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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 28, 1943
Page
3
A partial OCR line mentions a tropical cad and Pubiog Thantrag with a stray question about Meoay Lane and a coat of siege. The readable items are unclear and include possible names and a street reference amid garbled text.
An extensive 1920s era Australian music evaluation lists numerous graded performances and participants. Names like Cronin, Rita, Hickey, June, Wilson, and Dwyer appear across multiple grade categories, with detailed scores and performer groupings for Vocal, Violin, and Pianoforte sections, reflecting a broad school or community concert evaluation.
Report outlines Red Shield efforts with a new mobile unit for South Africa and Kenyan theaters. Dutch sailors visit Salvation Army canteens in Nairobi and Mombasa while London hosts a Red Shield Club for women’s services officers. Australia’s Country Women’s Association funds libraries and literature for nine mobile units, with donations urged through Capt T Hinkley in Brisbane.
A local historical notice reports a series of ballots and auctions for free of interest loans within Groups 2 4 and 5. Members from Cairns Townsville and Brisbane participated with various loan values including £905 and £1300 while other bids fell short and left balances with the society.
A reflective meditation on Paul’s statement to live is Christ contrasting Old Testament concerns with New Testament faith. It weighs material pursuits against spiritual purpose, urging decisive commitment to Christ despite loss, hardship, and personal trials.
August notes from Mareeba record visits by Rev Berestort Richards and Mr Amos Jones attending elections. Mareeba General Hospital staff member Miss Dele spends days with relatives. Local residents announce holidays, family arrivals, and farewells as Private Colin Pletcher, Dan Fletcher, and Dredging Co crew move through town.
Fragmentary OCR shows a social note from Town and Country with partial names such as Buckler and Buehler, references to Adelaide and Mile End, and mentions of a third son. The text is garbled, making full details unclear, but indicates a local family connection and domestic event.
The St John’s Women’s Guild staged a wartime play with Briaed at St Joan’s. Mrs A Borns assisted by Cummings served tea. The prize for the highest score went to Miss Le Carter and the hidden number to Mrs G Paul. Names of players and attendees listed. Homelesses for the next bridge listed as J P Geib and Miss Janes.
Local church notices list morning and evening services at Gordonvale Finlasu, Edmonton and nearby parishes. Includes Sunday school, harvest festival announcements, and special services for service members.
Fragmentary reminiscence recalls Nelson after the siege of Rome in 1799 and the British relief role. A Franciscan friar named McCormick offered congratulations as Nelson blockaded and then evacuated French forces, with a shipborne salute at the Capitol.
A cricket wandered into a study of a Cape Town broadcaster and became a quiet, amusing feature of the program. The announcers chose not to disturb the tiny visitor while it enjoyed the moment, and a note of appreciation was recorded for the incidental guest during the broadcast.
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