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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 23, 1922
Page
7
A fragmented ad describes curtains and draperies from Nottingham and Glasgow household items. It markets various widths and pair pricing, mentioning lace borders and assorted fabrics. The text lists multiple sizes and styles, but is garbled with many misspellings and incomplete product details.
Notice is given that after fourteen days from publication, probate of the will of Robert Love late of Mareeba will be granted to Leslie Raymond Love formerly Cairns now Mareeba Mechanical Dentist the executor named. Any interested party may lodge a caveat in the Register before the grant. Dated 23rd February 1922. Grove and Long solicitors for Leslie Raymond Love Marthsoon Town Agents Witton Ryan and Grose.
Notices from Mbledon Mill Cane Suppliers Association about their annual meeting at Four Mile Hotel Wore on Friday December 2. Agenda includes state presentation, committee elections, legal council nominations, and general business. Secretary F P Currewis listed. Also a sale notice by McMahon Co for apples today at Lake Street, plus timber tender invites near Jagan Sia Terma with terms and deadlines. Hospital appeal requests Christmas cheer for patients to matron.
Outstanding Portnightly accounts must be paid by year end. To maintain cash basis, delivery will be discontinued immediately if the collector is not held on collect day.
The Calas Port will not be published on Christmas Day Rowing Day or New Year’s Day. The Northern Mersid will be printed and published on Wednesday December 27 and January 3.
The town church notices list St Andrew's Presbyterian special Christmas services on December 24 and 26 led by R. A. Sinclair with Sunday service at 11 am and singing by a local choir. other churches announce Christmas Sunday events with ministers and service times, including Grand Praise and ceremonial programs at Methodist and Catholic churches.
In loving memory of our dear mother and grandmother who passed life on the 25th to September. Inserted by her loving parents and family. Rev J Sinclair Cairne officiated the marriage on December 9 1922.
The page items include auction plans for vases and a sale by McMahon Cu on a Saturday, a funeral notice for Mrs. Bonnet, hints of a bar sale and holiday offers at Lucielle Salon, and local car ads. Police reports note Fred Jinks and Jinks discharged, with a Mareeba hospital incident and a Studebaker Six sale. Community events feature a Christmas Club draw and charity listings.
An editorial praises Christmas as a force for humanity, highlighting Dickens’s Scrooge and the broader moral impact of the holiday. It notes Christmas awakens conscience, spreads charity, and unites people beyond commercialism, arguing the season reveals life’s deepest hopes.
A chaotic mixed dress of holiday notices, sales pitches, and public notices from the era. Mentions Christmas sweets, stockings, and a variety of local events, shifts in weather, and community greetings. Includes shopping notes from Kelly's and a playful, uncertain urban voice about festive preparations.
A sudden storm drifts through Hetherton day toward evening while shops gear up for the Christmas rush. Merchants promise “specials” and big crowds. locals expect sales and bargains across town as traders report strong early shopper interest.
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