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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 07, 1929
Page
7
The land will be offered for sale at the Land Office on the above date. It covers Crow Portion 143 near Nares parish in Cairns, about 1 mile 3 quarters west of Cairns Railway Station. Area 1 acre 1 rood 9 perches. Subsection I of 17% interests under The Lands Acts 1910 to 1924.
Will sell by plant auction on account of burn damages at Draper Street. Items include two double maple bedsteads with mattresses, a child's cot, washstand, toilet set, linoleum, Silky Oak table and sideboard, eight silk oak chairs, dining chairs, child chair, pictures, mats, cane table, dining table, kitchen safe, ice box, curtains, bedding, tubs, and sundries.
Auction notices list items including beds, mattresses, dining table and chairs, dressers, sewing machine, child’s pram, tools, linoleum, and more. Sale dates set for Wednesday February 13 and Friday February 15, 1929 under Mrs. Tremeath and Mrs. E Hennessy respectively. Auctioneers T. J. Reddan conduct the sales with locations on McLeod Street and Abbott Street.
The notice lists multiple Divisional Handicaps across six divisions with prizes from 1 to 38 guineas. Nominations are due by 8 p.m. on April 16 1929 and May 4 1925 with weights to be declared after day one. G O Donnell announces box 9 contact.
A writer argues young wives grow bored after marriage as routine life dulls mind and interests. She urges ongoing self education and hobbies to maintain sharpness, noting competition and constant learning keep intellect alive for career or partnership.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention bracing climate, modern lines, electric light, and swimming trends. Readable items include scattered phrases about altitude and amenities, but no coherent event, names, places, or dates emerge.
Mr. Walton Schmidt of the National Automobile Chamber of Commerce arrives in Brisbane to observe traffic challenges. He notes motor vehicle growth will strain city streets within ten years and cites American efforts to balance safety, efficiency, and enforcement while avoiding overbearing controls.
The article discusses shifting views on speed control with calls for minimum speeds and the push to limit parking on crowded streets. It notes the public interest in orderly traffic, the difficulty of enforcing prolonged curb parking, and the primacy of travel rights over private storage. It cites Chicago transit observations and references a Paris monument climb as unrelated context.
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