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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 18, 1909
Page
2
Fragmentary notice from Charleston dated 30 1909 describes dairy products and stock breeding aims. It lists an unlinked market for dairy products at Cooktown Opith Mines and notes a dissolved partnership with Mr D E Petts, limiting personal debt responsibility to traded in name.
A fragmented list shows prices and goods including patent medicines stationery ironmongery drapery and various clothing items with numerical totals indicating cataloged retail figures from a historical storefront. The scattered entries imply a mid 1800s shop ledger or advertisement catalog.
The Australian Metal Company Ltd reports August metal prices via cable. Lead and tin values listed, silver fine and standard, and copper terms shown. Market notes indicate slight declines and price movement across metals.
Public auction advertises sale of improved freehold parcels in Subdivisions 18 and 19 0 Allot 7 Suburban Her see 28 Warren Street Cairns. Frontages to Warren Street near War reso Btreei high and dry close to town. Includes Tim er Cottage and other parcels adjoining shore with adjoining properties and wharves sawmills and premises. Estimated at 30 per week.
Auction notice lists items including a bag of Outen Chad a bag Lucerne Chal and a trial sample from Atherton with a few remains of rom 4. Auctioneer Hoare signs the sale.
A telegraph style stock note lists numerous ship and property names with price marks and fractions, noting vigorous trading activity. Entries include Brilliant Cestral, Mont Deeps, Frrilliant Block, Kalimadas, Miller United, Pfeiffer, Victory, and others with varied prices and fractions, concluding with THE FREEHOLD UNk.
Last night they have inches of stone in the sink of the New Frontillast Preehold shaft. The boring is underway and it is believed the Brilliant Block straight shaft in most likely to cut the Day Dawn reef.
A historical Cairns stock exchange blotter lists Chillagoe trades with multiple dates, prices in pounds and pence, and various shillings figures. Other entries include Mount Molloy, Mount Cuthber, Weinert's, Warren, Smith's Creek, and Tommy Flores, with scattered price data and notes on commodities or entities. The page records numerous shorthand notations and irregularities typical of early market summaries in regional Australian papers.
The Vegetable Pathologist conducts a systematic inspection of potatoes from major districts and appoints inspectors to examine remaining seed in upcountry counties. Farmers are urged to forward seed usage details to the Secretary of Agriculture as limits on seed areas are defined and production guidance issued.
A Queensland newspaper debate centers on the Post's change of view regarding Mr. Kidston and his leadership. The piece recounts prior opposition to Kidston and Philp, then notes the paper endorsing his policy after voters backed him, aligning with a move away from the three party system and toward strong centralized governance.
Readable parts mention names such as Angtices and Frecer with fractions like 7.90 and 7.80. The text appears as a garbled note listing times, an address fragment, and personal names without a coherent event or context.
Mr Harvey Draper architect invites tenders for a cottege eed stabling on Hop Wah Road for Mr P J Doyks. Tenders to be chosen on the 25th. J G Hoare announces sale by auction at his url. Samples from Athertan and Irish Hinnen work plus broad stock of piece goods to be sold by Mr A J Draper on Monday and Tuesday at premises corners occupied in Mir Fof Lennon mist.
Local workers allege flaws in water project execution. They accuse government engineers of overruns and improper procedures, urging the office to address substandard workmanship and safeguard water quality and progress.
A hospital charity plan proposes a committee of single women to undertake duties and collect funds as needed. The aim is to supplement hospital finances through events and bake sales, relieving staff from some duties. The project notes renovation progress and ongoing support for the hospital’s lone patient from Cairns and the hinterland.
Special list announces weekly and sale prices at Doland’s for today and tomorrow only. Includes ladies collars handkerchiefs stockings and underwear items, children’s wear, shirts, knitwear, cotton flannels, voile fabrics, and cot ton drill goods. Numerous items feature marked reductions and bundled sets, all offered at the shop.
A historical report notes a politician facing changing loyalties as electors respond. Observers mention key figures like Mr. Kidstom and Mr. Airey and discuss party alignment, potential retirements, and the impact on polling day amid debate over policy continuity.
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