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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 19, 1942
Page
2
A hazy reminiscence describes building a home among woods and hills. The narrator recalls finding a village, shelter, and work with carpenters and settlers, detailing the search for a place to stay, the creation of rooms and a barn, and the sense of belonging as seasons change.
A fragmented OCR shows prize allocations and a roster of names and numbers across multiple categories. It mentions First Second Fifth prizes with pound values, plus numerous coded codes and partial addresses, likely from a local competition or raffle. The readable items include Talbot and Mrowm style entries and scattered numeric codes.
The Mt Mulligan community notes a Gedal mumihie meeting chaired by Mr Metall with full attendance. Members including Sirsog Gevsigmmat, Mkelly, A Sheppard, R Thompse, Mini and Weerere, plus Fergoudence, discuss salaries and payments. A sewing fund contribution from Crow is recorded, and the Palrione Society hosts an evening meeting. A three ton lorry is moved to King Cole mine for railway loading. News arrives of the death of Mr Dan Fiaicher, a returned WWI soldier.
Fragment readable text mentions Pewee arco a Patera teen Ee a tie ea etreete eee tar ote ot cake Ra resc oe ae Saleen seen.
Novempey 17 ARP gathering at Smuday afternoon drew about 800 attendees including nurses ambulance staff and wardens. The day featured a parade of ARP personnel, a talk by Mr Wildsort, and a prize guessing game won by Peter Byrne of Konenreen. The meeting also covered committee reports, a financial debenture proposal of £3000, and a balance sheet showing funds and expenses.
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