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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 04, 1951
Page
9
A Cairns based supplier Hughes and Laycock advertises movable glass louvres in metal frames offering unobstructed light with draught and rain protection. The note mentions easy installation by a father and claims reasonable pricing, asking customers to call Box 489 for details.
The article reports Vivien Leigh preparing to portray Cleopatra in two Shakespearean productions under Shaw’s influence, with Sir Laurence Olivier leading the cast. It notes Leigh’s research, rehearsals at Chelsea cottage, weekend country-house gatherings, and comments on audience reception, the play’s adaptation, and Leigh’s admired performance.
An account of civil defense instruction detailing students and instructors, drills, and equipment. It describes classroom formats, emergency response tactics, and the aim to spread wartime knowledge to home cities. Specifics include training for shelter, detection tools, and rescue procedures amid atom bomb threat concerns.
Fragmented readable text suggests discussion of a large development project in snowy regions, referencing officials, communities, and energy plans. The excerpt mentions terms like scheme, government, authorities, and finance, with scattered names and places amid garbled OCR. It hints at controversy over costs and governance without delivering a clear narrative or conclusion.
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