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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 01, 1922
Page
4
A fragment notes contact details for Rivest Cabren with a telephone line listed as 288, indicating possible night or day service availability. The text is incomplete but shows a telecommunication reference and a name pair.
A verbose and garbled listing of passengers, ships, ports, and voyage plans. Mentions Melbourne, Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, and Southampton era routings with dates around August. Includes crew and passenger names, vessels like Kanowna and Lammeroo, and port calls with unprecedented mix of unreadable fragments.
Commercial activity appears subdued as prices drift downward. Rice and barley show minor changes while wheat ranges between 6/2 and 6/6 with some lots deferred. Quotations for other staples like chai, straw bedding, and porridge ingredients are inconsistent and scattered amid the fluctuating market tone.
The Sning Rives Co-Operative Dairy reports June returns with price adjustments and improved supply. It notes electrical machinery installed, overhaul of summer gear, and extended harvesting work. The text describes ongoing efforts to keep workers employed during a slack period and to boost output via new equipment and activities.
A damaged notice describes land beneath two parcels in Grafton parish near Mil Yard to be bounded or detained for inspection. It records tender procedures, deposits, and general conditions for a contract, with details about meetings and official dates and locations. The text remains garbled and uncertain in places but references official bids and the chair.
Overseas mails outward for Ormon de will arrive in London on August 21 via Sofoma through France, Brisbane closings set for July 12 and July 15 with arrivals to London by August 21 and August 24 respectively. Inward mails from Khiva to London by June 20, Brisbane by August. American mails include Frisco dated July 11 and venture dated July, with Bris to London by August. Local post notices list multiple sailings and deadlines for overseas and inward routes in terse, mangled OCR form.
The W Leonard family and friends from Edmonton Ravenshoe Bamford and Smallwood Bros Funeral Directors invite attendees to the funeral for Ann Leonard at St Ponts Church Abbott Street on Tuesday morning at 10 for Martyn Street Cemetery. The notice lists attendees and the funeral home contact.
A 1972 Australian column discusses fruit growers and sugar pricing, citing Everard and Senator Crawford. It argues renewed five year trestle terms would harm the public and producers, notes overproduction, and urges sugar rebates to support Australian fruit for jam and canned goods while referencing international markets and cane industry ties.
A discussion cites Sir Henry Jones on Australian sugar use for jams and canning. It notes rebates on imported sugar for manufacturing and export, with figures from Senator Crawford about price shifts to distributors, and outlines how export demands affect sugar pricing and rebates granted by customs authorities.
Last Friday Sales Starr Bowkett Build Society records tallied dates. J Skeen and J E Dean attend Friday next. Auctioneer JG Hoare to sell on Take Street a batch of lost property and miscellaneous items from the Railways Department. Harley Davidson agency secured for Ne Copy Jat. a fine powered model exhibited on Abbott Street. Other sales announced by Woodvrant Calder Auctioneers at premises on Florence Street. In August at 240 Pam the entire superior household furniture of W Manners Bau will be sold.
Weather forecast hints at good conditions in the Southern Border Division and South Co interior with light to moderate winds. The ad promotes men’s derby boots and related footwear with various styles and prices at Sheen's Abs batt Street Cairiis.
An article highlights a new display of fabric and clothing designs including Latin Cent Brocade, satin varieties, cashmere tones, crepe options, and knitted shawls. It notes seasonal themes of autumn and winter, advises shoppers to visit nearby stores, and mentions sample fabrics seen in Melbourne and Sydney shows.
The Defence Department reports completion of the storage depot expansion with twenty five galvanized iron tanks and a new railway siding on Wharf Street. A 140 foot diameter by 120 foot high tank is set on a reinforced concrete base with pipe lines connected. 2320 tons of molasses capacity are pumped via a gas engine powered transfer system. The project includes removal of a tank frame, addition of a bell plate tank, and external delivery line upgrades.
An unclear archival snippet mentions departures and affiliations with entities such as MVEA and Beferemen, plus references to Defence Department work and railway construction. It notes visits to Caicos and interactions with individuals named Fowler and Kanonda, with scattered mentions of imports and a fennia club. The fragment is fragmented and lacks coherent narrative or verifiable details.
An article describes St Andrew's Club and Choir members gathering in the church hall for a rehearsal and reception. Min CC Rews and other performers were honored with tokens as the group prepared for a forthcoming presentation. Members expressed gratitude and anticipated a successful season.
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