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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1916
Page
4
Survivor account describes a night assault near a German line with stealth advance and bayonet charges. The narrator recalls bombardment, gas helmets, and recoil as shells crash, the trenches closing in, and casualties mounting during a midnight attack.
A chaotic yet vivid summary notes varied fare at the Palace and Theatre venues. It highlights Nat Pankerton’s film drama Drinking detective story and a comic set piece Bluffo. Also praised are The Come Back and The Black Cone Rack with featured performers and visually striking sequences.
A fragmented account describes camera operators filming trench warfare scenes on the Western Front likely amid German and British actions. The text notes troops, artillery, and mine warfare with references to a camera crew risking danger to capture images near church towers and shelled sectors.
Fragmented notice describes a sugar farm lease in a royalty area with terms and a sale price. It mentions fenced land, soil quality, and a possible sale including acres, improvements, and a reserve. The text references a feare of a sawer fare and a depen ance in tor rear with a bay pony and harness.
The document presents unclear descriptive lines about a summer show and various people and actions. It mentions a person named Stepmithn and a sequence of events including waves, volt like references, and a Toll tele with Salvance roving. The writing is garbled with many incomplete phrases and nonstandard spellings, making a precise event or identity recognition difficult.
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