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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 27, 1928
Page
2
Readable portion shows a special price offer for a product labeled ACB with a quarter unit amount and another figure 22/6. The fragment suggests a promotional price listing but lacks full context or item name.
The listing advertises a weekend sale at a millinery shop with faded items including dresses, shirts, pillow coverings, fringed rugs, and striped fabrics. Prices feature low figures such as 1/6 and 3/11, with emphasis on ladies wear, men’s garments, and home textiles. The notice stresses washable materials and new stock arriving for a sale event.
Fragment from a news page notes a column on idleness and daily routines. It mentions elders, mothers, and a family kitchen scene with references to recipes, baking, and a moral about busy hands. The passage is garbled but centers on domestic life and cooking.
A garbled April entry presents stray phrases about people like Bonnie Bluerees and Koremary and mentions Ben and Lana. The text weaves questions about plans, pay, and visits with unclear references to places, vessels, and activities, ending with a note about two side frame plants.
A garbled OCR fragment references a Calene Post and local names in a dated paper, with unclear actions. It mentions a brown bag and papers and a name Greene, but the context and specifics are unreadable.
Fragmentary OCR mentions an Alma Den Sehar y Dent Rovemary with a note about a newer letter. Details are unclear due to garbled text. No definite event, date, or identifiable organization can be extracted.
The readable text fragments mention names and places in a jumbled order suggesting a damaged local page note. It invokes a retirement or farewells motif with scattered terms like Canine and Villiers but lacks coherent events or definite entities.
A festive social combining bridge and euchre drew attendees in formal attire. The write up highlights gowns such as black satin ensembles, Brussels net gowns, and lace accessories, naming several guests and vendors while noting the overall elegance of the evening.
Samer Aton Beas faces a claim from Conyng Forte for a sum near a million linked to a local underground matter. The case involves alleged owed funds and settlement details are sought in court.
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