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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 21, 1920
Page
4
Fragmentary text praises HM Svendsen and expresses thanks for kindness shown to "Explyees" and others. The garbled OCR makes specifics unclear but indicates gratitude and a personal note to an honorific figure.
A historical piece argues for British and allied controls to curb American produced films. It cites Canada New Zealand and Britain pursuing protective measures requiring limited American content and promoting local and allied European productions to balance the market.
Notice of election details and polling locations for a district in Queensland. Vague candidate names and multiple polling site venues are listed with times and places such as Court House and various schools and premises. This fragmentary OCR shows scattered place names like Croydon, Carpentaria, Gilberton, Wirra Wirra, Mount Surprise, and Gru.
Under Matron Barclay and Sea Indoor supervision outdoor patients attended to. Details of application include contact phone 42.
Fragmented OCR note records people Bonamathipe and Mosntyan leaving on a Wednesday with unclear details. Mentions societies, cottages, and sites described by a news source, but specifics are unreadable.
A fragmented OCR page lists varied items from a community notice: aquatic club dance, a charity ball with prizes, a Ford car draw, and a council meeting. It mentions the Gurijanegie Anibadce Quarters, Atherton stocks, and a harbor board monthly meeting. A court session and an auction at Rob's railway are noted along with farm churns and hay showers.
A garbled OCR text fragment mentions consent issues and a named place, with references to a public action or notice. It presents disjointed terms such as windows, consent, terms, and names that suggest a legal or administrative context, though specifics are unclear.
Fragmented OCR notes a Babinda function with garbled lines and stray phrases. Despite the messy transcription, hints of social gathering, music, dessert and attendees surface, with scattered names and local references obscured by corruption.
Fragmented notes describe a scene with an ambulance and a noisy crowd lamenting steep grades. Names, places, and dates are garbled but suggest a local event or incident witnessed by Sel ast ve Ai Watt and others. text hints at a store, a rat rot, and a tense mood amid unclear actions and outcomes.
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