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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 07, 1951
Page
5
An extensive blaze gutted a furniture factory in a mass of flames. Workers feared for their livelihoods even as responders battled the heat and smoke, with the chief reassuring employees their positions were secure.
Fragmentary OCR shows numerous names such as Prine, Ginko, Brichens, Murray, Murd y, with money values in pounds and cents. The text includes agent titles, casket references, and random numbers, presenting as an oblique catalog or bids rather than a coherent article.
Officials report a disturbance near the Russell River causing a security response. Mr HL Taylor said the incident led to a decision to send suspects to Cairns for further investigation by the SASS RS.
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