists in Bengal despite suppression, arguing that firm measures are needed to ensure reasonable security for the population.
Fragmentary text indicates discussion of peace preliminaries and a peace congress programme. Mentions President and Baron, with unclear details about speakers or actions planned. Unable to identify full event, dates, or participants from the fragment.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference investigations into German officers and criminal actions. The text is garbled but implies involvement of a Minty of Jost and Allied efforts to secure arrests amid wartime tensions.
Official quarters deem the Holland situation easier as Revolutionists press for the Queen's abdication. Berlin notes Solf asks Mr. Lansing to seek U S intervention with the Allies to spare German civilians in Turkey from danger.
The report states the Koenigsberg I warships may be escorted to sea and a German delegation will board a vessel where Admiral Beatty will receive proposals for implementing the armistice terms.
A garbled excerpt hints at a competition in Great Britain involving a coach or conductor figure. The readable bits mention a venture, testing circumstances, and an accompanying social reaction. The exact names, dates, and outcomes remain unclear.
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