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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1922
Page
4
A dated retail listing highlights a wide range of footwear and clothing items. Boots, sandals, canvas bar shoes, and patent court shoes for men and women are priced alongside white tennis shirts, cotton trousers, and undershirts. Many items are described with color and material notes.
An auction or dealer notice from Mayers Ltd and Cairns Motor Agency Co advertising new prices on Flat Hudson models. The snippet indicates pricing changes and promotions, with mentions of Freese and Cartocura brands.
Tender notice details bids for a project at Kauri Crane Foot with deposits and acceptance conditions. References include September dates and a 5 percent additional deposit, with specified endorsee information and contracting authority.
An article fragment lists tenders for Queensland service requiring deposits and conditions, plus ship departures and arrivals. It mentions Cairns, Sydney, Hong Kong itineraries, and multiple ports including Melbourne, London lines, and coastal services with approximate dates and times.
Fragmentary notice mentions timber for sale with an accompanying bid or payment detail. Specifics are unclear but indicates a scheduled sale related to timber commodities and local sale procedures.
Tenders are invited for the purchase of pine timber from Atherton district. Acting District Forester L Hardgrave and Mrs. Pharmaceutical Chemist of Mair Street Atherton circulate details. Sealed tenders close on a specified date.
Fragmentary report describes ships Kannwye and Meriva sailing from Melbourne to Cairns via ports with Adelaide Company Diteere and unknown crews. Partial lines indicate departures near September and a southward course toward a distant destination, with unclear timing and destinations.
Market report from Sydney details copper and related metals with limited readable figures and symbols. The snippet mentions prices or indices in 1987 and references American electrolytic copper dynamics.
Fragmented report highlights Australian farm issues, rail and irrigation plans, and political figures. It mentions George Carter of Port Curtis and discussions on cane routes, mineral and land policies, with references to Queensland and Rawhelle Station and regional development.
The page includes memorial thanks to Dr Row of Merberton and Salvation Army aides, gratitude to Worsage Lodge Brethren, and wreaths sent during bereavement. In Memoriam Breen for John Breen who died September 7 1920, with family inserting the tribute. John Elliott of Herberton House King Street aged 3, husband of Ann Elliott and father of William and John, noted among mourners with Rev J Edwards and E Edwards among others.
The article urges forming a Cairns musical union to host an annual Eisteddfod style festival. It notes local youth could join choirs and opera groups, praises the Cairns Amateur Society, and discusses feasible collaboration with existing musical bodies and the need for committed members and organizers.
Readable items include a furniture auction at Mrs Me Calfe's in McLeod Street, a cricket meeting at the Strand Hotel to discuss club play, and a Hibernian Hall gathering for a north region publicity meeting. Also noted are stock arrivals by Kanawna reentry and various small marketplace ads.
Saturday evening at Malanda Hall the annual Ste Malanda State School social faced damp weather, reducing attendance. Despite the poor turnout, Mr Carne the head teacher and organizers managed the event, and those who attended reported it an enjoyable location with good spirit.
Australia falls to America in a thrilling Davis Cup clash as Johnstone and Paterson shine for the U S team. Patterson reflects on the near misses and Johnston’s superb court control, while fans celebrate 15,000 in attendance and plans for a next-year challenge.
Auction notice for Furnivare Gala by Hodele Lid Auctioneers. Sale on Friday, September, at 2:30 PM. Items include transfer rights and miscellaneous property offered as outright sale. Several select pieces excluded.
Fragmentary notice mentions Varytpchnie jorie and Montcal with unclear context. It references a location near a former holly town and a Bartiams O. Box 60 Cairne in a dissolved or pending matter.
Fragmentary OCR text notes a ceremony or gathering involving Prem, son of Trenton, and a Cairns mayor, mentioning attendance at a font or boat event. Names and places are unclear, but the fragment indicates a local civic or ceremonial occurrence with several garbled terms.
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