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Brisbane Courier Mail

Location

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jun 27, 1940

Page

6

Watches and gifts mark eight ALP dine event in Rome

Wristlet watches were presented to Rome and Fountain with pencils for others among eight ALP dines guests. The gathering, hosted by Fruit Trade Ladies Welfare Pond Institute, featured dancing and music with contributions from Mr Cowal and MF Semin.

Rome ALP Welfare Pond Prt Merchants Association AMY D. Deseee John Brown Gunter Ras Butling Standrett Smart A Davies Johnvten

Ballet troupe in Brisbane stages lavish costumes and court dress

Russian Ballet led by Colonel de Baxtt arrives in Brisbane with over 300 trunks of costumes. Opening night at His Majesty's Theatre features "Cinderella" and "Les Sylphides" with ornate court gowns, embroidery, and sparkling attire admired by a large audience. Madam Larose, longtime musical director, prepares the troupe for the evening performance amid a flutter of praise and fashion.

Colonel de Baxtt His Majesty's ‘Theatre

Readers Diary Letter Page Draws Mixed Views

A cluttered readers column invites letters on any topic, with many fragments and references to wartime roles and social issues. Names and places are scattered through the OCR garble, indicating a lively but unreadable page of opinions and testimony from readers.

Swamten Verity Brisbane

Three Women Offer to Aid Hungarian Orphans at Meeting

Fragmentary report shows Mrs Murray, Mrs Griffiths, and Mrs Vavien proposing to take Hungarian children to the United States as a response to a guest at an OHN meeting. The text contains garbled phrases and several obscured names, but indicates peace movement activity and aid plans discussed by three women.

Ka Ghieenei Maurray Griffiths Vavien Jake Hungiaral McLeads Bovesinetam Weal

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