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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 26, 1945
Page
8
An OCR scribble lists numerous FOR SALE items including boats boats generators furniture and pets. The long jumbled text mentions prices and contact notes with scattered brand and model snippets across a wide range of goods.
Classified notice style listing various property sales and auctions, estate agency notices, and auctioneer information. Includes references to live stock, trailers, timber, farming and sugar country properties, with multiple contact prompts and instruction to apply for details.
The readable fragments mention several proper names and places with unclear context. It lists names such as Waren, Servient, Wevira, Seyfea, Mf Seeks, Silom, Tsue, Bert Sea, Peymacent, Saland, Pronestor, and Igsomiment 1. Context and actions are not discernible from the garbled text.
Fragmentary OCR notes mention General Merchants, shipping and warehousing terms, and places including Port Douglas, Mount Garnet, Mount Molloy, and Chillagoe. Several names like Barrere and Mereham appear, but details are unclear. The text seems to catalog vendors, rail or road routes, and regional notices with many garbled phrases and unreadable segments.
A crowded OCR page lists railways timetables and service changes, water supply notices, military warnings, probate and public notices, and local government announcements. It references the Commissioner for Railways, the Western Romley and Atherton services, May 2 departures, and warnings about artillery firing practice with safety instructions and contact points. It also includes statutory notices to creditors, probate notices for estates in Queensland, and dog and goat owner requirements.
A garbled notice describes a mixed event at a coastal area with a build up involving a street and a box district. It mentions two Gatien Purrahed Houm and a city box address with a phone fee and a referenced offer. The readable details are fragmentary and uncertain.
Fragmentary OCR reads as a garbled local notice or brief. It mentions seeds, a sale or event, and various nonsensical fragments. No clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are readable to establish a concrete news item.
An OCR distorted advertisement lists upcoming products for farmers. It mentions Pegabalt heawokan, a healer for cattle, with various prices and references to stalls, theaters, and supply items. The text is garbled with numbers and foreign terms, but centers on farm goods and orders.
A fragmented notice warns about alleged scams affecting several local businesses. The message references a group named Burenasers and a civic response during a period around May and 1008, with unclear details and multiple garbled phrases.
A fragmented OCR note from a local page mentions Cairns and the phrase deserves a good licking. Unable to confirm event, names, or dates due to limited readable text.
An Edmonton man was fined after being found guilty of attempting to evade payment for a rail journey. The court heard that the defendant tried to ride a rail motor from Cairns to Tully without paying full fare. Witnesses described his actions and the defence claimed mistaken identity. The case, presented by the Raffray department, included details of tickets, locations, and travel sequences between Babinda, Gordonvale, and Palmemon. The defendant asserted he planned to pay but could not, and the magistrate emphasized adherence to fare rules.
Fragmented notes describe a delayed court hearing with dismissal of a complaint and hiring of a curtain for a local event. The text mentions manpower directors visiting, local representatives discussing a conwy, and plans for alien corps duties. It notes delays and potential impacts on community services and preparations for a march event.
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