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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 02, 1945
Page
4
A fragmented classifieds page lists numerous sale and wanted notices across goods and services. Items include clothing, furniture, appliances, livestock, tools, and machinery with scattered contact cues and vague terms. The dense OCR yields trades, prices, and box numbers interwoven with ad-like phrases.
Applications are invited for several positions including waitresses in hotels, cooks, a private coach, and general labor. The notices mention wages, conditions, and application details with references to locations and closing dates, indicating a busy recruitment period across multiple firms.
Fragmented OCR classified text lists matrimonial and housing ads. Mentions unpriced furnishings, furnished and unfurnished houses for rent, a couple seeking accommodation, and requests for servants and child care. Includes contact hints and scattered phrases about apartments and rooms.
Fragmentary OCR text shows disjointed words and punctuation with unclear names and events. The readable content is minimal, offering no coherent person, place, or action to describe a definite news item or outcome. The record remains a vague snippet with limited datable elements.
Miscellansour shows reader subscriptions for latest newspapers and periodicals with annual and quarterly rates. Names appear of workers and local addresses, with scattered fragments on authors and items like “Gaim Poone” and “Bromus ery” and a reference to July.
The fragment lists mining lease applications, land sale notices, and legal actions. It mentions James Thomas Blakene y and George Kapagadws, auctions at Sarwy, and solicitor firms Wilton Tiyan and Grose. The text mixes notices for ground parcels, court actions, and various commercial ads with unclear dates and locations.
Fragmented copy notes speakers and attendees for a civic meeting led by Rav, Trimble, and Dobbin. Mentions Taravelle, St Tass rooms, and a planned afternoon session with Mesiames A HC Clarke N P Drape and J P Grimys. Names Sharpe Wilkin Hog appear in the garbled record.
Atherton records show Mrs Pedruia of Edmonton spending a Henday with daughter Maria Pegroia at the Grand Hotel Albervan. Mr and Mrs Ken Aukinsom and Licey of Gunnswarrs Sis Iion holidayed in Atherton. Mr and Mrs Selby of Innistall visited Mareeba, staying overnight in Atherton on the return journey.
A chaotic review highlights Dame Palais and a host of names including Lloyd Bridges and Allan Jones in a melodrama billed as a major attraction. Spectators are promised charm, intrigue, and courtroom drama as the plot unravels around murder, romance, and a controversial appeal.
The Gardenvale and Cairns branches hold a joint monthly meeting at the CWA to discuss imperial matters and forthcoming events. Attendees include local union leaders and representatives, with plans for an evening program featuring a ballroom dance and guest speakers.
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