This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1923
Page
2
A garbled 19th century classified fragment advertises land sale of 735 acres by the River, timber and poles for sale, and multiple notices for posts offices, teacher applications, and motor services. It lists auctioneers Draper Ltd and other entities, with dates and locations imprecise, reflecting a broad municipal and commercial notice page.
A fragmented sale notice advertises a public sale by A J Draper Limiond under wartime terms. It lists 50 head horses 18 unapparelled draughts and various garments and footwear to be cleared. The sale is set for June 1 1923 at DUTTON SAYLRUAY with a focus on clearing grossly overstocked goods including ladies gowns costumes and undergarments.
An obscure transcript fragment describes a chaotic exchange involving a music instrument with a noted controversial reputation. The passage mentions a confrontation at a gathering and alludes to performers and technical terms, ending with a garbled reference to a reproducing layer piano and related equipment.
A Gur Qwa correspondent notes a June Wednesday gathering of the Babine Farmers Association Limited at the association office. The meeting led by Chairman J Knowles included nominations for a new chair, discussion of levies distribution, and a report by Mr Donovan from the Post and Telegraph Department on telephone installation.
Delegates to the ASHA conference grappled with policy direction for the industry. Officials pressed for a unified approach while stressing the need to avoid overreach into member-led affairs. Delegates nominated Annani F P Yur and others as representatives as tensions over coordination and funding persisted.
A damaged OCR fragment references an auction or financial notice with terms like repayable at seven percent, weekly actions, and a high bidder. It mentions names and addresses poorly readable, and hints at weekly deadlines and terms but lacks clear details.
An OCR garbled notice from Church Brothers advertises prices for various farm produce including turnips, potatoes, and swedes. The fragment mentions Baranling and a step, with unclear wording about quantities or terms. Further readable details are not available in the text.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.