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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1919
Page
2
Auction notice shows allotments for forwarding and identical plots with deposit and weekly installments. Includes houses and freehold options. Agent Murray and Marland, sole distributing agents for Willmanns machinery. Write for price list.
In memoriam hall honors Roger Nicholson Hall and others from the battalion who were killed in service on May 3. Private Lindsay Gosden Hall placed the notice, noting a request that a photo be drawn and a resolution to honor the fallen. The message mentions a march at Cairne Watt on June 3.
Sydney June market brief reports May and June metal exchange figures. Mentions ore pricing and ore trade activity with references to teams and locations, including mentions of electrical and rail terms, and a general sense of mining sector movement. The text is garbled with several unclear phrases but centers on commodity quotes and exchange data.
A Brisbane August conference of local authorities and allied associations urged state governments to back a national plan for road construction and maintenance. The assembly argues that Queensland and other states should shoulder a fair share of costs, endorsing a move toward a unified funding system and improved main roads.
The document outlines a proposed national road program with state level control and local share. It calls for broad participation by farmers engineers builders and architects and urges state authorities to enable a fair cost distribution with local burden reductions as population and production grow.
A fragmented report outlines events at Mareeba and Cairns including a special hospital committee meeting to arrange for a Gal As, with branches called to attend. It notes returning Mare Soldiers by rail and road, naming Corporal Taylor and other servicemen, with emphasis on a recent war memorial ceremony and local club discussions.
A fragmented report covers the Upper Tableland conditions and a Spring Creek stock show. It notes auctions for cattle and sheep, mentions exhibitors like Mr MS Cochrane and Mr AO Golers, and praises the turnout and quality of Ayrshire entries while highlighting gaps in writing and attendance.
The official opening function featured Mr Cormack of Metinmerks praising the exhibitors and committee for the opportunity. He contrasted it with southern exhibitions, noting the educational value and potential for broader distribution of copies and posters amidst mining and land themes while highlighting government involvement and community support.
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