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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 11, 1952
Page
7
Fragmentary shopping column lists kitchen and dining items with prices and notes on family use. Mentions a wooden table, two chairs, and furniture pieces including a stove and stool, with vague references to family budget and growth.
The fragment mentions Tu Che Social fess of MY and Mra P War man, their son-in-law and Mrs Markus of Bage Hill. It refers to a mail train to Tundal and a trip to Brisbane by plane. It lists Sr. RB Geming and O. Depechiment and a packet received by James, with wishes for a merry and bright New Year.
In a cryptic note the highest score award goes to Mmsehmer while a concealed number refers to Mira and door number to Mima T. Donalda, suggesting a coded competition or puzzle involving names and a hidden figure.
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