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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 29, 1915
Page
3
A mix of local notices, shop promotions, and social updates. Entries mention chemist Kelly, Constable Dempsey, M. Salisbury Land Commissioner, travelers from Townsville and Cairns, and new business openings in Abbott Street. Includes prices on brushes and vanity items and a promotion for Chamberlain's Tablets.
Estate notices describe numerous land portions around Mulgrave Mill, MacDonnell Creek, Bellenden Ker, and Sophia. Details include acreages from 35 to 419, frontages to rivers and tram lines, improvements or scrub land, options to purchase, lease terms, and price per acre with various conditions. Potential buyers urged to apply for particulars and terms.
Auction notice lists multiple portions in Grafton Pyramid Estate and Parish areas offering scrub to cleared lands. Terms: one sixth cash, balance over 10 years at about 5 percent. Parcels include 1280 acres river frontage and 408 acres with open forest and creeks.
An old notice advertises cards and fancy goods at the Federal Hotel Buildings for the forthcoming season. It mentions welcome to old friends at Central Buildings with top brands, cigars, and first class offerings.
A damaged OCR segment describes an annual directory listing manufacturers merchants and provincial trade services. It references a London directory company and indicates listings for export merchants, with ads noting trade routes and shipping vessels. The text is fragmentary and interleaves misread words and names.
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