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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
2
Cairns-Mulgrave Jockey Club advertises tenders due noon Friday July 30 for reserved premises and period August 1909 to July 1916. Tenders for parcels include items related to provisions and beverages. Highest tender to be accepted. HT H M Mant secretary.
Treasury Brisbane invites fresh tenders for constructing a concrete service reservoir near White's Gap four miles from Cairns. Tenders must be sealed and posted to reach the Tender Secretary Treasury Brisbane by the stated time. Deposits of £50 required with bids. plans and specs available at Towneville Cairns and Treasury Brisbane offices.
Fragmentary notice shows Mount Garnet District Hospital plans a new 41 by 12 feet facility with related fire safety details. The text references the Secretary and Mount Carmel with a time noted as p.m. on an unspecified date.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Cairns Railway and a BOOS MOO note with a proprietor JACKBON and CARLTON reference. No clear event, date, or place details are readable to form a complete news item or summary.
Fragment reads as a public notice from August in MOBBAY on a date with auction details. Mentions Craig and Wastin, with terms 1/5 Rem and prec. The legibility is limited but indicates a legal or real estate related sale or lien action.
Business for sale includes refreshyfat rooms hairdressing and aerated water factory with gas meter and dray services. Premises under three years old with rental. Walk in walk out sale separate from other units. For further particulars contact auctioneer A J Draper Cairns.
Richards Entertainers announce strict tour dates across Italy and Australia with venues at Herberton Irvimehank Seamasry Hill Chillagee and Cairns Ockdielions Hall. The ad also promotes a half price clearance of dress goods fabrics and household items at discount, with extensive bargains and clearance hours.
The Chillagoe Company, Limited, held a general meeting in Melbourne yesterday. Chairman J Reid reported a strong year with revenue and profits higher than prior periods, noting inflation and labor troubles but expressing confidence in future prosperity and shareholder rewards. Directors Fyfe and others were reappointed, and discussions covered Mines including Zillmanton and Daintree with plans for improvements and new ventures.
Mining bulletin records 1088 tons recovered for 54 tons concentrate copper and ore blocks at 200 feet level. Peak figures show weekly copper content around 4.8 percent and 5.2 percent in successive samples. Stoping progresses from the 14 percent level with 4 feet wide drives and driving from bottom of No 1 vein.
Incomplete OCR text from a Pelegraph page shows scattered names and phrases, with no clear event or date. Readable items include possible personal names and place references but lack a coherent incident, outcome, or notices to summarize.
Fragmented OCR notes describe discounted prices and specials at Boland's shop with mentions of ladies’ wear, price reductions, and assorted items, though many words are garbled. The readable elements point to promotions, reduced lines, and product listings lacking clear dates or quantities.
The Atherton show features extensive exhibits of cattle pigs and machinery. Notable entries include Wor shire cattle, Gould’s pumps, a 2 hp kerosene engine, and an Albion implement display. The ring events prize ponies hacks and high jump, with William Lord Kitchener and others earning ribbons.
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