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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 23, 1924
Page
1
An ad lists weekly steamship sailings from Cairns to Port Douglas Cooktown Mourilyan Harbor Lucinda Palm Islands Townsville and more, detailing routes via Bowen Bowen and Fort Alvaes and services from Sydney to London with pricing and schedule notes, plus employment ads and notices.
A terse local note reports a family quarrel involving the Wilsons and Fermanees that sparked gossip in a small community. Details are sparse, but the item notes no injuries or formal actions, and the dispute appears resolved through quiet mediation.
Property listings for rent and sale with multiple acreages including 4 large rooms and front rear set, deposits and balances in pounds, advertised dates and terms. Auctioneers Cane Calder offer cottages, cane lands, and cane plots with deposits and monthly terms. services promoted with general agency and property sale guidance.
Fragmentary text from a Cairns area notice lists auction and charity service items. Mentions meetings, prices, donors, and commissions with several names and firms such as McDarron and Moran and a Cairns auction context. Details are garbled but indicate a community service auction and fund-raising notes with multiple agents and donors.
A scrambled real estate ad lists residences, farms, and commercial properties for sale or lease. Details cover houses on Lake Street and Spend Street, a sugar farm, hotels, and land parcels with terms, deposits, and potential financing. The long list mentions Howard Sale Chambers and local agents.
The Paris House storefront opens today offering exclusive items and a wide display. Highlights include Grey and Cinnamon fashion, Santh pieces, and a range of home goods.
Fragmented OCR reads as a tax and commerce note detailing agents and property sale roles amid rising taxation pressures. Authorities or entities named are unclear, but the piece hints at increased tax burdens and duties for commission agents and sellers in a historical trade context.
An extensive auction advertisement lists multiple parcels including 208 acres with 7 cleared under a plantation, fenced boundaries, cottages, and farm facilities. Details mention leases, deposits, various tracts near Mulgrave and Katwon, house and garden improvements, and farm equipment. The notice includes auctioneers Gordonvalit, Venables, and regional agents, with dates and payments, highlighting sugar industry relevance and rental terms.
A garbled ad listing various items for sale including a gent's bike in nearly new condition, a possible RV or wallet, tools, wall fittings, and mentions of tomatoes and a National Cash Magister. The text is fragmented with numerous misspellings and unclear details.
A fragmented OCR fragment lists building hardware items and firms with distorted names such as Armetlong Fraie and Stiltman claiming sand cement and netting products. Mentions of manufacturers METLIINSON Promisier and galvanised components appear amid unclear local trades and personnel.
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