30 Aug 1924
Page 1
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1924
Page
1
A flood of notices and ads describe shipping connections from Port Douglas to Townsville and Brisbane with sailings to Hong Kong Manila and Colombo. Several lines announce passenger services, fares, and schedules, urging enquiries to Samuel Allen and other agencies.
An extensive auction advertisement lists farm lands and properties for sale. It details locations, sizes, and terms including balances and periods, with named auctioneers Woodward Calder and agents Salo or Sait-Cmans Barinda, urging buyers to inspect and bid. References to acreage, payment terms, and included improvements appear throughout the dense OCR text.
A garbled OCR listing advertises sale items and properties including houses, farms, hotels, sugar farms, and business brokers. It mentions parcels of land, allotments, riverfront estates, and various dwelling types with prices and contact glimpses, reflecting a wide array of real estate offers and property services.
A brief report notes a local road and related legal matter involving government, agencies, and a court action. The article references a procedural timeline, viggees, and a nearby town as context for the dispute without sensational detail. The outcome or exact charges are not fully clear in the surviving text.
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