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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 16, 1924
Page
1
A jumble of maritime notices lists ship names, ports, and sailing references including Port Douglas and Cardwell. It mentions passenger bookings, fare details, agents, and services linked to vessels and routes. Numerous names appear with unclear dates and destinations, reflecting a chaotic OCR of a shipping column.
Fragmented notice lists holiday resorts and motels around an island area with references to travel, fees, and lodging options. The readable text mentions beds, rates, and hotel services as part of a local directory segment.
Classified style listing seeking multiple positions including general servant, laundry work, and dressmaker assistance. Advertisements mention locations such as Glen Vila Atherton and Abbott Street and request applications to various contacts with terms and job details. Positions include temporary general work, stunts, housekeeping, and skilled tasks with emphasis on experience and references.
Fragmented OCR lists motors car parts and services from Brisbane firms. Mentions include Sterne aurtos, Stone's, HINSLONE, Bosch and American German components, brake linings, radio gear, two year guarantees, and various prices and items across a dealer network.
Auction and sale notices for residential allotments in Sheridauvatreet and Santa Fara Mahinda area. Properties feature frontage, deposits, cane land, and residence blocks with varied acreages and improvements. Also listed are farm implements, timber, and forest products with deposit terms and auction locations in Cairns and Lake Street.
The readable text hints at a local notice listing various names, places, and items in a period style. It mentions a Monday event, a business distribution, and several ambiguous proper nouns, suggesting a clerical or commercial notice with multiple entities and dates embedded in damaged OCR.
Classified fragment lists Soard Awd Lodgings near Lake and Burkitt with vague boarding references. Mentions a Finder request for a pond watch and a Sunday reward for a man named Monty Demerry at Waterside with an unknown Workers Union. A woman’s wristlet watch is listed as an item of interest. Apply 12 the fire.
A long OCR filled page shows an auction and property notice with multiple farms and estates for sale. It mentions 80 acres under cultivation, various dwellings, sheds, and listed terms in pounds and shillings. Names of agents Carlisle and McHarron appear along with commission listings and sale conditions.
An old classified style notice lists suppliers and tradesmen such as Wilkinson Galevanised Iron Worker Tank Maker and others. It advertises linoleum flooring helmets Shelly Doulton Ware and many tools with varied prices and inspection calls. It mentions armsiacing heal and stillman arrivals and references Widen’s select items and a cricket hall with reduced pricing.
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