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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 30, 1946
Page
6
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a person at a carousell or concert in Coney Island with unclear names. The readable bits hint at a portrait, sale, and universal event but details are heavily distorted. No clear dates or affiliations emerge.
A cluttered older paper item lists films at the Palace and Rex theaters including The Mary of a Man and Swing in the Saddle with Jane Frazee. It notes George Sanders, Geraldine Fitzgerald and Patricia Medina in a suspense drama at the Theatre. Also mentions The Field comedy Jane and a New Year’s Eve dance at the Palais with changes to the program and plans for New Year’s Day harbor excursions by the Cairns Municipal Band.
A confused narrative recounts disputed inheritances and legal battles around Cancassere The Tortane and Lan Lancaster lineage Including remarks about lawyers taking share and the absence of reward for heirs A surviving family tree study links an actor to Henry Livingstone and mentions figures related to Broadway and the broader social scene with comments on price and fame
Fragmentary OCR lists ill health and travel mentions including a trip to Chillagoe and Brisbane. Names such as W Ropping, Hynes, Sitchell, Sullivan, Emerton, Newell, and Inspector JR Gannen appear with various travel or duty notes for the coming week and next Friday.
The grand moonlight excursion departs Havien Jetty at o'clock with a cruise for the afternoon and a night voyage. Those on board will enjoy Muse, ice creams, sweets and drinks. Proceeds support the Rowing Club and the band.
A shipboard romance unfolds aboard the Wanganella leaving Pit, as Shelle Mee Waineworth travels under her maiden name to satisfy ship rules. She and wireless officer William Wattleworth are secretly married in Vancouver, while her fiancé Richard Smal of Seattle cannot travel. Mrs. Wattleworth sails toward Vancouver to join her American fiancé but meets William and they quickly become engaged aboard deck.
A woman who lived with her lover for nine years and faced the Inland Revenue's restrictions finally won permission to marry and keep her post as a tax inspector. The case, rooted in 1841 and the early civil service, spurred reforms and left her as a pioneering, proud mother of two.
A fragmented report describes nurses in wartime Britain connected to UNRRA and Australias Susan J. Marat, with mentions of Marion Haines, matron at 113th Australian General Hospital, and a reception in London. The account blends memory of hospital care, civic honor, and international nursing links.
A partial OCR text hints at an ongoing event with phrases like ever vest is 4 going and emcee you Enow which won't pene, but no clear names, places, dates, or outcomes are readable.
A garbled Atherton Christmas notice lists visitors and residents spending holidays across Mareeba Tableland and coastal towns. Names include Mrs Mc Barrett, Mr T Went, Mrs G Ar ott, Mr and Mrs T Albrecht, Mr and Mrs Clarke, Buckley, Barnard, Zillman, McCarthy, and many others with extended families visiting Cairns, Brisbane, Sydney, and Mareeba.
The public opening of a concrete reinforced enclosure attracted about 500 attendees. Chairman J Sew and K G Groth praised volunteers and the Progress Association for their help in construction with financial support from the public. Councillor W C Griffin declared the enclosure open and commended local effort.
A fragmented text describes an enigmatic museum moment with a card being opened and layers removed. The scene mentions Palmers arriving, an eerie atmosphere, and a cryptic exchange that hints at a hidden meaning within the Calcape Mime of Rusurel.
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