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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 11, 1921
Page
2
A fragmentary humorous tale portrays a shire clerk tangled in municipal rate notices and a stubborn ratepayer. The scene centers on a council meeting, a tense exchange over Crown land taxes, and a comically fraught payment confrontation in a local hall. A polite clerk and a stout ratepayer clash over due notices and the burden of taxation in a rural setting.
Disjointed OCR fragments describe a late night scene with a clerk, a jail threat, and a shifting crowd. The text references an old building, memory, and a murky debate among owners, with stray lines hinting at legal action and vigilante sentiment. The passage is incoherent and lacks a clear event or date.
The Gordonvale Soldiers annual meeting gathered at the school hall Friday night with District Branch officials present. President H S Peat was reappointed as delegate to the conference but declined, and Jack Hoare was chosen to attend on the matters of soldier settlement and related topics.
Private a sob. Damaged OCR reads fragmentary item about a seven seater Chand Ler-Six car, No. 126. Incomplete text offers minimal detail about the vehicle and context.
Fragmentary OCR text references time saving, labor saving, and a two point mechanism. Mentions improvements, old advantages, postage or freight, and an engineer name partially legible. The readable content is incomplete and lacks coherent context or a clear event.
Butler Auctioneer and General Commission Agent Gordonvale lists sale items including leasehold property with seven year terms, acres of cleared country, house improvements, and farm implements. Also advertised are a Royal property sale at £9000 with finance terms, a sulky and horse harness in sale, plus a cottage and stables with water connected. Venue is Gordonvale with terms detailed.
Notice for Smallwood Bros Undertakers and Confectioners, late of Townsville, now at Sheridan Street Cairns. Advertising memorial casket options and stock, with quotations and solicited orders. Contact details listed for inquiries and service.
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