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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1922
Page
4
The Ravenshoe Show Association reports a surplus after receipts of £534 and expenditures of £511, leaving £32 in the red yet improved. Provisional plans include a forthcoming electrical show, while attendance and gate takings declined slightly from 1921.
The report notes demand weakness from exporters for ticky hides and tick ties vs last week. Prices show some strength on particularly good hides and specific tick and light districts, with variations across districts and finish levels.
The latest metal quotations list prices for various metals and forms. Tenders, months, and copper values appear with figures such as 65 for tendard and 2/103-16 for Silver, along with forward and American copper values around 1875 cents.
In loving memory of our father James Cairax Wray BPI who died October 25 1901 in Brisbane. He is missed at home and cannot be filled. Inserted by his sorrowful family. Also loving memory of my mother and grandmother who died October 25 1920 Gone but not in mind yet ever in our hearts.
A garbled shipment of ship movements lists vessels such as The Canberra The Inuit Taiyuan Kanowna and Junse bound for towns and ports including Cairns Calvary Townsville Sydney and Vancouver with dates in early November late October and October 2Ath. The text references departures from Cairne Methgame Boh Sydney Calva Townsville and Vancouver with coal cargo and New Zealand Australian ports and timed leave details amid unclear OCR garble.
Fragmentary OCR note lists various place names and items, including Makiode and tine, Mile, Millia, and Southery malls. Mentions Port Denghs, Kutna, Bas Binds, Werteret Tekan, and a sale of 530 prs. Text is garbled with numerous misspellings and unclear dates or actions.
Local notices report Mareeba School of Arts committee meetings approving improvements and tender work for the new roof, Mareeba Cotton Committee actions including subsidies for Kent Ave district yields, and social items such as a wedding in the town hall with detailed guest list and attire notes.
Reports from Cairns Malanda and western districts record heavy showers and up to several inches, signaling the easing of the drought. Central weather offices note thunderstorms and winds, with a forecast of cooler coastal changes and scattered rain across the state.
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