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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Aug 06, 1947

Page

7

British film themes thrill with money not everything

Entertainment notes highlight a British film with a plot around wealth and love while noting exciting sequences and exotic settings. Stars Wendy Ile and Roger Livesey lead a cast with memorable Highland customs and songs adding to the cinema’s charm. Also new film The Walls Came Tumbling Down opens at Palace Theatre with Lee Bowman and Marguerite Chapman, tied to a Bible treasure hunt, and Canyon Passage at Plaza Theatre starring Logan Stewart and Donlevy.

Wendy Ile Roger Livesey Sean Islands Signe “Hawe Prestonter Palace Theatre Lee Bowman Marguerite [Stapman Mirreered Gert Allan Lane Jean ¢ Roget Elward “Aussey Canyon Passage Yea Weday Plaza Theatre Asdrem Logan Stewart Donlevy Bir George Camrose Mise Hayward Eading Femme Ole ‘Ot Lacy Overmir Camere Patrick Roc Hoagy Biardust Carnichasi Ward Bond Andy Devine Laune Saddle Jean Firather Charles Quigley Folbert Benchiey

Cardwell Shire Council July Meeting Notes Tully

Full attendance at Cardwell Shire Council meeting on July 19 with chairman C Dickinson and councillors R Hort R Fieg Jer J Butler A Sullivan A Ronan Tyne J Bales plus engineer N Kiel and shire clerk G Stephenson. Minutes cover departure of Angove, debt liquidation proposals, road works, bus and transport service proposals, allotment inquiries, and cement works site considerations.

Moyle J.E Page Cairns Commissioner of Transport Cains Tuy Tetuere Gerald Johnstone River Tully Timas Bowen

Town and Country Travel News From Brisbane to Horn Island

Mr W May and Mr G Lowa Hoy return by last Saturday's train after a long holiday in Sydney and the Blue Mountains. Noeline, youngest daughter of a nursing certificate holder at Brisbane’s Material and Child Welfare Centre, is mentioned. Mrs TL Thorpe and daughter Wendy Ann plan a south holiday then Horn Island residence. Arrivals at Cairns by ANA plane include Dr and Mrs Kneebone, Mr and Mrs Berrigan and infant, and Townsville passengers M Munroe and A Caden White, Reymond, H Forno.

W May G.lowa Hoy Sydney Blue Mountains Noeline Material and Child Welfare Centre Brisbane TL. Thorpe Wendy Ann Horn Island Cairna

St Josephs CDA Prize Event Report

The afternoon gathering at St Josephs CDA featured Reidge and Bucher as organizers. Mrs OGorman won high score, Mrs Fitzgerald claimed the hidden number prize, and Mrs Withers took second. Mr Coughlin Lawrence won the lurky door prize. a list of attendees followed, including Fr Mreterthy and Fr Mad Tureet among others.

Be. Jonh CDA O'Gorman Fitzgerald Withers Lewing Mrx Coughlin Luwine Very Ren

Renegades and dances headline Rex Theatre and town events

Outlaws known as the Dembrows star in a new Western spectacle Renegades at the Rex Theatre with Evelyn Keyes Wil lard Parker Larry Parks and Edgar Buchanan. A midweek old time dance at the Aquatic Dance Palais features Eric Peck's band and a four hour program of monte carlo lucky pot and novelty dancing run Saturday at 3 pm with a hat parade, prizes for creative hats, and tea. Council meeting covers drain valuations, holiday rules and show scheduling, plus river frontage requests and local infrastructure plans.

Dembrows Rex Theatre Colimbie Picture Renegades Evelyn Keyes Willard Parker Larry Parks Edgar Buchanan Aquatic Dance Eric Peck Monte Carlo Pouie Thin Tiwad Teanville Trades and Labour Councl Townsville Department of Local Government Te Oomian Tower Tully Oder Cimr Satirday Marine J'H Kalu Ume Sde Demta Berracks Sud Tiwan Tiy Brisba TV Anv Mantefial Hava Herdaman Bowen Town Council Wangaratta Bhires Enanelors Bowen Twig Chambers of Commerce Hull River Dun Island Alco & Bitumenaed Wee Theime

Post Office Bail at Aquatic Fish Friday August 13

The Taxhion parade sponsored by Charles R Smith with ROB Kelly and McKendle's styling under Mra WA Gibbe promises entertainment with a modern presentation. Teleprinter demos and telephones let patrons communicate free. tickets must be collected by August 12 at post office counters.

