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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 15, 1919
Page
2
A garbled OCR passage shows broken lines and misspelled words about memory and praise. It reads like a funerary or commemorative verse with scattered names and phrases but lacks clear events or entities. The snippet is incomplete and difficult to interpret as a coherent news item.
Classified notice advertises building sites and freehold properties around Corner Block and Upward Street with houses, villas, and allotments. Includes motel on the table, barber’s shop, and stable buildings, with terms requiring deposit and balance due. Contact W. Lennon for full particulars.
Cable from New York reports Australian Metal Exchange quotations for March 7 and March 10 with metal prices for lead soft, zinc, electrolytes, and silver. Quotes include three month rates and spot prices, noting no changes for silver and no notes for March 19.
Tenders invited for living-room cottage construction at Laa as Mr A. Vamjerit. Parish notices include Presbyterians and St S icorne Pili meetings. Australian Fleet visit discussed by Cairns Mayor RF Leelling. Leprosy alert at Yarrabilba. vandalism and license renewals listed. St Patrick's Day and St Pancras Day observations noted. council rates and post office hours outlined. market prices and ship Cantara arrival reported from Cairns port.
The Calens Shire Council discusses actions on drainage and road obstructions at Waughs Pocket and Fane Creek. Notes mention traffic blockages, the need to remove manual obstructions, and authority to prevent further risk to the watershed. The council contemplates future proposals, with emphasis on public works and a temporary halt to unsafe developments.
Fragmentary OCR text notes a commercial notice involving Sutter factories and Byron Bay. Details are unclear but implies past event or report about shipments or production figures. No clear dates, names, or outcomes are present to anchor a full summary.
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