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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 16, 1920
Page
4
A notice from Nurse M A Waterworth previews an auction of household furniture and effects including duchess chests dressing tables and beds. The sale occurs today at Garden Hove store with inspection possible in the morning.
A garbled notice lists departures and arrivals between Cairns Townsville Cooktown Port Douglas and other towns. It mentions cargo and passenger movements including ships leaving Cairns to Towmaville and other routes with dates and some passenger names, plus an auction and Works Department inquiry. The text is largely unreadable with many misspellings.
Community announcements from the Benevolent Society meeting to a town market week. Auction items include furniture and sundries at Trail and Winstone's sale with poultry mayhem and Leghorns. Local valuations, Shire Council appeals, and a general sale push feature Misses and merchants from Cairns to Queensland stores.
The readable bits include scattered monetary figures such as 100/28 and 30, references to spots and rates like three months 71 13, and mentions of locations including Souths 499A and Trees Coverers Avernie Ft Douglas. The text appears as an incoherent ledger or listing with dates and names partially visible.
The article criticizes Theodore's financial calamities as unreliable forecasts for the next year. It argues these mispredictions prompt extra taxation and strain state resources instead of guiding sound policy. It notes record loan expenditures and warns against relying on these projections for fiscal decisions.
A largely attended conference endorsed the preface of the Cairns Police Court report, noting a union of groups into the Ge and Country Party. The meeting discussed industrial provident societies and regulations for managing such entities.
A wedding ceremony was held Tuesday morning at the Female church with Rev L Taie officiating. The bride wore a white gown with lace and carried a bouquet while the groom appeared in formal attire. A three-course reception followed the service with toasts offered by guests.
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