26 Oct 1915
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1915
Page
1
Readable fragments show numerous names and places across Queensland towns including Townsville Port, Marecina Malley Garnet Stillmen Mount Garnet Irvinebank and Cardross. The item appears as a community roll or advertisement of agents and residents with scattered affiliations.
Burns Philp and Co Ltd Kuranda ships arrive every Tuesday from Townsville and depart at midnight for Port Douglas and Cooktown, returning Thursday. AUSM steamers Cairns reach Townsville on Sunday, Bowes and Maclay Tuesday to Brisbane on Wednesday. Vessels head south next Saturday to Sydney and Melbourne, returning with Melbourne and Sydney arrivals on Thursday and Brisbane on Saturday.
Steamers of the Adelaide Company, Ltd. set sail from Cairos on Wednesday and bound for Townsile on Thursday, marking a scheduled coastal passage amid the week’s maritime movements.
An OCR fragment outlines an Australian steamship schedule detailing departures and arrivals among ports including Townsville Maclay Fort Alma Brisbane Seimer Melbourne Sydney Port Victoria and Hong Kong. It references sailing days and weekly patterns with multiple destinations and return legs, indicating a busy maritime timetable.
Fragmented OCR text shows a damaged notice or item with scattered phrases about a house, prices, and a kitchen area. Content is unclear but indicates a local notice format with nonsensical fragments and no clear events or names to confirm.
Brief notice details masking of ware by the latest appliances. Mentions Lyons telegraph office and a general range of goods including timber and work items. Provides a telegraph address and a partial phone-like reference for contact.
A catalog of land allotments and sections in the Draper area near Meekine and Stratford Railway Station. Items include corner blocks, Victoria and Grove street alignments, and long term leases. Highlights show valuable corner plots, perches measurements, and frontage to streets with various allotment numbers and sections.
An October order in Brisbane sets butter prices at 140 per ounce and 133 per ounce in India with the text noting price levels and a reference to Lees.
Price of flour other than the product of imported Government wheat fixed at £12 per ton for the southern division. Dispatch from Brisbane notes October 24 and mentions correspondence with the Agent-General. Partial text references to military service eligibility and old colonial terms appear amidst the garbled lines.
In Melbourne on October 22 authorities found two men and a 25 year old woman dead at a Colline Street residence. The male’s real name is reported as Albert Edward, with bodies in a room showing signs of foul play and evidence of poisoning. The victims had lived there about four weeks.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention KCG Millm Jekemten and Poisstz in a referenced art play, with unclear context and multiple garbled names.
An odd fragment discusses European powers and alliances. It mentions non British States, German military triumph, and a petition to continue struggle amid statements about protection and potential action by other powers.
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