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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1921
Page
1
Fragmented OCR text blends transport and theatre ads with harsh jargon and multiple entities including BARINDA and PALACE THEATRE. It references delivery, inspections, and a film program with various titles and locations such as CORDON YALE and GORDONVALE, plus an agency offering land and stock inspections and commissions. The noisy passage interweaves business notices, theatre listings, and miscellaneous names without coherent structure.
The document lists multiple auctioneers Woodward Calder Grigg Seal advertising sales of farms, riverfront land, and improved properties around Cairns and Mareeba. It details rural holdings, houses, verandahs, water, a list of assets, and terms, with dates, locations, and contact points for bidding.
A mixed early 20th century notice lists property sales, houses with frontage, kitchens, bathrooms, and verandas under government supervision. It mentions "Worse Sale" events, livestock sales, and farm implements with terms like balance per cent and weekly payments. Several street names and addresses appear, including Grove Road, Sprite Streets, Queensmore, and Norman Yard residence. The ad covers multiple items from real estate to draughts and tools, with sale dates, venues, and auctioneers.
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