18 Nov 1943
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1943
Page
1
A damaged OCR text fragment documents a local public sale action with scattered readable terms. It mentions sale timing and assorted names and items, but clarity is limited by errors and garbled phrases. The fragment preserves the core action of a sale and references involved parties and locations in an unfinished item.
A fragmented page shows National Service Office inviting applications for various posts and listings. It mentions home and work board access, wage expectations, and instructions to apply by a deadline. The text also includes multiple wanted and sale notices for appliances, tools, and miscellaneous items with contact directions.
Fragmented notice describes real estate and probate matters with names and locations. References include estate administration, guardianship and property acts, with mentions of trustees and beneficiaries. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a public auction or legal advertising surrounding inheritance and land rights.
A garbled OCR notice lists various rewards and missing items including crates, a Cronin fing Steers Bakery item, a Petral Licence at Linn Reeds, and a box with seapolar in Weck Puree. It mentions dates, locations like Palace Theatre, and references to Heath Meal Property Acts. The fragmentary text is filled with unclear names and placeholders, making precise details hard to confirm.
CBS reports Major General Vandanariti arriving in Bougainville says the defense was tougher than initial engagements off Tulagi and Gevuni. He notes Japanese positions remain, but allied forces still have war to win with momentum on Bougainville.
At the Mareeba Ma resTe Ampulance Committee meeting held Tuesday evening, members reviewed the budget for the coming year. They noted subscriptions and donations totaled £1016, with net proceeds from entertainment and sports at £108 18s for the past year, urging revised estimates due to expected lower income. The secretary reported wartime conditions reduced work, with Civil Construction Corp and Main Roads staff assisting. weekly employee donations contributed £881 7s 6d. The meeting also confirmed St John’s Ambulance candidates from Mareeba passed examinations, with two vacancies on the committee to be filled. Financial statements showed receipts from subscriptions, donations, bequests, and weekly collections totaling £214 11s from subscriptions and £131 16s 2d in bequests, leaving a credit balance of £3408 18s 3d.
A November report from Mossman, Daintree, and surrounding Douglas Shire notes financial figures for associations, cream supply impacts from a dry well, and several community gatherings. It lists elected directors, church guilds, social dances, and charitable contributions to local hospitals, schooling funds, and holiday drives, with names of participants and attendees. The narrative covers club meetups, bridge wins, and farewells to service members, plus notes on parish activities and community support efforts.
A Bay tragedy near Ett Bay is detailed with multiple injuries from a verandah fall and a rescue by ambulance. Witnesses describe the moment, including a boy rescued from rocks and taken to hospital, while others suffered wounds and fractures. The report includes police testimony and notes the ambulance’s ongoing support to district medical services.
A Trades and Labour Council meeting on Thursday discussed aid for children, extending school services, and anti venereal disease measures. debates covered uniforms shoes for industrial workers, distribution of Atlantic Charter pamphlets, and unity between unions and farmers amid wartime shortages. A public meeting on November 38 was planned to address housing evictions and other anomalies.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a local notices page listing events at a library and a school, with scattered days and times. It mentions Wednesday and Saturday events, an evening session, and a few unclear names. The legible items hint at a community schedule rather than a single coherent story.
Fragmentary OCR note reports a youth case in court with references to Kevin and others, mentions drinks and a party, and a sequence of unclear actions. The readable text hints at legal proceedings and some names but lacks full details.
The text outlines a parliamentary style debate on farm grower security costs, production figures, and the impact of price changes since 1805. It references Can Crowery Councils, a proposed capped production cost, and the need to secure power and protection for growers amid market pressures and societal prejudices affecting policy.
A Canadian trade and financial dispatch notes government actions and subscriber figures amid a November report. It lists a Canediee Bien Commissionianer Juaar Davdant overseeing data, mentions a Victory Lian, and cites an 006.000 from ESO HW. The text appears fragmented with several garbled names and numbers.
Unclear fragmentary OCR lists names, numbers, and items tied to greyhound racing and breeding. The text mentions horses? or dogs, trials, and various entires like Comrade, Golden Compact, Gallons, Don Tove with scattered scores and labels.
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