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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1940
Page
5
A noisy street scene on Queen Street shows locals saying farewell to a wartime flier effort as crowds gather in a vivid, chaotic tableau. Letters and names blur in an OCR muddle, but the mood hints at communal support and farewell.
A garbled OCR fragment lists many proper names and phrases across varied topics. It appears as a jumbled set of terms lacking coherent narrative, with scattered references to people, places, and possible events, but no clear church, school, or sport context.
War funds received amounting to 5600 pounds came in via cheques associated with a fete. The report notes contributions from attendees and sponsors, detailing the fundraising event’s impact on war relief efforts.
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