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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 08, 1939
Page
7
Five sisters perform in a Brisbane circus family with trainer Madeline Wirth asserting elephants never forget. The narrative covers training challenges, family dynamics, and the siblings’ roles under veteran show business guidance.
A fragmentary Readers' Diary note references August entries and various names and places unclear due to OCR errors. The readable words suggest dates, rooms, and events but lack coherent context or identifiable subjects.
Birds of Paradise wall panel design adds style to living rooms. Pattern 1034 includes 9 transfer patterns, a colour chart, materials list, and stitch illustrations. Send 1s or stamps with pattern number and full name to The Courier-Mail Needlecraft Service Box 308 GPO Brisbane. This is the tenth in the series.
Mr. Das Casey, Australian director on the Deanna Durbin production Her First Love, attended a lunch at Spe Sev Mount Universasity. Mrs. H. M. Russell and husband toured world venues with Durbin crew, meeting Violet Tweedale and stars like Freddie Bartholomew. London events, New York fairs, and a Sydney arrival were noted.
The Spring display at Gredden's Pty. Ltd features hats with collars and varied waistlines, with new straw styles and colors from whites to browns. Designers showcase decorative crowns, embroidery, velvet bows, and vibrant floral trims highlighting a vintage garden tone.
The fragment describes outfits and accessories for a charity bridge event supporting a college fund. It mentions burgundy gowns, feathered decorations, veils, hats, and matching gloves, with detailed fabrics and color notes. Numerous named individuals and garments appear amid garbled OCR text, highlighting trends and color palettes of the period.
A chaotic clipping reports Vine Girls winning a folk dancing contest at Holy Trinity Church of England South Mishane. Mentions include Mrs Winwhenmbe and Gunter among attendees, with references to church events at Mary Trinity and various parish activities and meetings through August. The text preserves names and places in a ceremonial, era-appropriate tone.
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