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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 18, 1920
Page
6
A fragmented Cairns column lists visitors and residents including W. Abit and J. Hi, notes on dentistry and streets, and remarks on local farms, cyclone damage at Crystalbrook, and arrivals with messages from Charters Towers to Georgetown. It also mentions deaths and Salvation Army appointments, plus telegrams about counts and Tolstoy connections.
A long mixed list from Mr A Ho Glarke records various bank shares stock debentures and business names with dates and prices, including ABC Bank AWC Bank Adelside Steamships Brisbane Tram and Queensland Woollen Co. It reads as a broker's notes page listing holdings across multiple firms with inconsistent OCR text and numerous misprints.
A meeting of flour consignees aboard the Ceduna established a seven member committee of the largest holders to sell the cargo for best advantage and relieve state shortages. The group will gather requisitions from sources to set sale prices for wholesalers and retailers under Police Magistrate oversight. The Premier wired requests to secure at least forty tons for the Council and to verify Townsville needs before distributing flour.
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