19 Nov 1915
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 19, 1915
Page
1
A garbled OCR fragment appears to list names, firms, and places across Australian towns such as Innisfail Cairns and Cooktown, with scattered references to individuals and firms like Northage Hughes Hughes Wilkinson Benson Palmer R P and Ledlie Stillmar. The text resembles a directory or advert listing with addresses and specialties, including a mention of 4 Brott Street Cairns and a line about Thirty years experience.
Shipping movements list arrivals and departures for Barns Philp & Co. Ltd and various steamers. Vessels travel between Cairns Townsville Port Douglas Cooktown Sydney Melbourne Brisbane and Sydney again with weekly cycles and multiple leg itineraries.
Fragmented timetable details show Australian Steamships Limited operating routes from Brisbane to Sydney and Port Alma, with departures on Sundays and Wednesdays. Mentions Townsville and ports including Cooktown and Port Douglas, a monthly timetable note, and a line about Chinese crews for Pearl Kenewa ports on TH Scember.
A fragmented listing describes various allotments and estates with acreages, corner plots, cottages, and residence options. Mentions Lake district, wharf corner, gardenvale, and subs. Notable prices include £100 and £200 ranges. Ends with a note referencing Mr. Salmond.
Letter from Private W H Murdoch of Irvine’eak to his mother in New South Wales describes the long voyage to Lemnos, the naval bombardment, and gunfire during early battles. He mentions battleships, destroyers, and Turkish positions, plus the danger of shells, trenches, and signaling stores while awaiting action.
A terse wartime letter describes rough rations including bacon, biscuits hard as rocks, and common bully beef under bombardment. The writer notes scarce water, limited tobacco, and frequent shipboard bombardments seen from ships and batteries, urging calm and resilience despite danger.
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