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2. Whitecar Coaches - Wikipedia

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   Whitecars became a hackneyed title for Cairns Tableland Motor Service Ltd as the first "buses" were Studebaker cars stretched to include an extra row of seats, and they were painted white for safety. The company was bought by other interests in 1947 and the founder purchased the company back in 1950 where it has remained in the family to this ...

3. Westcott (automobile) - Wikipedia

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   The company originated from John Westcott's Westcott Carriage Company which was founded in Richmond, Indiana in 1896. It was reorganized as the Westcott Motor Car Company in 1909. John Westcott sold his interest to Burton J. Westcott in 1916 and production moved to Springfield. [1] In 1917 output reached 2,000 cars with it peaking in 1920. [1] [2]

4. Cairns City - Wikipedia

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   Cairns Weekly Penny Savings Bank opened in Cairns City on 22 April 1899. [13] The name Cairns honours William Cairns, the Governor of Queensland from 1875 to 1877. [14] The suburb was officially named Cairns City on 1 September 1973 by the Queensland Place Names Board. [2] On 20 April 1916, the Cane Beetles March commenced at Mooliba (now ...

5. City of Cairns - Wikipedia

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   The City of Cairns was a local government area centred on the Far North Queensland city of Cairns. Established in 1885, for most of its existence it consisted of approximately 51.5 square kilometres (19.9 sq mi) around Cairns itself, with much of the metropolitan area being located in the Shire of Mulgrave .

6. Cairns - Wikipedia

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   City centre of Cairns. Cairns is a provincial city, with a linear urban layout that runs from the south at Edmonton to the north at Ellis Beach. The city is approximately 52 km (32 mi) from north to south; it has experienced a recent urban sprawl, with suburbs occupying land once used for sugar cane farming. [citation needed]

7. Cairns City Council Chambers - Wikipedia

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   The Cairns City Council Chambers was constructed in 1929–1930 and is a substantial reinforced concrete structure located on a large corner site surrounded by parkland. . The building was erected during the third major phase of Cairns' development, between the First and Second World Wars, at which time the city's status as the principal port of Far North Queensland was consolidated and the ...