19 Feb 1944
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1944
Page
1
Readable fragments reveal a jumble of names, places, and notes about people and notices. The text hints at a public sale, widow Salemmten, and various individuals and events, but most specifics are garbled. The dominant theme is an assorted snapshot of community notices with limited coherent detail.
A mangled OCR layout shows a chaotic mixed list of wanted items and job notices. The readable portions reveal demands for apples tomatoes and household goods, plus extensive help wanted lines including domestic work, trades, and service positions.
A garbled notice seeks returns for a lost rawon book and fountain pen. mentions rewards and multiple names such as Greene, Mackenzie, and Downey. Highlights rewards for locating a white mating rope item and a fountain pen, with scattered references to locations and entities.
An unreadable OCR fragment lists names, places, and prompts about dates, offices, and seats. It mentions J. Bsrman near Sonn, Shirin Schaal, secretaries, and a task to write a note to Tate. The garbled text references openings, ballots, and a Whittick office.
Friday March 208 a bid at Tack a seen Ply Lg a foorugsgees in Poameton onferior Sale de Pubhie Ruetisn st mv Omice ai Méssman. Auctioneers MOLEMAS FRARH SYRNES AUCTION sale Saturday February 2 at 2 noon Me Office Street, NAIR AIL improved. Dairy and grazing property described, 31 acres with frontage on Meniegs Creek. Prank Byrne auctioneers, instructors wanted for teaching, pol calm.
An old styled advert invites appointments for permanent waving and sealing services at Dorener Salon with references to Amudson and Maiirzert en. It mentions phone numbers and urges readers to visit for latest styles and waiving the wait. The piece reads like a busy beauty parlor notice with scattered names and phrases.
Fragmentary notice mentions Angelo Vitale and nationality or residency related terms. The readable text references Italian origins, Australia and an antenna app, with unclear context about immigration or citizenship procedures dated around 1930s.
A distorted OCR passage blends social political phrases with personal reflections. Names, dates, and clear facts are obscured by errors, yielding an incoherent, unreadable fragment.
A wartime photograph shows British forces advancing in Italy with artillery and a map of positions. A mobile canteen unit traveled over 380 miles supplying tea coffee and dried fruit to exhausted troops near a frontline action outside Cowra NSW and at Seine.
The piece describes a wartime community evening featuring prize winners like Riser Price from Texas and Paley Leave from Pennsylvania. It notes a large turnout of servicemen, floor entertainment, and a schedule of upcoming gatherings at the Special Service Tent with performances and dances.
A Cairns district meeting led to the formation of the North Queensland Hatcherymen Association to stabilise the trade and improve conditions for producers and purchasers. Tom Crawford elected president, WE Cole and A J Philp named vice president and treasurer. No Tableland representation at the meeting. hope for early attendance at future gatherings.
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