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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 17, 1921
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Jose Bill estate allotments and a quarteracre parcel with unclear nearby terms. No clear event, date, or location readable. Summary preserves only identifiable items and avoids invented details.
The Estate of O Leary invites all persons claiming against the late C P O Leary to present their proofs. The notice lists a property description including 28 acres and a team with four horses and harness. Claims should be forwarded to Mr T Jallenden Ker at the estate office.
A church event announces Sunday services at 11 a.m. and an evening program featuring organ violin and cornet pieces. The notice mentions Bethlehem and a gallery transition with performances by a small ensemble.
Sydney report notes London quotations on Thursday for copper and silver. Copper standard spot 447/13/8 with options implying Eve or Darla dates. copper months show prices around 6174. Silver standard spot 3/38 with implied futures. American electrolytic copper price figures mentioned amid market chatter.
Under the auspices of the host, a sale by tender for the Strand Hotel Cairne Worth Queenrlant is announced. The ground floor arrangement opens onto the main area with three bedrooms listed. bidding opens January 1996 with details available at the listed offices.
A fragmented report notes uncertain sales for a shad catch with unclear market terms. The brief mentions prices, quantities, and local traders amid limited legible detail.
In loving memory of Janet Adeline Jessie Gibson who died in September 1920. A sister's tribute from a devoted sibling, honoring her life and memory with understated remembrances.
Fragmented local report describes a furniture sale by M Woodward and Calder at Mr H G Bickmore’s Sheridan Street residence. The prose recounts court actions over alleged liquor offenses, with references to bevers open premises, police actions, and multiple names, all amid chaotic sentencing notes and travel mentions.
A clipped report outlines a case referencing Davey and Grace Morse with a judge ordering payment of 2 shillings 6 pence costs, and Grace Morse to pay 3 shillings 6 pence. The proceedings mention The Tick Me Up and a morning affair, with references to defendants and defences amid unclear surrounding text.
An assortment of adverts and notices fills the sheet. Items include price cuts on cane chippers due to lower manufacture costs with immediate stock delivery, a charity dance in Edmonton to support the Kaminion Junior Cricket Club, and a social in Sullivan's Hall. Other entries mention bush fire alerts near Pyramid Mountain, tender notices for a Double Island rat, hotel tender deadlines, a court session report, amateur swimming club funding appeals, and a railway engine breakdown with train delays. Also noted are local religious services led by Rev. O K Rows and the church anniversary plans with a Cairns audience.
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