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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 14, 1940
Page
3
A garbled wartime fund report notes a donation of 44M from the Sage War Chest, later handled by the Red Cross Appeal Fund. The fragmented text references multiple names, clubs, and figures, including patriotic events and associations, with unclear dates or places but hints at fundraising during wartime.
Fragmented OCR text describes savings groups forming in unity centers, with scattered names and locations. It mentions meetings on a Saturday and references to various places and people, though many terms are garbled. The readable content suggests local community financial groups expanding across regions.
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