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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 18, 1925
Page
1
A cluttered OCR of Port Douglas shipping and trade notices lists steamship operators, forwarding agents, and display ads for clothing shoes and dry goods. It mentions Transpacific passes, Melbourne routes, and local carriers, with notices for occupations and vacant positions, including carpenters and hotel staff.
A dense, space filled for sale and wanted to buy section offering footwear, furniture, housing, livestock, vehicles, and real estate. Listings include boarding houses, rooms, building sites, and a large Atherton area property with fields, sheds, and water supply. Multiple vendors, prices, and conditions appear, reflecting a busy late 19th or early 20th century marketplace.
Fragmentary auction notice mentioning agents and multiple properties and items for sale including cottages, depots, stoves, and rooms. References to deposit terms, tenancy, and various addresses plus incomplete pricing and dates. Contains numerous garbled names, places, and terms.
Fragmented OCR text shows a Cairns Queensland court notice about a boarding bond and tenancy arrangements. It mentions permanent court, visitor regulations, the Superior Court, and names tied to a private residence matter. The readable fragments reference a Cairns town setting and a listed date.
Amie Ane, a CE architect and consulting engineer, is noted in a brief local card. The item highlights professional designation and regional listing without further details.
Local notices announce Marcelle opening a new dressmaking salon on Shield Street near the Ried Cate, offering latest Southern styles, gowns, and accessories. Advertising items include many frocks priced around two dollars, with coats and trimmed garments featured.
The fragmentary notice announces tenders for the purchase of various goods including a maize bird and related supplies. Multiple abbreviations and garbled phrases obscure details such as entities, dates, and specific requirements.
A public meeting is scheduled for Friday next at 8 o clock in the evening to discuss important matters. Attendees are urged to attend and bring notes on local issues. Local officials Shane R C PLOMLEY and HARL Prondems will be in attendance.
Local agents list houses, cottages, and farms for sale or lease with deposits from 300 to 1000 pounds. Rentals and auctions include 4 room cottages, 5 room homes, verandahs, and seafront or high-block locations. Also advertised are allotments near the city, cane and dairy farms, and general forwarding and commission services in Cairns.
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