14 Sep 1916
Page 1
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
1
An old advertisement lists Cairn G F Smith proprietor offering speciality church and school furniture under the firm Shields Secret. It mentions mining exchange hotel and Oppesks AUS wheel likely part of an advertorial block.
The new two storiet hotel has been roughly renovated and now offers good accommodation to visitors and boarders. It features spacious balconies and large airy rooms, with the best wines and liquors stored on site and good stabling. Contact T Kelly, telephone 15, or Lyons at Mal Telegraph Address.
The notice lists multiple portions around Bellenden Ker and Sophia, Queensland, with frontages to Russell River and Rossell River, permanent tram lines, and alluvial scrub. Prices vary per acre or on application, detailing acreage from two to 320 acres and including large farm blocks near N.C. Lime Junction Creek and the Mulgrave Central Mill.
A fragment from a 19th century directory listing manufacturers and dealers. It notes a complete commercial guide to London and its currrent export merchants, colonial and foreign markets, and the goods they ship.
Readable fragments describe a church fair on a Saturday with stalls selling goods, refreshments, and crafts to support the Aberlees Center. Attendance, stall activity, and cash takings are noted with names of organizers and volunteers. The event ends around 10:30 PM with funds still in hand and promises of disposal.
The note conveys warm regards from residents of the community to a recipient, extending best wishes and goodwill on a local occasion.
Reports from the Post and Herald recount Stephens Aflick’s payroll for August and year to date while in Ingham several visitors and wounded Private Charlie Harvey are noted. The Hinshaw Shire Council debated road costs and council wages at Tuesday’s meeting, with motions to rescind a road call defeated and a proposal to fund road expenses discussed.
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