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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 14, 1946
Page
8
A dense OCR fragment shows a 1920s style marketplace ad mix. It lists FOR SALE items including electrical renurements gear, motors, caps, and household wares. Several entries note contact details, locations, and customer orders, with many price cues and product names. The jumble includes LOAN of tools, farm equipment, clothing, handbags, stoves, and automobiles, all framed as urgent sale notices and want ads.
A long OCR fragment lists lost items and missing persons, auctioneers and sale notices, and numerous wanteds across Alberton and surrounding districts. It mentions lost animals and belongings, job ads, and public notices, with references to auctioneers, real estate and service needs.
A brief obituary note lists TUNERAL DIRECION AND and names related to the deceased. The entry references a local funeral home and confirms plans for burial services conducted in the community, with the date and venue details partially readable.
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