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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 04, 1921
Page
4
Promotes new men’s collars and shirts from Mayers with detachable turn collars in white and mixed fabrics. Highlights price points from 6/11 to 10/11, durable washable materials, and smart up-to-date appearance. Emphasizes fit and service while urging in-store purchase.
The readable text shows garbled shopping or street notes on Sheridan Street with mentions of food items like roast peas and steak and stray terms. No coherent event or person details present.
A garbled arrival ledger lists several names and abbreviations with scattered notes. Readable fragments mention Gilford Santee and medelck like agents, with partial terms such as C/O and Whit and 49. The text resembles a damaged shipping or passenger registry entry.
The report notes a brighter tone in the market with light demand for shipment. Openings matched earlier levels but improvements in prices and conditions appeared. buyers showed cautious interest while suppliers held firm on rates.
Prices and trading activity at the Waal market show declines in some descriptions while prime tallow and hides hold value. Note on supply quality, dry salt goods, and local buyers with prices cited for various items and future expectations.
The fragmentary notice reports the death of a Mrs Anderson aged 68 and mentions her widower Alfred Sire. It notes a funeral at Cairns Cemetery in the afternoon with family and friends invited to attend.
Fragmentary metal market notes from London dated May 1 show uncertain prices and terms. Quotations mention forward and spot levels as analysts track electroplating and related alloys amid unclear figures.
The May report notes workers idle at waterside ports, with boats in port and April figures showing 24 unemployed at Calmer Labor, while few were actually employed. Officials Mahon and Bild discuss loading beet at cane, labor council views, and plans for farm and shipper discussions amid harbor board votes on dredging and services.
Fragmented OCR text notes a fatal incident connected to a court or tribunal in April and mentions tenders for a project. It references a motor agency, Mayers, and named individuals, with unclear dates and figures. The passage also describes clothing items and tailor work connected to new furnishings or uniforms and private rooms.
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