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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 27, 1942
Page
2
Fragmented OCR text mentions pain, prescriptions, and possible remedies with garbled names. It references Harley A. prescription details, costs, and a cheap remedy but lacks coherent events or verifiable entities. The readable items include references to medicine, a street and a patient in distress.
Babinda notes from November 4 describe a busy day including Red Cross activities, a cake raffle won by Callaghan, and a social tea hosted by women workers. The report notes battalion leaders, a community meeting, and a token of appreciation for service. It mentions riding events, prize listings, and a gathering featuring speeches and local entertainment.
The Commonwealth Fuel Board proposes converting commercial motor vehicles to charcoal fuel amid wartime gas and oil shortages. Government estimates 7,4380 trucks to be converted in the region, with costs around £70 per vehicle and a looming nationwide push to replace petrol with charcoal fuel, reflecting a major industrial shift.
A fragmented reminiscence contrasts cricket with American baseball, noting the crowd's noise and pageantry. It recalls watching cricket’s measured movement and the vivid, sometimes chaotic, energy of a village green game and the American football-like fervor in stands.
An extensive Ravenshoe column blends event reports, theater notes, charity efforts, and local notices. It covers a children's dance at the Amu Theatre, charity raffle details, a Tumoulin Racks club meeting, a water service advisory, and oblique references to local families and public figures.
Excerpt from Burges Johnson's Ast Was Saying compares dog breeds and traits with human folly. It muses on the proper dane’s dignity and the terrier’s energy while noting the joy and misjudgments people show toward dogs. The piece reflects on affections for dogs and the lessons they offer about character.
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