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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 09, 1953
Page
6
A jumbled mix of sale notices and public notices listing items for sale and property offerings, with scattered references to auctions, tenders, and election notices. The readable portions mention various goods like household furniture, farm equipment, vehicles, and tools, as well as notices about polling places and election procedures, all in a 20th century newspaper classifieds style.
A detailed notice announces an election date and polling procedures across numerous districts and wards. It lists candidates, supports, and required notices for the electorate, including polling hours, locations, and eligibility, with references to hospitals, towns, and regional offices. The document emphasizes compliance, citizen participation, and the official slate of candidates and delegations.
Fragmented OCR entry describes an auctioneers notice with polling places, a finder request for a lost item, and an address on Elberudeed Street. It mentions licensed auctioneers and approvals, with references to several names and locations including Central Polling place, Rome, and Matanda. The chaotic text implies a public notice about an auction and a finder request.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a company reference John Arbuckle Co and mentions wine prices and a price figure around 2300 with other garbled terms. No clear event, place, date, or full item readable.
A fragment reports an auction event by Arp Furniture Auctioneers with a list of names and numbers attached, indicating a general collection or sale. The readable items include references to consignors or participants and a numeric total, with no clear date or venue provided.
Penguin founder in Australia Browning delightedly browsed Melbourne bookshops yesterday. A thick-set man of about 50 enjoyed his perusal, noting the vast range and appealing bargain prices.
A Melbourne correspondent recounts Allan Lane publisher of Penguin Books and the birth of a Australian publishing branch. The piece sketches Lane’s warmth humor and the low price strategy for high quality titles. notes the success of Penguin mass market editions and the impact on Australian readers and book buyers.
Greer Garson Woolltwood and Merrit Lawrence thread a strange script about a seven year pact and a sea woman in a cant, with talk of a flowing tube and a captive within JuJu Carver. Deborah Keep appears as a fellow swimmer in the cant sequence.
The garbled OCR text hints at a political figure and personal disputes involving a governor candidate and family dynamics. Names like Fogel, Amall Fartr, and Warr Md appear amid disjointed phrases about quitting, money, and American work themes.
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