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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 21, 1925
Page
1
A garbled OCR led story lists shipping sailings between Melbourne and ports in the United Kingdom, with scattered names of companies and agents. It includes stray references to passage tickets, agents, and fare notices, alongside unrelated classified ad fragments about sales and household goods. The piece preserves numerous proper nouns but remains fragmentary and difficult to parse.
A highly corrupted OCR paragraph lists names, places, and terms in a jumbled sequence. The legible fragments reference individuals such as Slater Willem Ruy Cale and Lana, with scattered mentions of locations and roles, but no coherent event or clear obituary detail emerges.
Dated ad lists a boarding establishment offering up-to-date accommodations for families and casual visitors. Contains garbled text but references a corner location near Tike and Coward angers and a street address Aubott Street, Calns, with phone contact and nearby court.
Fragmented OCR shows sale notices and resort offers across Cairns, listing properties, hotels, and transport details. Mentions Verd laiday Backe Theewaitee, UCAL Suasnie Hulilay Resort and Varley Propristrem, with rates for days and weekends. Includes Lost and Found line and scattered names such as J. Readan and WITERSON HOSEL.
A long unreadable property listing describes multiple houses and plots for sale near a town, with deposits, monthly rents or prices, and terms arranged. It mentions new houses, water yards, allotments, and large plots, with various prices in pounds and deposits and notes on accessibility and building conditions.
Mixed town and farm property notices from a Cairns era listing sheet. Includes multiple dwellings for sale or rent, acre allotments, verandah houses, and farming blocks. Highlights include 4 acre allotments, 2 to 7 room dwellings, and farm plots with streams and cane land potential. Auctioneers Egan & Co. and partners advertise parcels near Abbott Street and Denbigh Street with various terms and deposits.
Fragmentary auction notice mentions Cordonvale Auctioneers and Comms with references to items and prices. Local contact details and dates are unclear, but the text indicates a sale event in the Cordonvale area with mentions of sarees and live items.
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