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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1946
Page
6
A jumbled OCR page includes various notices from 1900s-era Cairns and surrounding areas. Items mention Catholic action, sales and wanted ads, job offers, auctions, and impounded animals, with scattered names and locations such as Deans Bulow, Atherton, and Somerset. The fragmentary text mixes promotional material with official notices and classified items, reflecting a busy community page.
An account portrays partisan tensions and alleged manipulation around polling and cemetery votes. Unionist and opponent figures clash over accusations of phantom ballots and dead voters used to sway outcomes. The piece hints at investigative friction, guilt by association, and scandal during a contested election period.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a delivery timeline with names Femovind and Porcen Band, mentions B Bra Atw Loesey and a Supplied king 14. The legible text suggests a notes item or shipment log with unclear context and several unreadable fragments.
An OCR fragment reports work on a street restoration project involving McLeod Street and nearby lines. It mentions repair activity and an appeal for workers or crews. No clear dates or full names are readable.
Classified ad fragment seeks large unfurnished house for a married couple, with fair rooms and utilities. Mentions nearby Box 34 and references to tenancy, suburban or city location, and association with a rental office.
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