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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Dec 02, 1942

Page

3

Tropical Theatre main attraction features Mary Martin and Bing Crosby

Tropical Theatre morning and evening shows highlight the main act with Mary Martin and Bing Crosby headlining. Donneyy and a Rochester orchestra perform, with Naish and Ts Sa providing musical numbers. The event promises a varied program including gags and dance pieces, delivering a full afternoon and night of entertainment.

Tropical Theatre Mary Martin Bing Fan Donneyy Carolon Lae Rochester Carrot Naish Jack Ts Sa

Fragments Hint at Chaotic Film Week Highlights

Readable lines sketch a program titled The Littlest D ASE and a slate of varied cinema. Mentioned are Overbeat News, Shon Buviects, and a feature about Sammy, with references to Technicolor and an Atlanta venue.

Burenit Anthony Blume Hiwehes Asen Bea Cat

Atherton Diggers Meet Amid Rainy Assembly

The Atherton diggers held a meeting on a wet Sunday with officials including Carlin and Whitaker, considering the formation of a new district branch to cover Tableland and subshewhiches areas. A motion urged federal action on military land settlement and national security, while a donation was made to the Gnedna Mental Aggium for unfortunate cases and support to the North Queensland town.

Atherton Nownimes Sialuriar Merida Masern Carlin Air Whitaker Peter Faing Queensland Herbert River Aberanch Redness Servinerense Committee King Harrison Herbert Fiver Drevers Rammirr Te Atherton Little Pal Fragramt Francesa Arcord Gelden B. Dreghom Bakerville Benet Peter Fie Gnedna Learge Jetter Sas Sen Texas

Fragmentary verse text from a 19th century page

The readable fragments present a poetry like piece attributed to John Drinkwater with dialogic lines about strength labor will and deed. The text includes interjections on grants, labor, and a calling to action though many characters are garbled.

John Drinkwater

Community celebration at the Atherton branch event

A gathering described as the afternoon CW A 200LAL event featured speeches by Mrs Flim and Mr Cumming and Mrs Awler. The celebration cake bore the association badge and attendees viewed displays with decorations and a card presentation. Present were Sir M Mordow Tribene and others from the Atherton branch.

Perberne Cumming

First US President Who Opposed Entangling Alliances

The prompt asks to name the first American president to oppose entangling alliances, identifying a historical figure and era. It references transport on the Great Lakes, the Erie Canal, and Hudson, and mentions observers noting a seven star cluster in Ursa Major. The text is fragmented and mixes multiple topics with unclear dates.

Emperor Traro American Great Lakes Erie Canal Hudson Amazon the &T Orlen

Town and Country Travel Log May Reveal Unclear Destinations

An irregular snippet notes Mise J Richardson aboard the Sunshine Express bound for Brisbane and Misa N Ryan departing Cairns for Bri bane yesterday morning. Corporal W Horseman from RSAAY returned to his station yesterday morning. The fragmentary text provides little context or verification of events.

Mise J. Richardson Brisbane Misa N. Ryan Foo Cairns Bribane W.horseman Yesteray Invine Teovere

Friction in Life and War Across Humour and Kindness

A reflective piece connects friction in industry with conflicts between employers and workers, then widens to human relations and wartime morality. It cites humor as lubricant for quarrels, quotes Sir Walter Scott anecdotes, and references biblical lessons on gentleness and reconciliation amid global conflict.

Indy Walter Scott Tom Purdie Walter Abramy Troumle Lot Ram Iman Prac

St Peters Guild Meeting Highlights Annual Report

The St Peters Guild held its monthly meeting in the church hall North Cairne on Friday November 20. Officers Norton Davies Fitzhett O'Meara Howrir Downe Mrs Wienert spoke of the guild year. A letter of resignation from Mrs Wienert was read. Members were urged to join the Christmas event and a social hour followed.

North Cairne HA Norton Mevdames Wooyard A’ Davies Fitchett Rr Wienert O'Meara Downe Auider Mies Griffthe Mer Ames Strawford Ranch Om Weller St Dre St. Peer'y Ramen Norton Fehr

Famous Gmen New Job And Hoover Era Echoes

Fragmentary text recounts famous Gmen and J Edgar Hoover era. Mentions FBI special agents and espionage raids, Nazi spy networks, and investigations across the United States, with references to surveillance and sabotage efforts and broader wartime counterintelligence themes.

Chiough Hamburg FE Ululer Urreas SU Welliance Thal UN Cy i Vaardy Phos Vas RBA Tui Mane Yatian Jamern Sory Ataidas Avi Hoover FBI SSL Fay Leonean Wanicks Europe Pest Marbour Baal PBA Sitee Yalephone

Crunchy Apple Stuffed Fudding Recipe Card

A rough OCR fragment describes a crunchy apple pudding style dish. Ingredients include self rising flour brown sugar and apples with sugar and spice. Instructions mention cooking apples and pouring batter over them before baking to a golden brown.

Prue Music and the Carelens Thing Echoes in Song

A fragmented verse from Hisnes Bradbury reflects on music as a weary, intimate force. It evokes counterpoint, lullabies, and a tarnished song that stirs muted hearts, a child’s sleep, and an old man’s battered life, framed as a careless moment guiding memory.

Addie

Rainfall notes and Australia weather reflections

Glen Boughton records rainfall observations for November and notes a cool, damp month with land leakage and growing conditions. He mentions the landscape, mountains, and nature scenes, then shifts to a kitchen note about a sandwich mixture for the kiddies’ luncheon with jam and peanut butter spread on bread.

God of Warfare and Mercy Chorus Amid Desolation

A fragmentary verse invokes the God of War and the God of Mercy as the battlefield roars. It paints seas of blood, ruin, and fear, then seeks solace in divine aid amid wives and children’ s wailing and the cries of the dying. The narrator calls for deliverance through divine arms.

Ain Trump God of Mercy

Catholic Auxiliary Serves Servicemen Amid Busy Week

A busy week at the Catholic rated services auxiliary rooms saw a record number of servicemen served with tea coffee and ice cream. Sunday night supper featured music by Mrs J Torpy and Miss Mary Levy with violinists and piano. An afternoon sewing event led by Mesdames Many and Farrugia drew many volunteers to prepare items and assist with tasks.

J. Torpy Piand Mary Levy Bradford Sriveie Melveid Brown ACT Ciuglin Fe Marscall Mrad Byrnes MC Cameroni Mostarces G Wiz J Votrell A Boniface Davis J. Burman W' Hans Gen Swinton E Mors J. Whalley Td Boland A 'Pra Armistranz G. Meahan W. Braysher Peel M Carmal Traut C. Overs ME Farr TE Dwyer E Carr Manly Farrel J. Cheney Davin Lincoln Geo. Shark Shambrock Misses L Wallace Ind Fos M. Linter Tweyet Quaid Muricon de Hogan Gator Mogan Carman T Welch M.mccalme Tannon Gantz J. Eaton Camera T. Tivy

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