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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1950
Page
7
Auction notice lists a used 22 tractor with 1 year of feature 8 and good condition. Also includes a Pig with attached 2-4 fur tow. Sale by F. H. Blakey at Lake St Cairns or Byrme Street Mareeba.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local note about Frank Byrne and a list of assorted figures. Mentions of entries and crops hint at a rural or market scene with transient tasks. Readable names are scarce, but the piece centers on a person named Byrne and scattered community activities.
In Bangkok a long murder trial of five suspects around King Ananda’s death unfolds with faded conclusions. Key figures Pridi and Pibulsonggram absent as witnesses, while Ananda’s secret ambitions and influences from Shaw’s play The Apple Cart surface through testimony. The case spans years with no final verdict, as political upheaval and royal legitimacy loom large.
The Calne Aquatic Club announces the trophies for the 1949-30 season will be presented to the famed winners by patron Mr W. AL Collina in the Aquatic Trail. The event includes a social evening and dance with supper, music by the Merrymakers band, and will be held Friday night, June 16. Copies are on view in Bolsand's Pty Lid windows, Lake Sel.
William Powell stars as Professor Andrew Gentling in Take One Take Step at Tropical Theatre, a comedy drama with a mystery twist as his ex war-time girlfriend Shelley Winters disappears. A Night in Casablanca and other features round out Palace Theatre bill.
Geneva reports that disease now travels quickly with modern travel. Diseases can spread before symptoms appear, heightening danger to countries once insulated from epidemics as rapid transport accelerates contagion risk.
The article reviews English tapestry maps from the Sheldon family in Barcheston, detailing how Ralph Sheldon and Richard Hicks studied and produced map tapestries in the Tudor and Elizabethan eras. It notes notable examples in Bodleian Library, York Museum, and private hands, highlighting their historical value and geographic accuracy.
The article recalls historic South American trade links with Australia via ports like Valparaiso and Buenos Aires, notes a revived interest after a government mission, and details a trade agreement with Argentina for up to 800000 pounds sterling in goods through June 1951. It also describes WHO epidemiological stations coordinating global health alerts, including timely broadcasts and ship-to-port disease control measures.
In postwar Frankfurt the American strip tease has become a staple of big city clubs, drawing crowds with dancers in G-strings and feather fans. Venues feature moving tableaux and acts marketed as high style entertainment, with beer prices low and audiences loud. German hosts mix novelty acts with occasional live film showings as the trend spreads through West German nightlife.
Listing advertises a dairy farm and agricultural properties for sale in a co op area near mills. Two hectare blocks with well equipped farms, crop potential, and prices quoted as 5800 and 14000 pounds. Homes nearby offer two bedrooms, living rooms, modern conveniences, and high concrete blocks. Inspection invited. dry allotment and coastal access noted.
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