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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1950
Page
8
A sprawling OCR fragment depicts numerous ads and notices from a Cairns area trade page. It lists machinery, furniture, real estate, employment, and services with scattered names such as JOHN BANCLAT & CO and THE Manor, plus references to delivery, hiring, and sales terms. The readable bits mention carpentry, motors, canning, and medical supplies, alongside addresses and phone hints.
A notice of meeting is recorded with fragmentary text indicating a group named Bandtors or similar convened at a specified time. The legible parts suggest a formal gathering or council session with unclear details.
A long obfuscated notice describes a mining lease for a tract around Han Font and Packer's Creek in Victoria, listing named individuals ROBERT LESLIE AVERY and BERBERT OCTAVIUS HALLAM, with references to court actions, probate hearings, and notices to interested parties. It mentions the Queensland Supreme Court context and a date near September 1965, inviting objections and noting public postings and legal steps for licensing and mineral rights.
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