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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1946
Page
6
A fragmented notice describes The Pym Theatre showing at Place Theatre with glamourous roles for Ot and Colman as leading performers. Sparse references hint at a cast with Bendy and Denes, plus a mix of musicians and performers in a sparkling production.
A meeting of the Cape York Aero Club is reported with plans to elect a social committee. participation appears open to interested ladies. The event was noted to take place at the Poet Office Hotel as part of town activities.
In a Cairns schedule Miss Australia will appear at night at Miberaine Hall with a concert followed by entertainment by the Women’s Auxiliary. On Thursday she will attend the Douglas Biry Comet event. Friday her stay includes Mine Kelly at the Strand Hotel during her Cairns visit.
Fragmented report lists Ameng Voss on 477A and mentions various travel plans. Laurel Clarke departs by ANCA plane to Melbourne for several weeks while other individuals such as Mr Kerr, Mrs Bunn, and Mr Curtin undertake train journeys to Brisbane or return from Caters.
The report covers C W A activity with Mrs McEvoy’s candidate considerations and Mrs Stowell’s rent proposal from eight to ten pounds per year. It notes the Younger Set gathering, new members welcomed by a supervisor, and remarks by Mrs Powell and others on holiday visits and council service.
On Thursday night the Aquatic Dance Pair led Cairns old-time dancers with a happy night of music by Mr Henson on piano. Miss J Stratton and Mr Ned Rocker won the monte carlo prize and the lucky spot, with other novelty prizes for Fearn Mie 2 Leahy and Mr Hoare. The event drew a very poor crowd and concluded quietly on Saturday.
Dance entertainments last week at Trocadero drew good crowds. The week opened with fencing demonstrations for beginners and advanced fencers on Tuesday, followed by a "Night with the Stars" featuring music by a Sidney photographer and a live band.
Cooktown March weather cooler with little rain but rainfall six inches. Visits include Me and Mrs H A Brown of Rossville, Mr Brown in hospital, Mr A Worrall of Cooktown in Rowville, Sycamore family in Cooktown, J Conner and children preparing to leave Rowville, vault to Mrs Cooner's family, Mr and Mrs J Roberts and Mr A Sbigian returning from visiting awe Rave and Shipton's.
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