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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 05, 1943
Page
3
A lively program featuring novelty prizes, a jolly singe, and a Monte Carlo night arranged by Ms W Peters and Marien Jenkins. The Palais hosts a dance segment with routines, a grand entertainment night, and foreign forces welcome for a festive evening with music and staged acts.
A lyrical fragment from Tropic Landfall by Clifton Leiseler evokes night on Hawaii coast. Rich imagery blends sea breeze, Diamond Head, harbor lights, and twilight shadows with a mournful musical undertone.
Farmers in the Daring Downs of Queensland show keen interest in a grass called Liverseed Grass noted for rapid growth and strong stock feed value. It reportedly fatten sheep and cattle, resists poison and bloat, and grows faster than other grasses, though concerns about weed growth and management are raised. Seed details are available from Mr George Williams, a Warwick seedman, who notes versatility for various ground types and pasture improvement.
A fragmentary poem layer describes water shapes and night imagery with lilting lines. The speaker muses that surface changes alter perception while evoking lilies, tides, and a carnival mood. It hints at fairy tale motifs reimagined beyond “once upon a time.”
The readable text includes religious prose and scattered phrases such as a Norman Gale quotation about light and darkness. It also mentions Circle K and Arsenal in stray lines. The fragmentary lines present no coherent event or report to summarize beyond these scattered references.
Birthday greetings from all the bairns at Home Curie to Jeanette and to Cherry Bloom Duchess of Wind sor Creek Maiden Bynnie Jean Down Fou moite and the pond that does good here.
A fragmented recipe describes a coconut tart with pastry base and filling steps. Readable phrases mention coconut, milk, and baking, but many words are garbled and cooking specifics are unclear.
The fragment presents a jumble of lines about cattle, currency, planets, and musketeers with garbled wording. It appears as a stream of trivia or puzzle items lacking coherent narrative or source context.
Warmer Station officials report Reddick rejoining his unit as town and country visit plans proceed. The fragment notes a 5 viait to Mr. sad Mire with unclear spellings and locations.
A local club reports a bizarre scene as crocodile activity near a lagoon disrupts an evening gathering. Mrs Sboring and guests observed crocodile marks on shrub limbs, with a caretaker guiding lighted demonstrations. A nest near Double Island Road has been relocated for observation and study.
Gratefully acknowledged thanks from Mrs Ashley Mrs Shiack Mire Bisases and Mrs Daigarne. On Tuesday February 9 the second Tuesday of the month a committee and general meeting of the club will be held at 3 30 p m.
The Alcombe Circle of the ACF records a busy afternoon featuring Minister for Agriculture Nelda Uchre, Mrs Fairweather in a rent deal, and a euchre session chaired by Mrs Morris. It notes government focus on native fauna protection and education, plus a lengthy account of a 1935 Tasmanian pilot whale stranding at Circular Head Peninsula with rescue efforts and photographs.
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