Charles R Smith Rob Kelly McKendle Mra WA Gibbe Theremias

Your Wife Health and Home Care During Wartime

A wartime era piece stresses recognizing wives bearing home duties and health neglect. It urges attentive support, citing fatigue and strain on women running households, and suggests medical attention as essential. Pills claim to boost red blood cells and nerve function, aiding vitality and resilience.

Camns Es J Auxiliary Bridge Afternoon at Anzac Club

Anzac Club hosted a bridge afternoon on Friday August 1 at 3 pm. Mrs I Farr won the highest score and Mrs Mackenroth found the hidden number. Attendees included Lyons Farr Donaldson Thompson Martin Mcintyre Hine Poulsen Scott Crowson Mackenroth Bimrose O Neill Mcintyre O Neill Hasthorn Byrnes Bruce Dean Covacevich O Sullivan Jones Mann Pointon Hart Crofloyd Fitzgerald Gilsenan Teplice with Mesdames McAllister Devine hosting and Mesdames Cummings Jar Akine assisting for the next session.

Anzac Club I. Farr Mackenroth Mescamen Lyons G Farr T Donaldson F Thompson Co Martin Mcintyre Hine Poulsen A Scott Crowson H. Mackenroth R. Bimrose P_O Neill N Mcintyre F O'Neil W Hasthorn Byrnes S Bruce J. Dean P Covacevich A O'Sullivan L Jones

Cairns Presbyterian Fellowship Event Draws Community

A Cairns Presbyterian gathering at St Andrew's Hall last Monday hosted a fellowship night attended by about seventy. Rev. Binciey led prayers as Rev. Cane presided. Mr Ray Colles, chairman, spoke on friendship with nearby churches and districts while Miss Wilma Head received a bouquet. Enthusiastic competitions and a recitation by Mun Y enriched the program, with musical contributions from Jay Cooper and Ralph Williams. The evening concluded with thanks from Rev Herre and Rev Bindier.

Wrank Cane Acting Inc St. Andrew's Sas Sre Pingcamae Fame Wigan Sith Fobea Mun Mise Tomedy Binciey Starerhe Frank Cane Ray Colles Colley Wilma Head Jay Cooper Ralph Williams Marsebe Mapdams Ap Hove Cains Fellowship Rey Herre Cairn Ree Bindier Marrelos

Holiday show halts sugar industry play in cane fields

Inm Unpatl Aug 10 reports Friday delays in cane cutting across adjacent sugar mills. Cane cut Thursday afternoon remained unprocessed, with managers KL Coates of Goong mill and Mr Richardson of South Johnstons Sill noting expected recovery of lost cane later in the season. Weather and factory downtime reduced daily crushing and workers’ pay, impacting the harvest and processing pace.

KL Coates Richardson South Johnstons

National Radio Broadcast Highlights Unclear Text

A jumble of OCR fragments references radio programs, hosts, and times. Mentions Mira mon Rewer and actualities, 20 minutes, and various place names with inconsistent wording. The readable content lacks coherent events or outcomes to summarize precisely.

Wedding Tales Echo Through Towns and Hearts

A fragmentary piece about a wedding era, phrases hint at romance and union. Names and places are garbled but evoke communal celebration and affection. The text references love, charm, gifts, and a festive mood surrounding a marriage in a small town.

Charmesan Ad Promotes Natural Face Powder

An advertisement fragment touts Charmesan Naturelle face powder in varieties including Peche and Sum Tan. The snippet mentions jars and tubes and a thin, natural look. Details are incomplete due to damaged text.

He Naturelle

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