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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 05, 1909
Page
2
Fragmentary parcel description in Sheridan Street notes an allotment of land with a four room house, rented at 10 shillings weekly, near Crows Hotel in a central area. Mentions references to rent and schedule items with scattered legal phrasing.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions Copper and EMS and a place or event with unclear details. No clear person or organization beyond those names. The readable text provides dates like 3/1 and 2/8 but lacks full context.
The Post notes the Labour majority faces a stable Parliament for three years with a new democratic program. Opposition leaders promise air and reasoned support while lamenting past remarks. The Lennons regret election delays, but say the state will proceed with useful measures and solid governance.
Bargains announced at 6 o clock with items like ladies lace boots, cotton shirts, umbrellas, and fabrics. Discounted prices include indigo prints, calico, and table width fabrics as daily stock is opened.
The Oucraka Coortoen fruit is offered for tomorrow's treat time at the local gathering. Vendors promise fresh produce and a pleasant tasting session for residents.
Tramway excursions and the Adelaide Steamship Co. facilitate sugar transport in the Halbinds district during peak season. As in former occasions, the company has made excellent arrangements for moving thousands of tons of sugar, with feres and orchids noted in the festive period.
Advertisement reveals Messrs Melreadie and Villiers have taken over Vulcan Foundry and Engineering Works. They plan to modernize operations across sugar, mining, marine, sawmilling and general machinery. The business continues as Clark and Joe under the same location.
A meeting of the State School Committee was held last Col. W. H. Halstead stated that the geonny was available for taikling orderly proceedings.
A fragmented extract mentions Port Said and Cup week with social notes and fiction sketches. The piece hints at newspaper columns covering leading events of the week written in verse style, touching on industrial themes and home circle reading.
More bargains are announced with ladies items priced as low as 1 shilling and 6 pence. The sale features Tuscan straw hats, white knickers, winderskirts, World trand calliogs, Beal hair frames, and artistic table lamps. Men’s serge transom and various boots and shoes are offered, with special one day only discounts in the department. Note the event runs today and tonight at Munro’s.
A historic sales notice lists discounted items such as lace, gloves, parasols, bed quilts, cretonnes, towelling, moleskin, twill cloth, and costumes. Prices are shown with daily reductions and end-of-day sales, featuring ladies wear, children garments, and men's coats and accessories.
Fragmentary notes list names and scores including Atherton 16 Moomshery toe Cairne 15 Cape Hoveling Green 30 Cape York 142 Cardwell 40 Clarke River 17 Townsville 9 Wyandotte 1 free domestic servants 3 full Peyers 7 totaling 10. Brief reference to Mr El authority bre athe walle of the Daveka Diver in connection with an irrigation scheme.
A note from Tasmania reports that John S. C. Elkington chief health officer has chosen to fill the Queensland Health Commissioner post, leaving Dr. B. Ham in Victoria awaiting appointment. Elkington is said to be son of Professor Fikington of Melbourne University.
The Premier called the meeting enthusiastic and satisfactory. He stated it broke one reslice that it was worth while having an election. Discussion covered the financial agreement between States and Commonwealth and Mr Kidston promised a statement in the House. Members believed Parliament should finish in any case.
A divorce action in which Aline Sart of Townsee is plaintiff and Gle Start, aefemient, with co defendant Williams, concluded before Mr. ictin. The case details remain brief and unclear due to OCR errors but involve the reach of a divorce proceeding and a ruling in the court.
The railway would run 38 miles from Chey to Coo ar across plains and timbered scrub. Estimated cost lands at £172,077 plus rolling stock at £11,550 total £183,637 with a projected net annual return of £3,790.
The Tone arrived in Wellington reporting that the Sabine, after 22 days searching for the Waratah, had seen no sign of the missing vessel despite contact by wireless telegraphy on October 13.
In Melbourne the Federal Capital Site Bill faced continued debate on its second reading. Mr Mattow objected to a subordinate Parliament reviewing a Wall passed by a superior parliament. The second reading failed 32 to 11. In committee Mr Coon moved to refer the site choice to a referendum.
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