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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1950
Page
9
Fragmentary OCR notes show a weekly penny savings bank notice or meeting reference. It mentions Drraiste and Lewfied with a vague date and a meeting at the Office of the Secretary Burman next School of Arts Building Shyelte-ereet, Cairne. The legible parts point to a local bank notice or community update rather than a full report.
Port Douglas plans to repaint and repair the Public Hall to improve town appearance. Last Sunday a Port Douglas Mowbray cricket match saw D McAuliffe top score with 22 runs and C Randall take eight wickets. A Mowbray school visit and a combined school team match against the convent were also reported amid fine conditions.
Tuesday evening the Entertainment Club held a weekly euchre party at Mrs Frost’s residence. Prizes were won by Miss Janies J Appleyard and S Achford. Refreshments followed. The group enjoyed bridge and social games with several attendees from Mossman and Cairns visiting Hillview and Central Hotel.
The article notes a dioxygen deficiency issue affecting vegetables with references to calcium, boron, and molybdenum management, recommending timing of solutions on caulilowers and appraising soil and leaf content while outlining ongoing Department of Agriculture investigations and seed supply guidance for grain sorghum varieties and related feed components.
A partial OCR reading mentions dairy Parma and Tabieland with unclear, jumbled terms. The readable bits reference items and a list-like structure but lack coherent facts or identifiable entities. Summary emphasizes the garbled nature and uncertain content present in the source.
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