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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 23, 1927
Page
6
Nonsensical OCR style text describes a chaotic rail station scene with trains, rails, and crowds, interspersed with a prank by a naughty elf altering an aeroplate and prompting confusion among travelers and bystanders. Strong entities include Rail, Erin, and Hodgins in a garbled narrative.
The article describes a damaged goods stage event with seating and screening details for The Palace Theatre including ticket reservations and show times. It also covers a local football match where Brothers defeated Ivanhoes 12 to 4 with players named, game incidents, and crowd enthusiasm.
Tropical Theatre presents Lindaster's Water as a landmark feature with star power and dramatic performances. Hackathorne leads the cast with a compelling hero role while Marion Daw appears as the heroine in a vivid on screen tale.
A vivid sketch of the Tropical Theatre program features Leon Errol and Jack Perrin in a double bill with a Western tale The Thunderbolt Strikes. The piece centers on Jack Carwn’s transformation and heroism amid romantic complications with Archie, ending in a double wedding, with a strong comedy lineup and newsreel.
Fragmentary text references a 1927 Athi club event with dramatic tone and unclear details. Readable parts mention filth and dramatic action associated with a club and year, but specifics on event, people, or location are missing.
Mrs Forbes travels to Townsville for a four week stay and to attend the COW.LA conference. Local figures including J Ghose and H F Richardson are noted visitors. a Masonic social dance is planned at Aquatic Hall Cairns on September 1 with supper and entertainment.
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