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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1945
Page
8
A dense collection of classified ad copy lists items for sale and sale-related notices. The text mentions vehicles, furniture, electrical goods, tools, and household items, with prices and contact cues interspersed. It reads as a bustling urban marketplace page with scattered names, brands, and product types.
A dense, scrambled page shows assorted recruitment calls and public notices. Warnings and demands for service workers, dometail staff, and general labor mix with auction alerts, missing items, and real estate inquiries, alongside government notices and hospital solicitations.
Fragmented notice describes vacant furnished rooms and a clean, untarnished house. Mentions areas and an office, with buyers or tenants possibly including a soldier and wife. Unclear names and dates due to OCR errors.
A crowded sale and wanted section shows items WASTED or FOR SALE including purses cigaret lighters crockery and furniture and multiple WANTED ads seeking tractors tools cooking ware and household goods. The notices mention prices contact phone numbers and addresses such as 102 Zandock Street Townsville and various vendors like Tinley Hiaasen Vanes and Kinon.
A garbled tender notice lists deadlines and inspection options for premises and fittings. It mentions tender submission by September 10 and describes inspection arrangements with an office, naming several entities and locations in a fragmented manner.
A fragmented OCR snippet lists repairs and services including gravel concrete milling, removal and spacing work. It mentions suppliers, streets, and general contracting items as part of a miscellaneous notice page. It also references subscriptions and library content with unclear dates and pricing.
A special meeting was held Friday night to receive the annual balance sheet showing income and expenses for the year. The hall debt was reduced from £240 to £104, an audited report by Mr J Methiean noted. A charity dance at the local hall featured Miss Rose Villart and Miss G Rasnunsen’s participation with dance prizes awarded to Miss A Nunn and Mr J Stewart.
A fragmented update lists RAAF personnel on leave at the Station House including George Ward from Tewnavile L, Sigawan Ho Ward A, Spr W Shawcrase ex Engineers, and James of Bucklands roid. It mentions Bill returning from four years in German POW camps and Mr G Manning from 2-agr in heated conditions at Brisbane, with a note of Mirena tant.
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