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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 18, 1918
Page
2
Sergeant George Henry Mesh aged 25 died in September 1918 during service. Beloved son of Mr and Mrs J Mesh Babinda and brother of Mrs F Martin and Mrs T Murchison. Marecha regret it.
Shipping notices show Bares Philp and Co. vessel sailing from Townsville to Cooktown this morning and returning Wednesday night. The Adelaide Company vessel Linaard Ropara departs for the south on Wednesday September 18, and Australian Steamships lists additional southbound departures for the week.
Fragmented OCR shows mining mentions Redheser Miocks M. Sy and Bowen River Coal and Coke Co. with prices. Cairns Pictures, Cairns Gas, Australian Drug, and Bank Bono Gernot listed with varied prices and investments. War Bond 1933 noted with rates.
The readable portions show mentions of Freehold and Queen Cross with addresses such as Hampden and Mori Co. Fresh Food and Drag Co appear among scattered brand-like phrases. The text resembles a catalog or advertisement page with multiple small items and partial company names.
Fragmentary Sydney market notes indicate steady prices with little change. Copper and zinc values show minor shifts while trading focus remains on supply and demand dynamics in the region.
The item lists weekly departures from Innisfail at 6 pm and mentions calls to Mourilyan Desk Island Cardwell Lucinda and Towns as well as Wednesday tides on September 18 1918 with high waters at 748 am and 7 pm. It notes Allied requests for US involvement in military actions.
The letter from W Ho Doherty, general secretary of the United Cane Growers Association, labels the Innisfail and South Johnstone farmers as the genuine workers in Labor politics. It argues union interference, particularly by the AWU, derails the award system and harms small farmers who support mutual agreements. The piece defends the farmers and condemns the strike as union-driven, while noting military service of local families and a soldier gallery inclusion.
Cairns diary lists auctions by A J Draper Ltd and J G Hoare for furniture and stock at Abbott St and Esplanade, amid wartime postings. Atherton Show opens with bright weather and strong patronage as dairy cattle are auctioned at Tableland yards. further notes on Red Cross, silk goods, and local notices. Sergeant Geo Mesh killed in France. Owen and Whitman families receive casualty news. National Show essays win prizes for apiculture and Queensland heritage topics. Local events include cinema at Cairns Pictures and a monster recruiting rally at the monument with Mayor presiding.
A correspondent recalls a warden scene with vague dialogue among principals and officers. The piece references a suspect eyeing a hat, a conciliatory policeman, a witness discussing tin dishes, and a puzzling exchange about a 28 000 yard tithe measure and a river embankment sluice while noting odd misstatements and oblique legal chatter.
The Courier reports Mr. Ross sustained a compound fracture of the right leg above the ankle when his horse bolted and dragged him from the buggy. He crawled to a nearby scray, used two sticks as crutches, remounted, and drove four miles to a house. An ambulance reply followed and he reached Warwick Hospital in stable condition. A Cairns Show Association meeting discussed loans and holidays with a favourable financial balance and active sub committees.
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