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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1943
Page
4
Fragmentary manuscript lists numerous names, places, and items in a dense ledger style. The readable elements point to a mixed list of people, roles, and objects without a coherent narrative or discernible event.
The Cairns crowd enjoys a busy week at Tropical Theatre with Spencer Tracy and Ingrid Bergman shows, live acts, and charity dances. Community groups host galas, Monte Carlo dances, and Christmas events for children and families across venues like the Aquatic Dance Palais, offering prizes, refreshments, and socials led by local volunteers and committees.
In Innisfail December 18 the Stipendary Magistrate presided over a petty sessions morning session. Sergt M P O Shea presented that Charles Desmond Hourigan and another left a licensed hotel with a bottle of wine. The defendant, who did not appear, pleaded not guilty but was found guilty of carrying away wine from a licensed premises. Sub-Inspector G I Selby prosecuted. The magistrate noted the breach under sale of intoxicating liquor regulations. The defendant was fined eight shillings costs and jailed if not paid.
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