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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1945
Page
8
Fragmented OCR notice presents a chaotic list of sales, wares, and classifieds. It references prices, items like refrigerators and kitchenware, and scattered names and places, all in a dense, jumbled style typical of a late period newspaper classifieds page.
An item announces urgent radio repairs and engine tuning services offered in Townville. It lists contact points and mentions piano tuning, a mortar pawn reference, and a body builder special, indicating a miscellaneous local trades notice with scattered details.
Readable fragments show rental asks for a private home and a respectable couple plus a hairdressing and beauty salon advertisement. Names like DORENER and THELMA MCKENZIE appear amid garbled street and phone details, with scattered references to rooms, views, and services.
A garbled recruitment page lists numerous positions at NORTHERN Plywood Pty Ltd and Cairns Timber. It seeks senior male and female labor, service officers, managers, waitresses, and experienced tradespeople for sawmill, veneering, hardware, and general farm work. It mentions locations in Lyons and Cairns, with numerous ad lines for employment, auctioneers, and real estate services interspersed.
A fragmentary notice references a missing person with a reward offer. It mentions Atherton and a finder’s request, but reader details are incomplete and unclear.
The Shire Council invites tenders for supply of a used truck with three or four cubic capacity and related mechanical works. Tenders must be received by the under signed Arnold Shire Clerk at Mareeba. Also notices on local education and dancing schools appear in the same page.
Federation of the Empire Chambers of Commerce hears from representatives of 13 countries including Australia and New Zealand. The London confab backs a new rate of global trade aimed at shifting the burden of war costs through expanded commerce and a reassessment of creditor relations. Britain faces pressure to restrict imports as part of a broader settlement under Washington conference scrutiny.
A fragmented report notes a UK rugby tram heading toward Auburalia with references to Australia and a touring party preparing to leave. The article contains unclear names and dates, but conveys an imminent journey and event context.
Fragmentary OCR notes cite delayed weather forecasts from authorities including Fed eral agencies. Mentions floods, rainfall, and rising water levels across Salt Lake area with warnings of 10 percent odds for further rises. Indicates potential government action and public advisories through the day.
Fragmented lines reflect a wartime appeal urging citizens to support a victory loan. The text cites duty to defend the country, training for youths, care for the sick, and financial pledges to sustain war effort. It mentions citizens, leaders, and communities rallying for repayment and national unity.
A fragmentary and garbled paste discusses pre-war era views on Australia policy and religion, mentioning aims for well being, independence, and political stances. It references Christianity, God, and societal order, with scattered phrases about governance and national identity. The text is heavily distorted and difficult to parse into coherent facts.
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