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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 03, 1953
Page
6
A fragmented OCR sample recounts various school broadcasts, regional programs, and civic notices. Mentions Muse and Se ae ae ca gee BOO, George Deaees treet, and river traffic notes. The text mixes dates, frequencies, and committee references with unclear context and several garbled phrases.
Women customers learn that materials like poplin and satin are in demand as fluctuating prices govern the supply. The report notes stronger supply lines for fabrics such as silk and crepe, with varying costs and regional availability reflected in current market terms.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss buying presents and prices for men. Mentions handkerchiefs and shirts with prices like 2/4, 3/-, 3/6, 4/11, and 15/ or 04/10. Reflects weak sales and uncertain purchases for father figures.
The fragment lists multiple residents and visitors in Bundaberg Cairns and Sydney, noting a wedding, holidays with relatives, train travel by mail train, and social events. It mentions Miss June Paine heading home to Ayr, Mrs E Oakes visiting Cairns, and Maude Tung Yep’s birthday dinner at a hotel with several ladies and a confection of recipes collected by Mrs Hassime. It closes with a brief anecdote about a Greek word and a method to prevent fruit discoloration from lemon juice.
A National Health effort focused on aiding a German and French speaking migrant named Mr Bess who arrived in Australia fourteen months ago. The record notes language barriers as a key challenge and mentions his situation upon arrival and subsequent progress.
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