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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 09, 1921
Page
4
Readable fragments indicate a tracking case involving named parties and judicial steps. The item notes investigative actions, court filings, and potential dates for hearings. Further details are limited in the fragmentary text.
Land and dee aor offer extensive properties for sale including 247 acres with frontage to Barron creek, 120 acres with 30 cleared, and 50 acres under corn and peanuts. Listings describe a four room cottage with veranda, outbuildings, price terms, and various farm equipment and horses, with multiple improvements and water tanks.
Balgety & Co. Ltd of Sydney advertises tin and other metal products bought at Waratah brand fencing wire and Kerol, promoting liberal advancements of materials.
Ad copy describes men’s dress shirts with high grade fabric, fast dye, and teachable collars. It highlights stock from Mayme with chosen designs, striped patterns, and detachable collars. Sizes 14 to 16 listed with prices and availability in spring May-time promotion.
The Mareeba Council invites tenders for 2200 census rolls to be submitted by May 17 1921 at 5 pm. Tenderers quote price per hundred names and may obtain manuscript or marked rolls from the Hire Office. The lowest tender is not guaranteed acceptance.
Fragmentary notice indicates a St George Church event set for Wednesday in the morning with unclear details. the document preserves the reference to the church and time without further specifics.
Fragmentary text lists numerous personal names and terms with no coherent event or context. The passage appears as scrambled OCR data lacking a clear narrative, dates, places, or actions to summarize into a proper news item.
Fragmentary London metal market notes show prices for copper and various alloys with symbols like 422/18 and 62/10. The readable parts indicate spot and forward dealings with several odd figures and abbreviations, reflecting a terse market snapshot.
Market notes from Brisbane on Saturday indicate a generally weak maize market with poor demand and lower prices. Maize receipts have been high for six weeks, but sales were limited and values softened. chaff, sweet potatoes, and potatoes showed mixed results while other lines remained slow.
In fond memory notices honor Trooper Hob Black who died of wounds in 1916 at age 23. Edwards family mourns their father Victo aged 40 plus, with a verse on loss. Funeral invitation for a Mr Smallwood Drgs from Presbyterian Church Sher idan Street Cairns, to proceed this Monday at 1 pm by Smallwood Drgs funeral directors.
The Post reports on a Port for, Lucinda, Tawne and local matters including a Ford car deposit and instalment plan. It notes Miss Morrow instructions to publish Bates regulation on May 21 for new Toly Station. A Mareeba resident Mrs Davies Font dies, and a Seville wharf incident causes a temporary scare with crowd reaction.
Associated with the coffee industry Kuranda fame faded as the funeral was attended by numerous old hands of the district to the plantation scene.
Bares FAS and prominent locals including Mr Poynton and Mr McMahon travel toward the Northern Territory on a steamer. Mr Green and Mrs Green accompany others as Cairns ship unloads King Avenue cargo bound for Batavia. The voyage encounters strong tides and deck cargo challenges before Matarama sails seaward under Pilot Capt Drew.
The Cairns bulletin records the Morinda voyage to Cairns and Anzac Day celebrations praised by the Anzac Committee. It notes donations from football matches boosting Ambulance Brigade funds to £188 4s 0d, and mentions efforts of residents in approving routes and services, plus league growth and upcoming tropical clothing provisions.
Tenders are invited for supplying water gum crow's foot elm wak or Oregon timber for the Harbor Board. Tenders close Tuesday June 7 at noon. A.U.S. steamer Wye departed Caïns for Melbourne at about 2 30 p.m. Sunday after unloading a large shipment. An accident on the Cairns wharf injured Ted Carr who received first aid and was sent home. E Company Mat Battalion will camp at Cairns May 12 to 19 with Major Pain in charge. Notices include Finney Isles Co dress and millinery shows and bank transfers at Mareeba. Weather and local developments discussed with Minister Poynton regarding wireless stations at Willis Island and Cairns trade.
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