03 May 1912
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 03, 1912
Page
1
The notice outlines auctions in Australia for freights, shares, and artwork with terms for bidders. It lists payment, delivery, and draw dates, including stamps and representative contact details. The document notes May 1904 as a key date for draws and sale procedures.
Fragmentary OCR lists firms and agencies in Port Towler and Cairns areas. Mentions Sturt & Co Aerioneers, insurers, steamship lines, workers compensation act 1905, council and fire brigade references, and various street and sale yard names. Details are incomplete.
Local shopkeeper Byrne runs a building and saddlery warehouse offering leather goods, pack saddles, harness and leather products. He markets specialist work in harnesses, gear, and prepared stock for orders, serving tradesmen and customers in the northern district.
Fragmented OCR text shows a mixture of advertisements for clothing shops and partial government financial data. Readable items mention The Central Clothing Emporium and related retail phrases, plus references to the Queensland National Bank and government audit notes, with scattered names and place hints such as Sheridan and Brisbane, but many phrases are garbled.
Telegraph report from Melbourne shows April 1912 postal revenue across states rising to £1,194,613, with totals for ten months reaching £13,998,149. NSW Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia Tasmania and overall Australia cited, noting a first drop and then increase amid interruption and Treasury guidance.
A nautical report details the dredge Manchester missing after a fierce Tasman Sea gale. Crew of 21 aboard the bound for Wellington were last heard from near Kaipara. weather worsened with heavy seas and thick fog.
Fragment contains garbled data about a vessel built in 1980 for a board, with uncertain dimensions and terms like twin-etcrew and comael. No clear event, person, or organization can be reliably identified from the readable text.
Letter to the editor criticizes the Cairns election setup praising the Socialist effort and contrasting it with the Democrats. It argues for waking up before the next election and supporting Mr Mann if he is to be re elected, warning of potential defeat for democracy.
Marshall offers fing kid derby boots and coltskin perky boots in medium toe style at 25 per pair. Also available are tan willow calf derby boots in medium toes priced 25 per pair and 21 per pair respectively.
In a Brisbane discussion dated April 22, speakers argued for larger mining areas and modern engineering to unlock mineral wealth. They warned British capital is needed to fund machinery and saw labour party opposition as blocking development, noting the struggle of workers to access jobs and resources.
A fine audience enjoyed last evening’s Cairns Theatre show featuring dramatic skits The girl and the mother The Passing Driving Home the Cows and a comedy Hill has his own Race plus Who’s who in Dogatie Lard and The OV skalem’n visit to Kil learn. Scenic views also shown with weekly program changes planned for tomorrow.
The Lyric Theatre featured the Rogers Quartette and juvenile acrobats last evening to a large audience. The club was praised for its entertaining acts and the program will be shown again this morning before a film change tomorrow night.
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