23 May 1917
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 23, 1917
Page
1
A brief financial note records authorized capital and accumulated funds alongside losses paid, indicating a balance sheet snapshot. The entry highlights capital authorisation, accumulated funds status, and losses settled, without additional context or dates.
A historic notice lists multiple land parcels across Cairns region parishes including Cairns, Mona Mona, Smithfield, Trinity and Bellenden Ker. Parcels range from 64 to 368 acres with scrub or cleared land, some near Barron Falls, Freshwater Creek, Barron River and Mulgrave River. Terms include ten year balances, fixed interest, and per acre prices. many blocks feature frontages to rivers or railways and several offer house sites, crops, or plantation potential.
The ordinary monthly meeting of the Shire of Eacham was held at Malanda with full council present including E. H. Heale as chair and clerk Duncan Brown. The agenda covered road, school, and public works matters, ponding permits for poles, verandah changes, a new bridge at Wells Creek, and requests from various progress associations while directing tenders and road work plans and requesting fencing of North Johnstone school.
Division members voted on motions to rescind registration resolutions, fund two culverts on Taylor's road, and defer accounts not received two days before meetings. They approved spending on McLeod road, investigated stinging trees with the Agriculture Department, and continued work on Petersen road bridges. The session ended with thanks to the chair.
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