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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 16, 1929
Page
5
An advertisement for a resort near Melanda Falls Crater Glen Allyn The Lakes and Panorama. Highlights include Malada Falls Swistming Pool and proximity to Mosel Kant Immadera Mapesa amenities with 52 metres height and a phone contact for inquiries.
Repair shop ad describes motor cars cleaned and repainted using machinery, notes hand work is out of date, promises monthly polishing, and mentions Beecheal Machine and paint quality with fat colour or varnish. It is written in a promotional tone typical of an old newspaper classified.
Duco paint and repair service advertises free advice at Sheridan Street. It promises car body work a to match any color with guaranteed results. Trade names and contact number appear as 789 for daytime inquiries.
The Harbour Board reviewed the annual report noting total receipts for 1928 of £59,835 15s 10d and expenses exceeding income by £1790 16s 10d. New overseas wharf construction advances include a 400 ft storage extension costing £13,500 with rail and cart handling improvements and a sugar shed capacity of 6,000 tons. The report highlights dredging, timber works, updated berthing, and safety gear while the secretary cites bank overdraft and loan balances and praises staff performance.
Readable fragments indicate a historical note on ship tonnage and port charges with garbled figures. The surviving text mentions hundreds of tons gross register and payments due at the wharf, suggesting a tax or harbor dues record from a past era.
The column reports a sunny return after several days of rain with rainfall figures for January to date and notes visitors George Hartley and Harold Golder visiting Atherton. It mentions pleurisy hospitalisation of A Hank and staff member Bert Slyney, and confirms negotiations for St Patrick's Day sports are complete. Organisers expect a standout holiday.
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