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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 09, 1940
Page
4
Vendors gathered at Rainy Street markets bidding on vegetables and fruit amid brisk activity. Prices and stock varied, with buyers, sellers, and observers noting strong interest in staples like cabbage and honey. Abundant produce and market chatter painted a lively scene of midweek trade.
A scrambled OCR page lists fruit prices and trends with oranges easier, bananas in demand, strawberries moving quietly, and pineapple showing limited activity. It notes varied local rates, clearance concerns, and seasonal shifts as vendors adjust supplies and prices.
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered crossword references and names, including Acnoys and Metis, interspersed with stray terms and numbers. The garbled lines hint at puzzle notes or a crossword page draft with uncertain author or date, lacking coherent events or solid facts.
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