17 Oct 1916
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 17, 1916
Page
1
A well ventilated two story hotel with comfortable boarding rooms advertises updated facilities and up-to-date betels in Saires. Carlton Beer remains on tap as part of the hotel’s offerings following a thorough renovation.
A detailed sale listing describes multiple portions of land in Bellenden Ker and Sophia parishes with frontage to Russell River and the Russell River frontage. Prices per acre vary from 12/10 to 15 per acre with tram lines, alluvial flats, scrub land, and riverfront blocks. Also offered are Lot 1 to Sub parts near Grafton, including a substantial Mrs Jones farm with cane, improvements, and 2504 shares in Mulgrave Central Mill.
A lease of tors acres at Sandy McKaya on the Mulgrave River is offered, suitable for grazing and promising good water. Terms are liberal and attractive to cattlemen and butchers. The advertisement also features a Lily White Washing Machine as a premium attractor for buyers and renters.
Melbourne House Wool advertises wool in good shades of grey brown and natural suitable for socks, including brown and sena variants.
A breeder and exhibitor presented high class Black Orpingtons and White Leghorna at a regional show north of Townsville. The event featured reserve champions in hens, multiple second places, and two special awards across varieties. A young stock price and correspondence were noted amid the competitive entries.
Proceedings show government discussions on venereal disease control and tobacco concerns at Waigani, with involvement from the Eastern Resident Magistrate and the Chamber of Commerce. Letters address European non admittance, hospital access, and Red Cross donations, plus civil matters on Papwa exports and Commonwealth export restrictions.
A distressed wartime letter from Harefield Middlesex recounts gruesome injuries and fear after being wounded. The writer describes severed flesh, improvised amputation, and pleas for safety as comrades lie dead or wounded nearby.
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