 By April 1931, Bartlams had relinquished business in Cairns, but retained title to the Wharf Street property.From 1 December 1930, Ralph Collins Nosworthy took out a five-year lease on part of the building from Bartlams, and the Queensland Post Office Directory records Nosworthy's Stores at 29 Wharf Street in 1934.In 1939 the property was transferred to John Newell of the North Queensland firm of Jack & Newell, who had held title to the adjoining property (allotment 23 of section 2) since 1899.