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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1945
Page
6
A jumble of job ads and property listings seeks workers and tenants. Domestic help, working managers, and various vacancies appear alongside real estate notices for furnished rooms and properties. Several firms and unions advertise positions, and a returning resident offers services. auctions and insurance items are also mentioned.
A dense OCR fragment lists trades and products across multiple sectors including motors, medical supplies, beauty services, traveling bags, wedding planning, and cabinets. It references addresses and shop names such as Lakea Street and Eugene Weis, plus various offerings like permanent waves, grooming, tires, and lingerie. Numerous proper nouns appear in a jumbled catalog of advertisements and notices.
Shipping and forwarding agency Newell Ltd advertises general merchandise and forwarding services. It promotes marine and Panama canal agency operations and urges Australian buyers to place orders through the agency for export or trade services.
The meeting discusses petrol price disparities between urban and rural Queensland. Residents urge government action and request feedback from bodies like RACQ and the Australian Automobile Association. Concerns focus on higher costs in the bush versus Brisbane, with calls for equitable pricing and possible governmental adjustments.
The Brisbane notes warn of price spikes and likely strikes across the region. Government policy and Pacific politics are cited as affecting trade and cargo, with calls to restore streets and renew foundations. Farmers face low prices while vegetable costs rise for Brisbane, and utility repairs loom as roads deteriorate.
Fragmented and garbled OCR passage mentions the Big Council Belinea device and a Nepal Sting. It references a possible fully equipped model, unspecified preparations, and uncertain claims about a world marriage and purchase arrangements. No coherent event or facts emerge.
Fragmentary dispatch from London dated September 3 notes a farewell to Alexander amid wartime tensions as British and Allied representatives contemplate events. The note references political brinkmanship and the need for restraint, with cautious language about future steps and public sentiment.
Fragmented OCR reads a debate on Australia policy with references to labor, unity and national identity amid tension. The text includes garbled phrases and lacks clear dates or names, but signals a discussion on immigration and national cohesion within a local press context.
Fragmented OCR notes show tobacco leaf values and grades with scattered figures and terms like Dalgety, Pema, and belts. The text references price per grade, totals, and several cataloged items, but remains largely unreadable and nonsensical.
Bribbane Tobacco Company seaport report lists ships, cargoes, and dates with limited legible details. Names, destinations, and tonnage are partially readable, indicating activity across multiple vessels and shipments in a period with some garbled OCR marks.
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