12 Sep 1916
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 12, 1916
Page
1
Abbott Street Cairns lists sole agents for Australian Meat Co Manurea and surplus items. The notice mentions O Borge in Cairns and refers to Brisbane as a nearby reference point.
The notice advertises sugar farm leases near Sandy McKays on Mulgrave River. Includes cane plant details, house and cottages for rent or sale in Innisfail district with prices, terms, and Ltd. farm areas from 46 to 183 acres and potential tonnage forecasts. Also lists a 25 brake horsepower Desil Engine for sale with dynamo and full equipment.
Sawnmill business at Mount Carbine for sale with no goodwill and heavy sacrifices. Five room house at Mareeba with permanent tenant, fenced yard and water. 1650 for 647 acres and 1 rood near Kuranda with residence. Selection near Cairns, Kuranda, Mareeba. Saddle horses inspectable at Mt Veiners Behana. Empire Remington typewriter for sale. Vacant allotments in Cairns Kuranda Mareeba.
Auctioneer Woodward offers several properties for private sale on Lake Street Sachs Street Sheridan and McLeod Streets. Listings include three to seven room houses with verandahs, gas and water, stabling, high blocks, fenced lots, and mortgage takeovers via the Dwelling Board. Terms vary with down payments and balance financing.
Advertises numerous farm parcels in Bellenden Ker and Sophia parishes with river frontage, tram lines, and scrub land. Listings include acreages from 12 to 320 acres, varying conditions, and prices often on application. Highlights note proximity to N C railway, Frenchmans Creek, Russell River, and Mulgrave vicinity.
Properties total about 239 acres in three blocks. Lot 2 includes 68 acres priced at £1500 and Lot 3 covers 62 acres at £1900. Submerged as part of Re Sub divisions, with tram line frontage and existing cane operations. Shares in Mulgrave Central Mill Co included valued for substantial returns.
A letter from Mr. Crawford and statements by Mr. Cramford urge Premier Bran and the government to intervene before the new wage award damages the sugar industry. They warn that a 50 percent wage rise approved by the Industrial Court threatens operation, with many sugar growers facing ruin amid artificial and harsh conditions.
A letter from THOS. W. CRAWBORA, President, appeals to the Government to suspend the goal and allow independent review, warning that destroying a staple like sugar production would cause far reaching disaster and harm the common weal. The writer stresses industry value and seeks a formal tribunal’s examination.
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