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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 27, 1942
Page
3
The readable parts mention Tree Theatre and Vienna Tiara, with stray phrases about performances, a marriage joke, and references to people like Sadler and Mia. The text is heavily garbled OCR, lacking clear events or dates, but hints at stage items and social notes in a newspaper entertainment brief.
Read about community events on September 5 including Sunset Retreat dance at the Palais to aid Red Cross funds, with plans for a major dance night and charity drive. The piece highlights Indian volunteers in World War II and calls for local support and attendance.
The fragment lists Gordonvale and District Patriotic Fund items including staff, hospital payment notes, Mulgrave Shire details, office staff references, and council employees. It notes various financial entries and payroll figures linked to Gordonvale Railway, Bank, and local offices with coded amounts and dates, reflecting fund administration.
The Comforts Fund appeals across Queensland to fund expanded wartime relief for sailors soldiers and airmen. Brisbane mayor Akerman J B Chindler says the campaign must raise funds to meet rising comforts endowments and to support 49 camps and airfields with supplies and recreation facilities. The drive aims to sustain canteens mobile units and camp amenities as demands grow with ongoing mobilization.
The Cairns Benevolent Society holds its monthly meeting at Calma City Council Chambers at 4 pm Friday August 3. The Scouts Association and Cairn District Boy Scouts Local will hold a meeting at City Council Chambers at 8 pm Saturday. Local officials urge support for service members and veterans, stressing ongoing aid and funds for their needs.
The Mt Mulligan notes cover the Patron Society meeting and recent events. Mentions include secretary roles, attendees, and local names. The report references residents traveling to Mareeba for medical attention and others visiting relatives, with teachers training at Wevanace.
A fragmentary devotional passage cites Dr Hunter and a note about practicability and effort. It discusses deciding if an action is feasible and, if so, to begin and persevere until completion, with a moral about deeds manifesting in God. The text includes garbled lines and a postal-like address line.
The Home Circle presents birthday greetings to members including Tinker Bell Roy Genetic Farry of We Rose and others. They express pleasure and share a motto about real time use and generosity, reflecting a light community bulletin vibe.
Today’s recipe outlines a pudding made with soaked sage in milk, bread crumbs, fruit peel, marmalade, melted butter and mixed spice. The method includes soaking, mixing, shaping and steaming with sugar or sweet sauce for serving.
The text blends scattered remarks on Latin America, Dickens, and fairy tale origins with stray names like Micawber and Grimm. It hints at a puzzle about word origins and cultural labels, referencing authors and characters in a disjointed, diary-like stream.
An excerpt reviews nutrition and cooking notes for everyday meals. It highlights wholemeal bread’s value, mentions peaches and desserts as symbolic, and provides a complete recipe for a cheese roast using wholemeal bread, tomatoes, onions, cheese, milk, and breadcrumbs to form a large sausage shape and bake with cheese sauce.
Readable portions describe cooking steps for meat balls with onion and parsley, plus a baked scone like rounds and a peach cake. Includes unclear phrases and misread terms but indicates making balls, a casserole, scones, peach halves, whipped cream, and a decorative orange rind garnish.
Local column mentions Mrs McFarlane on Sunshine Express, Mrs Mellick in Townsville, hotel visits in Cairns, hotel Sister Craig leaving Exbinds, Sidney businessman Mr E Wölkler in Cairns, Mr Tonal at Raunny Department, Dawn Cassels with cattle train passengers to Brisbane, Mr C Gallagher and Mr Woodhouse returning for a hall transfer with Shimenin in Rockhampton, and Calta veser day travel notes.
The Catholic Daughters held a card and knitting afternoon at St Monica's Clan rooms. Bridge and euchre were played, with Mrs E Murtha supervising knitting and Mesdames A Dickson and Dwyer assisting. Prize winners included Mrs L Carroll for high bridge score and Mrs Treacy for a hidden number in euchre.
A tribute recalls the lives of Mary Kean of Sacreba and Mone Wallace of Congee Syaney who died within days of each other. The article outlines their long marriages, staunch character, and service, noting the impact on families including sons Jim Bean and Jim Wallace who endured wartime service and postwar life in Mareeba and beyond. It also highlights family ties to Ireland and the United States, with details on descendants and local connections.
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