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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 12, 1925
Page
1
Fragmented ad style listing properties for sale including four roomed cottages, four roomed villas, and larger homes with features such as kitchens baths verandahs and land sizes. Mentions deposits and terms, with locations on street names and nearby amenities. Includes notes on shop premises, land plots, and potential commercial sites with associated prices and payment terms.
Fragmented OCR notes describe house property and multiple acre parcels including 120 and 200 acres with net proceeds. Mentions cash balance and various figures for allotments, improvements, and plot descriptions. Details are unclear and partially garbled across lines.
A mixed listing from Atherton and surrounding areas advertises maiz e stocks and new season maize, land for sale, and boarding facilities. It details auctions near Ravenshoe with homes, sheds, stables, and 70 acres of scrub land, plus residential properties in Mulgrave and Cairns including boarding arrangements and furnished accommodations. Names include Stanley Wade, J. Morrison, and local advertisers.
A fragmented listing describes several properties for sale in Gordonvale and surrounding areas, detailing prices from £180 to £1000, deposits and terms over two years. It lists houses with rooms, kitchens, water and electricity services, frontages, and various estate parcels including allotments and flats.
Fragmentary OCR text with scattered names and titles, lacking coherent events or dates. No clear person, organization, location, or action to summarize. further readable content needed for a proper card.
A garbled OCR page shows steamship and shipping notices, port operations, and assorted goods ads. Mentions Port Pirie InnisrAN poo and Taubn Co for Roms PuISE, with entries on ships, freight, bicycles, spectacles, and garments. Also notes for produce forwarding, tailored wares, and laundry services, alongside job wanted notices.
Readable fragments show hotel job notices seeking an experienced general manager, cooks and housemaids, and a sales position in men s clothing. Several names and locations appear garbled, but the core notice lists roles, duties, and employment agency references as part of hotel staff recruitment.
A collage of rental ads appears, listing dwellings on Draper Street and nearby areas with various rents and terms. Advertisements promise furnished and unfurnished rooms, new houses, and weekly rates, inviting inquiries to multiple agents and landlords.
A fragment from a historical classifieds page with varied listings including property for sale and rent, furniture and household items, and miscellaneous remnants. Entries mention prices from £50 to £4000, deposits, weekly payments, and contact prompts for Newitt & Co and Woodward & Calder, with addresses like Darwin Beardine House and Charter Street Cairn.
Fragments describe varied assets including a Cairns accountant and comms, a Lion agent operation, multiple locations such as Galena and Edmonton, and listings of dwellings farms and motor launches. Items mention vacant allotments, boat at an island, and a piano for sale with price notes.
In end of ad copy a hardware store offers shovels and Tasmanian pattern tools, plus tinware and glass items. It lists prices like 9/6 and 4/- and mentions Belvian glass and Rijn Slallocks. Nearby shops include Fort Hooks and Boland's Ltd, with notes on cheap hardware, welding, and steam tools. A salesman advertises machine work and water-powered equipment, including motors, tractors, and cultivators. Potential customers are addressed across multiple streets and districts.
Tenders invited and to be received for delivery of supplies. Submissions must be addressed to the Cairns Harbor Board with deposit details and delivery times. The notice references central offices and specific measurements but is partially unreadable due to OCR errors.
Readable fragments note a local car service or garage with names Love and Reid connected to Wenthal Car Mine Garage. Details are unclear but indicate a business entry or notice involving two individuals.
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