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Newspaper

Brisbane Courier Mail

Location

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Date

Aug 23, 1939

Page

7

Bain Olsen Pink Sweet Peas Wedding Fragment

The bride, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fy Olsen of Hamilton, was given away by her brother Reg Olsen. She wore a navy frock and long veil. bridesmaids wore taffeta and carried sheaves. The groom’s elder brother attended along with the best man, as details remain from a damaged clipping.

Bain—Olsen Min Bain Syma Olen Fy Olsen Hamilton Reg Olsen Femide Osi Glaynieta

Wedding Attendee Notes From Inland Ceremony

Immediate relatives gathered at Hen oR ACh Hep home for the reception. Mrs. Olan wore a navy frock with a navy hat, while Mrs Colitt Tia appeared in a navy sheer dress with a small navy hat. The couple planned a honeymoon to the Northern Rivers region forming the main travel theme for the occasion.

Olan Bain Colitt Tia Colin Bali Rome Rema

Coming of Age Celebrations at Jenolan Cafe

Mrs Williams hosted a 40th birthday style coming of age party for Helen Gyles at the Jenolan Cafe. Decorations featured a central cake with a golden key motif and a black frock girl theme. Guests included Mr and Mrs Cyse and other local attendees from Canberra and Whitehouse.

Helen Irs Williams Jenolan Cafe Mise Tirenua Gyles T. Cyise Marialurd Canberra Sun Gyles Hanpur Westlee

Denied Right to Earn Featured at Copenhagen Suffrage Conference

Report from the 13th Suffrage Alliance Conference in Copenhagen highlights Mrs Linda Littlejohn of Sydney and Miss Elizabeth Cowan-Newman arguing motherhood and homemaking suppress earnings rights. The text also notes engagements and upcoming marriages among attendees, including Miss Paula Paulsen and others, with social details from the Town Hall event.

Ali Mall Guy Innes Suffrage Alliance Copenhagen Linda Littlejohn Sydney Town Hall Littlejohn Elizabeth Adelaide Cowan-Newmas

Debates on Home Making Pay and State Support

A historical discussion cites Mrs Lithinjoni arguing the state should fund homemakers to raise living standards for single and married women. She notes marriage duties and wage parity, with proposals for state subsidies and shared household burden to promote economic independence.

Brisa Barker Sydney X P. Jr. Symes Hamilton Haw

Old Tribal Law On Mother In Law Avoidance

At a Methodist Overseas Mission Wonen Auxiliary meeting in Albert Hall, Miss Alice Mills described a New Guinea custom forbidding a married man to visit or be in the home of his mother in law. She cited a case where a sick woman could not have help from her mother in law due to this rule.

New Guinea Teler Sime Adiwene Hic Alice Mills Inal Methodist Overseas Mission Albert Hall Westerday MA Powell Miss Milo Queensland University Brisbane New Island Sonlaw priniea _qiWine

Dutch Scene for Entertainments Opera Adaptation

A period theater item presents a comic operetta titled Day in Holand with a cast led by Mina Prank Fielding as director and Abe characters by Moses Betty Bunion. Cast includes Sean Manders Pauline Barrett Ruth Smith Thomas Horne Betty Brown Nell Hoskin and others. Benefactor Miss Glenn Hutchison supports the production as Auto mat ic Aline. Reverend Bath residing audience backdrop references Methodian Church ties.

Taxi Girt Combades Mina Fielding Abe Moses Betty Bunion Sean Manders Pauline Barrett Ruth Bmith Thoma ‘Horne Betty “Brown Nell Hoskin Doroth Berry Doris At Hiven Joan Zimmerman Gloria Mutchison Gladys Balen Helen Richeards Teac

Readers Diary Moments at Abeetine Avenue

Fragmentary diary style note mentions a real estate item on Abeetine Avenue and a local resident’s brief account. Details are sparse, but the fragment references a meeting and an address associated with a person named Me MBean in a typical community diary entry.

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