Red Cross reception for Lady Helen at ambulance brigade
Governor General visit notes the Ambulance Brigade HQ tribute to Her Excellency Lady Helen. A garden tea at Craghame hosts war workers and Caledonian groups, with Red Cross branches reporting progress and praise from French hospital staff for Australia’s wartime aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Hegen
Mick Hogan
Helen
Anderson
Craghame” & Garden
Hed Cro
Caledonian Women’s
Australia
Australian Navy honored in Cairns farewell speech
Capt Cayley lauds Australian submarines despite losses during 1914 voyage. Speakers praise the Sydney ship’s crew, Cairns hospitality, and pledge support for veterans families. Alderman Draper recalls wartime fundraising and repatriation concerns, noting substantial aid to dependents and strong enlistment from the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cayley
Lea
Marmaca
Prince of Wales
Melbourne
Sydney
Carus
Port
North
Cairns
A J. Draper
Colon Helme
F. Markn
Caerms
Margee
Awestralia
Austrea
Gallipoli
Flanders
Australis
Draper
R.T. McManes
Red Cross urged to continue wartime service in peace
Lady Helen urged Red Cross workers to unite for peace time service including hospital, maternity home, bush nurses, and ambulance roles. She praised past wartime achievements and suggested farm colonies for veterans while stressing national health and community work through Anzac hostels and local hospitals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Helen
Red Cross Society
Anzac
Thex
Lady Dudley
Australia
New South Wales
Craig Reedly
Helen
Cairns
Smoke Concert Honors Sydney Officers in Cairns
A Cairns smoke concert in the Irish Association Hall honored the officers and crew of HMAS Sydney. The event drew a large crowd with Mayor J. G. Hoare presiding and Capt. H. P. Cayley of the Sydney among the speakers. Toasts to the Australian Navy and to Australian service were joyously received as remarks celebrated the Navy’s WWI contributions and the Sydney’s role in sinking the Emden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Association
Cairns
H.m.as
Sydney
J. G. Hoare
W H. Ryan
W. C. Griffin
Sydmen
Jack Tara
Pacifée
Werth
Emden
Cayley
Hemepre
Warner
Jack Tors
Australia
Corley
Navy
Prosperity to Cairne and Hinterland toast at Camms Harbor gathering
A Civic event featured a toast to Prosperity to Cairne and Hinterland proposed by General Irving. W C Griffis and W F Seymour Howe responded, Alderman Atkinson and Captain Carley delivered mayoral toasts, and all joined in Auld Lang Syne before the National Anthem. Local band and chorus provided entertainment while decorating and table arrangements were managed by town volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atiicer Davidson
Pety Officer Jones
Lonfinn Town
Messrs
Beeson
Smallwand
Woods
Carns
Mesdames A J. Draper
O. Whittick
Mesdames Cochrane
Harria Foster
Messrs. Wilkinson
Town Cher
March
Isle of Conquest at Cairns Theatre with Norma Talmadge
The Cairns Theatre presents Norma Talmadge in The Isle of Conquest, a South Seas island drama where Ethel Harmon endures an unhappy marriage, shipwreck and isolation before discovering true love. The program also features A Fight for Millions and a new comedy with a top musical showing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns
Norma Talmadge
Isle of Conquest
Vanety
Aciion
South Seas
Ashe Island
Ethel Harmon
Miss Talmadge
Milions
Palace Theatre Show Promises Variety and Laughs
Bert Corrie a versatile entertainer headlines the Palace Theatre offering song dance and patter in Hayfoot Straw Foot with Ulysses Grant Reegs and a community show breaking barrack monotony. The program features Mack Sennett Hearts and Flowers and Doug Fairbanks in The Knickerbocker Buckaroo with Cooke's Federal Pictures and an onstage overture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palace Theatre
Beart Corrie
Bert Corrie
Palace
Chae Ray
Ulysses
Grant Reegs
Grast
Germany
Jetty Martin
Heig
Hearts and Flowers
Eagle's Eye
Gazette
Cairns
Also Mentioned on This Page
Perdriau Tyres and Tures
Acents
Cairns and District
Armstrong, Ledlie & Stillman
District
Red Cross Organisation
Brisbane
Mudh
France
Red Cross
Bio
The
D’arcy
Austraia
al Nes
J. V. Darcy
Suelds Street
P.O. Bex 5
Handest
Costin
Mareep Eas Ue
IGT
Oras SS ET
Novy
Lance Pallaw
Phe Cairns Pout” Limited
Pronioe Omen Abbott
St. Gamma North Gescoe
H. WH. Pittard and CO
Friagee
Ship's Company
P.O. Bom Maz
Lisha’s
G. Liesha
Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd
Kerir
Wil Abesys
Hiba
Om Abboh
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!