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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1916
Page
1
An advertisement touts a two-storied hotel with good ventilation for boarders and visitors. Carlton Beer is advertised as always on top, signaling a popular local product.
A mixed collection of riverfront and alluvial farms with varying acreages in Bellenden Ker parish offers promising values. Properties include 105 to 235 acres with frontage to Russell River or Frenchman Creek, permanent tram lines, rich scrub and alluvial lands, and prices per acre or on application. Notable lots include 113 acres by Russell River, 120 acres with river frontage, 235 acres with creek frontage, and multi-block holdings near Mirriwan Station. Several entries mention attachments like cane areas, improvements, and shares in the Mulgrave Central Mill Co. Many terms are on application or negotiable, with some parcels advertising bargains per acre and substantial woodlands and pasture potential.
The Ardinery meeting of the Chamber records numerous correspondences. Notable items include acceptance of this Chamber’s affiliation by the Associated Chambers of Commerce, discussions on Hallantyne’s Point light, Samarai town allotments, and requests to the Land Advisory Board. It notes gifts to the Samarai Library Institute and motions on mosquitos, native taxation, and medical officer examinations. The minutes also cover postal neglect at Fort Moresby and a final decision to close the sub committee report on Samarai town allotments.
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