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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 05, 1940
Page
5
The Sunlit Terrace at Indonrcopilly Golf Club hosted a working bee for women golf associates as they prepared for the Queensland championships second qualifying round. Players chatted on the terrace while knitting and sewing, sipping tea, and admiring vivid outfits in red blue green and gold.
A fragmentary report notes guests from the postal service and rivals attending a local event at a venue on Oak Road yesterday. Names include Malone, Stewart, H Puchong, Catherine ike Wertolen, and Ray Lowe among others. The piece hints at officials from the Postal Service and a social gathering with dancing at the Ball on Aon Street.
Entries for the womens work division at the Royal National Exhibition close on Friday July 5. Dorothy Prentice Mills oversees the ladies needlework and knitted items, with prizes including woollen knitwear and crochet pieces.
A fragmented report notes a meeting of a local district branch of a workers’ group. Complainants accuse sellers of cold forage mislabeling and seek reforms. The text mentions a postal service move and broader conscription references. details are unclear and partly garbled.
The college hosts a garden party for the newly formed student group at the university. Key attendees include J W G Wacd and Mrs Amott, with guests feasting on refreshments. Evening entertainment runs from 2 to 5 with music and a late-night supper provided by local vendors. An informal social atmosphere surrounds the event at St Jon’s Colley and nearby venues.
Readable fragments describe an upcoming event with competitions, prizes and explanatory notes. Mentions women emergency league selling items and teams competing for quickest times and fouls. Organizers include a state parade committee and local participants.
Fragmented OCR mentions Brisbane girls in a city revue, with performers Skeeter Haynrm Watson Doria Steele and others. Notes planned parade and stage acts plus company and date hints but text is garbled.
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