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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
2
The record outlines a commercial sale event with references to Melbourne matchups, notices of auctions, and schedules for the upcoming days. It mentions locations such as Dunk Island and Cardwell, along with prices, terms, and anticipated attendees. The fragmented text references sales of items, intervals, and prices in a local market context.
Fragmentary report from MacTaggart Brothers describes sheep penning with unclear terms and references to a kerosene promotion, draws, and prices per tooth. Mentions, distances, and costs are inconsistent, with drift in numbers and names making a clear interpretation difficult.
Fragmentary text references mining stocks and traders including H. Clarks and Thompson's Oaks. The legible parts mention blocks, misma ty, and a drawl of prices or entries with unclear dates. Overall details are highly damaged and uncertain.
Vague notes reference an event at Lyell block with unclear names and dates. The readable content is insufficient to identify people, places, or outcomes.
A fragmented report covers the Chamber of Commerce monthly meeting and the transfer of Mr W Carlyon Headmaster at a Antarctic school. It notes police changes, transport movements from Gems marra Station to Olive Vale, and various local notices including engagements and appointments such as Dr Sylvester Maxwell Lambert tied to Rockefeller funds. The piece mentions an investigated contract related to eradicating a pest and health services, with several dates and announcements interwoven.
Fragmented reading covers public health planning with Dr Lambert and Dr Reed proposals, plus a furniture sale by Cabra Furnitures and notices about transport for an expected Heralda feature. Mentions Aldermen and local council figures, and a mix of community notices and courtly chatter.
The Samford area near Prae Creek shows fine wolfram ore from three shafts with the deepest at 74 feet. About two hundred tons were extracted last year, with parcels valued in sterling. Owner Mr James Emmerson of Mareeba seeks investment to install machinery and push the property forward.
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