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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1918
Page
1
A cryptic note discusses power to raise the dead and a proposed treatment to resuscitate. It references a Semele chat and a “stink cone” while asserting capabilities beyond medical care. The text appears as a disjointed, stylized communication with fragmented phrases.
A fragment describes a youth’s face transformed by hardship and exposure, noting a once fair complexion turning brown and sallow from long strain. The terse lines hint at loss of youthfulness and clarity etched into the skin by harsh experiences.
The Cairns Summons Court heard John Burrows editor of the Cairns Times accused under the War Precautions Act for publishing material deemed to encourage disloyalty to the British Empire. Norman Draper, captain of Commonwealth Forces, lodged the complaint. The case centers on a Cairns Times article titled British Atrocities in Ireland and the article’s alleged disloyal tone.
The readable text appears to question loyalty duties and whether a council member must be loyal or obey orders. It mentions a commission or council context but lacks full names, places, or concrete actions to confirm details.
The court examined the paper authorization for prosecution and the PM stated the authority was issued May 22 and endorsed by the Commandant. Counsel for the defense argued the PM could not sign before authority was established and questioned prior actions by Commonwealth authorities. No evidence was called for the defense.
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