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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 11, 1945
Page
4
A dense OCR fragment scan lists numerous sale and wanted ads for vehicles, machinery, poultry, and tools with scattered prices and contact notes. The jumble mentions FOR SALE and WANTED lines, with partial item categories and locations evoking a busy midcentury classifieds page.
Fragmented text lists multiple job openings and postings including mechanics, drivers, and service roles. Notes indicate positions in towns and at national service offices, with vague pay references and irregular phrasing suggesting an old classified section. Strong entities: National Service, Town Office, Allied Works Council, Cairne, Abingdon Downe Station.
In a fragmented notice from the LAND GEFICE area a safety public auction is noted for July at 2:50 PM. The document mentions a Barnon lease, a location near Grafton and Gordonvale Railway Station, and an area of about seven acres with terms of ten years. Valuation details and subscriber information are referenced but unclear.
Fragmented OCR notice advertises salesmen and agents for real estate and insurance. Mentions mortgage trusts and unions with unclear company names. Invites owners to list properties and arrange sales through managing agents.
The report states Bea- Shaaner has been held as a prisoner for over four years. Mrs. Cliff Davis and two children arrived home by ANA plane, and Mr. J. S. Morris of Northern Theatres Ltd. has left hospital to recuperate in Tasmania before resuming business.
A group gathered Wednesday afternoon at Memoirs on Esplanade for a social game session. Hostesses Mrs R A Kelly, N P Draper and J Bremnan oversaw events with prizes awarded for the highest and hidden numbers won by Mrs J Clift and Mrs Dearn respectively.
Last Thursday a mizeconase event in St. Monica's Club Rooms supported Miss Empire, hosted by COA. Interest grew as this third drive for aggregate scores tallies Lady and Gentleman standings with multiple names and a lively supper and auction concluding the evening.
A garbled wartime era note hints at a dispute involving a Bilinik bridge toll and local groups such as St Andrew’s and the Woman's Auxiliary in Paton. The fragmented text references an afternoon meeting and ongoing totals, with unclear details about the outcome.
The entertainment page notes MGM comedic entry A Guy Named Joe as part of a packed Plaza Theatre program featuring Tommy Dorsey and other acts. The feature is supported by Toe West Side Waltz with Gonala Barry Bonry Hu and Dale Evans, plus a Hale of acts at Hibernian Hall tonight.
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