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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 25, 1943
Page
1
In a fragmentary note from the page, Cairns is linked to a natural site item and a featured feat. Names appear garbled, making precise details uncertain. the text hints at an event featuring Cairns in relation to natural sources or areas, but specifics are unreadable.
The notice lists hospital support drives and cane cutter sign-ons across sections such as Feluga Goombooran and Innisfail, with events at Goondi and Mourilyan. It notes elections under Hospitals Acts for Cairns Hospitals Board nominations, plus raffle results and prize donations from local residents and businesses.
A special general meeting of the Cairne branch members is set for Wednesday at 1 pm at the ANZAC Club to elect two trustees and discuss other business. Various private ads follow seeking furnished or unfurnished housing, jobs, and items for sale, with contact details and requesting applicants for opportunities.
The Brisbane based Chamber of Commerce reports on inquiries about port facilities and water proofing for cotton textiles. The council agrees to broadcast information to the public. Officials note Innisfail port status and ongoing tea pricing support by the government.
A fragmented report from Gordonvale dated May describes monthly meetings of the Act Sersonvaie Brsnet and Ambulance Committee. Attendees include Miler, Smith Senge, Campbell, Aller Deter, Johnston, Waxwell, Simmonds, and others with apologies from Windsor and Waitaker. Notices cover chairing shifts, nominations, and fundraising items.
Proceedings reveal a council motion on terminating hostilities entails handing surplus tractors to the Repatriation Department for veterans on preferential terms. Donations and transfers include a letter of thanks for a donation to Farahames Pun and distribution of assets to returning servicemen. A court session records breach and delivery of seized goods with magistrate orders.
The fragment details various office supplies and books for sale, with prices and subscription rates. It mentions pencils, rubbers, and library items, plus Saturday hours and weekly or half yearly payment terms.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions various unreadable terms and names, offering little coherent context. Readable bits reference persons such as Lea and Meera and possible phrases like red handle, Serum, and expat, but no identifiable event or date emerges.
In Brisbane this morning at 7 am workers at a large bakery declared a change related to their name and work, with officials noting the disruption to normal production. Local authorities urged calm as the situation began to unfold.
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