This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1912
Page
4
Fragmentary notice describes a sale involving Sellicks Mellicks and Wellicks Pelliks. It mentions names like Sellicks and Mellicks and signals a prompt read or action. The text is incomplete and unspecific about date location or purchaser.
A dated listing details various clothing items with prices and recent reductions. Items include shirts, socks, hoses, braces, shoes, and lace Balmoral footwear, each marked with former and reduced prices and occasional quantity notes, reflecting a general sale listing.
A fragmented local page lists numerous brief notices from Townsville to Sydney. It mentions residents traveling, visiting friends, and returning, with names such as Miss Larard Mareeba and Mr. J. Cannon Nelson. Also notes sales, products, and offerings from Craig Chemist and others.
A Prosperous New Year note mentions Mr. W T Skeet becoming post master at Herberton in March and a town mayor visiting weekly, with promotions and local business boasting low prices and health benefits. It also references a bridge concern, year-end reports, and European market quotes for sugar and beet.
A brief note refers to an indigestion remedy trial labeled as F ’ did and gira, with unclear attribution to Syne mT cring Werner's Seft Com. The fragment hints a medical or pharmaceutical context but lacks full details.
A letter from the Hinchinbrook Shire Council clerk discusses a company’s tramways agreement offer and whether the council should accept terms. It mentions 15 percent return on capital, inquiries into portions of the Serement, and the Acting Chairman to supervise details.
The Cairns Shire Council met to discuss inward correspondence about a December agreement with the Commissioner for Railways related to the Cairns Mulgrave Tramway purchase. A cheque for 22 753 pounds 1 shilling 2 pence was enclosed, with funds to be distributed between two payment years. The acting chairman noted the treasury had received the money and urged despatch of the official payment, while Cr Fox and others arranged with the Queenslanded Metions Hank to accept cheques for the sums split between two to three year terms.
A machine made device measures from sixty inches to gauge fit and size. The text describes a generic measurement tool labeled genie suits and mentions construction from fifty percent materials.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.