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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
1
Fragmentary text shows a physician offering resuscitation and patients expressing thanks. Seems to be an ancient or historical medical note with ethical or spiritual undertones and women mentioned as health seekers. No clear event date or named entities available.
A resident narrator describes the hardships of living in a rain soaked tropical area. He lampoons spongy paths, muddy soil, barbed wire camps, roaming cattle and pests, and the clash of colonial law with local tolerance. He cherishes the scenic views from Buckland's Estate and notes mining memories, cyclone damage, and ongoing cane farming efforts along the Mulgrave and surrounding creeks.
Mr W S Prewett rose from an ag clerk to traffic manager in Queensland Railways. His career spanned London audits to Ipswich station master and Cooktown traffic chief, where he introduced cheap maintenance, improved ballast use, and a log traffic cramp invention. He led stores and clerical roles, aided by colleagues like N G Bell and John Johnston, with impacts on granite Creek to Mareeba timber runs and Cairns freight handling.
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