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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1925
Page
1
A chaotic OCR fragment lists vacancies and postings across shipping lines, travel agencies, and ports. It mentions Australian Oriental Line and other shipowners, voyages to Brisbane, Cairns, Manila, and Melbourne, plus requests for pantry staff, deckhands, and general labor. Numerous names and locations appear with unclear dates and figures.
Reward offered for returning a lost wallet found near the railway goods office. Identifying items include a bank card and a number list. Contact authorities for retrieval and potential reward.
A dense fragment lists miscellaneous for sale and wanted items including scales, secondhand goods, household items, tractors, cars, and auctioneers. It mentions locations and businesses such as Be Beacon Cowpea, A. J. Draver Li Auctioneers, Walker's Ltd, and various street names, with prices and sale terms interspersed. The page reads like a jumble of classified ads from a 1920s or 1930s market, offering items from furniture to motor gear and real estate, with scattered contact details and dates.
A fragmented page advertises a jewellery sale and various listings for forwarding agents carriers and furniture removals. It mentions McDonahlys Jewellery, MeInghame and Cairns ventures, plus properties for sale with prices, deposits and terms. Several real estate notices detail farm and homestead options in the Hammondton area, with acreage, improvements, and transport links.
Pooreses Limited Auctioneers list diverse properties including 470 acre cane farms, 78 acre dwelling setups, 20 acre permit blocks, and freehold parcels with deposits ranging to 22500. The notice details sugar farm prospects, newly erected dwellings, and lease options, alongside hospitality listings and resort accommodations in regional locations.
An estate auction notice lists property for sale including town plots and farm plots. Items show prices such as 451 pounds for a house and 200 pounds for a 4 acre allotment with a deposit and balance details. Offers include large and small farms along with various allotments and dwellings under the firm Eastatie Limited and ACLOMENTS.
Local broker advertises farms for sale across regions including 29 acres and 20 acre parcels with details on deposits and crop prospects. Listings mention Gordonvale and Cairns areas, with references to post office connections, subdivision potential, and suitability for farms, homes, and horticultural ventures.
An auction notice announces contents to be cleared this week by A. L. Mevitt & Co. Cairns and Lunisrail. It lists household furniture including tables wardrobes bedsteads and garden items. The sale offers all items at reasonable prices before the deadline.
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