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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 13, 1945
Page
6
An OCR filled page lists numerous sale items and notices including FOR SALE advertisements for tractors tools and parts several steamship and transport mentions and a wide array of classified sale prompts. The fragment shows bidders wants public sales catalog entries and generic notices with numerous product names brands and prices interspersed with names of people and places.
Reginald McAuliffe and associates received an antique sage Beverae from a local broker. The deal involved a rare specimen valued for botanical merit and collector appeal. Beverae provenance traces to a European herbarium and attracted interest from regional curators.
Fragmentary OCR notes advertise job leads for "Managing Agents" and auctioneers, mention South something company, and promote a work titled Outline History of the All Italian Communist Party. The text includes odd spellings, names, places, and ad-like phrases, with no clear coherent story or date.
A cluttered advertising page lists Better Radio Service and GEO MCALLAN contact details along with offerings for White Leghorn chickens Rhode Island pullets and Langshan pullets. It mentions International Harvester trucks tractors machinery cream separators milking equipment and sale notices. The text references Brisbane Matheron and Atherton areas and various sales, promoting equipment and livestock for purchase or auction.
Fragmented loss alert reports a dog missing near a town area with references to contact points and a reward. Names, initials, and erratic phrases obscure specifics but indicate a searchable pet, reward offered, and a contact method possibly including a phone number.
A damaged OCR fragment references rent, agents, sash references, and a sergeant. The unreadable text mentions a wanted listing or sale item and a local official or agency. No clear names or places are readable.
A Citizens Committee meeting at Benateau Theatre on February 18 discussed creating a sub committee to investigate fruit and vegetable supply, arranging fair liquor prices, and securing milk for all. Local commerce and postwar reconstruction topics included equal pay advocacy and parking curb concerns in Lower Tully.
An old newspaper clipping markets permanent waving and setting services at Dorenex Salon in Mauratreet Atherton. It lists Mrs L Bates as supervisor and mentions appointments for permanent waves, with references to styles and specific cosmetic offerings.
The article outlines proposed government authority along Amalgamated Wireless lines and hints at political interference in the Australian Broadcasting Commission. It notes Cleary’s resignation as ABC chairman, lobbying claims, and the push to secure endowment payments and pensions while averting pay reductions.
The Mossman sub-branch of the HSS AULA held its monthly meeting despite Nesey rain. Minutes recorded election of duties, hospital visiting volunteers J Cox and FoC McDermott, ambulance committee turne r duty, and approval to purchase an Australian flag for the sub-branch.
From our special representative Pine on TEA, Senator Nicholls visualizes Parliament helicopter tours. He plans to address open air meetings from the air to draw larger audiences and keep the helicopter backyard ready for quick landing. If needed, he argues such novelty could influence legislation to protect pedestrians by 1980.
A disjointed report discusses Mulgrave Shire Council to be written on renewal of covers and payments of accounts totaling £45 L/, referencing helicopters, Jettisoning, and a view about Queensland railways in wartime. It mentions Senaine Nichalis and shifts in transport plans, with speculation on future car use and railway access.
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