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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 25, 1918
Page
2
A newspaper notice advertises limited bargains at Cairns Auction Mart Lal, listing items such as a rosewood bedroom suite, sideboards, wardrobes, beds, chests, washstands, chairs, dining tables, cots, mangle, glass cases, and more. Prices range from a few shillings to several pounds, with a focus on affordable household furnishings.
Hotel guests are assured of attentive service at Williams Lake Eacham Hotel perched high above Cairns and Kuranda. The resort highlights calm views and welcoming hospitality for travelers seeking rest and refreshment.
Messrs Hi Martin and Washington have entered into a contract with the Federal Government for the building of the Kew schooner in Australia. The project aims to supply a large vessel for Parramatta trade and related purposes.
A fragmented listing shows Bowen Content Coke Co. Ltd Cairn Pletres values and quotients with prices in pounds shillings and pence. It includes Investment Stocks Burns, Philp and Australian Drug with ex-dividend figures and mixed notations.
A garbled OCR note references metal market activity with mentions of numbers and dates. Readable fragments point to a brief market update, noting price directions and possible supplier names. The text is incomplete but implies ongoing pricing shifts.
A damaged 1917 industrial ledger fragment notes Cain of te Barren and 1 Este toms with a date stamp 2.48.00. The text hints at a distribution record for the last three months but remains unclear and partial.
Fragmentary text references area measurements and silver pricing but lacks coherent names, places, dates, or actions to summarize into a full news item.
Fragmentary note mentions a vase or precious item for sale or display at Green's chemists on Abbott street Cairna. Limited legible details point to a local advertisement or item listing with unclear timing or price.
Reported chaos at a Cairns district cyclone fund committee gathering with clashes over attendance as Mr Judd’s supporters disrupted a Labor Council session. Delegates clashed with visitors prompting adjournment and a contested chair election led by J. Tyrell while Morley and the executive condemned the proceedings.
Fragmented figures show disbursements and acknowledgments for the Hern Districts Patriotic Fund. Entries list monthly council summaries and installments for engineers and local accounts, with totals indicating Bourses and memorial fund receipts and disbursements to date.
The text records a discussion where Mr Higgs and M W-R are urged to speak favorably of England. Critics note a lack of explicit support from Mr Lectarenee and question neutrality amid debates over Australia and World War II era loyalties. The piece critiques perceived favoritism and calls for firmer stance on national matters.
Fragmentary OCR suggests a sale or notice relating to a curative item named Sheldon's Mosaste ee. Text is garbled with broken numbers and phrases. No clear entities, dates, or outcomes are readable to identify participants or actions.
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