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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 05, 1951
Page
6
A sprawling OCR fragment shows varied ads and notices including vehicles, real estate, furniture, services, and job appeals. Mentions of buyers and sellers, farm and machinery, trades, and local contact names hint at a mid century classifieds page with scattered product promos and service offers.
A garbled recruitment notice lists numerous job openings and volunteer posts across factories hospitals and services. It mentions positions such as shop assistants, sisters for hospital wards, engine drivers, plumbers, cooks, and tellers, with references to names and places like Mary’s, Warwarwon, Kelburn House, and Star City Cafe. The scattered OCR text implies a broad employment drive or wartime labor pool listing.
A chaotic OCR fragment reports a general surgeon and orthopaedic clinic notice. It mentions an absence from February and a mining lease application with various names, locations, and dates. references a court date, secretary committee, and a sale of a farm item. The text is garbled with multiple proper nouns and unclear details.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Frank Byrne and scattered numbers, with references to 1901 and currency. The readable lines suggest a puzzling, diary like record involving costs and dates, but most of the content is garbled. The piece previews a historical note or notice with unclear context and several broken figures.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a 1961 railway advertisement and sale listings with farm, timber, stock, and farmstead details. It includes hospital notices, patient schedules, and lodging offers as part of a jumble of ads. Entities such as Cairns Hospital and various places appear amid garbled phrases.
NoXalls and NORALLS listed with motor, cycle, and vehicle accessories. Ads touts affordability and easy terms, promoting sedans, Whippet Tasters, and various car parts. Mentions Lloyds insurance, Bay area locations, and delivery options amid a cluttered 1920s style classified page.
Fragmentary text shows a local advertisement offering tyres and related car parts at varied prices. Mentions number of items and a price point but details are incomplete.
An advertised rental listing describes a furnished two bedroom flat with a modern kitchen, copper painted interior, front veranda, and situated near shops. It notes spacious living areas, a fully equipped interior, and includes details on frontage and block proximity, with price around 2210 per month and weekly payment terms. The notice lists managing agents and associated agencies, including Life Assurance and Union Trustee Co connections.
Fragmented OCR summarizes a 1940s UN and American involvement in drafting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights style topics. Mentions Roosevelt, cultural committee, American delegates, Attica plan, funding drives, and debates over information freedom and radio broadcasts.
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