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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 07, 1951
Page
3
Entertainment notes list Rudolph Valentino and Mae Murray in a program with Hugh Herbert. Variety previews a Box Theatre show with The Blip Stes featuring Robert Mitchum Jane Oteer and William Bendix. The Donline of Oklahoma helps frame a crime theme amid previews for tonight.
The Mulgrave club reports on a recent rifle practice over 600 and 800 yard ranges with G Goodall top scoring at 07, while J Simpson and Anderton led the 600 yard marks. Next week the club plans another stage with similar ranges as participants push for better totals amid varied wind and light conditions.
Germany showcases British television and radio displays at a Berlin industries exhibition. BBC and Pye TV components highlight the UK’s tech partnerships, with daily nine shows and live demonstrations. German acts accompany the program as the event marks early television progress.
District bowls event at Atherton with a social gathering, speeches, and notes on member work. Attendees included President Keny, officials, and many sub-branch members from Mareeba and surrounding areas. Reports mention rain affecting plans and a forthcoming schedule.
A January report outlines how machine telegraphy and teleprinter units modernize Britain's telegraph system. It notes growing use in government offices, shifting lines to machine age operations, and connections between cities, mines, and farms. The piece covers production, freight implications, and cost effects, with references to Wheatstone-era devices and future planned upgrades.
Mr A Day attended the meeting and was awarded fifty pounds for repairs on the Mtunginie Blackdown road. The Forestry Department will cover a further amount. Coline NLA White and other locals discussed cattle on Curragamore Station. Bert Roberts had a fall near a bullock and was treated with care. Mulligan Progress Association, ambulance matters, and hospital plans were touched on as the council weighed maintenance and road schemes across Mareeba and Dinbuian areas.
A fragmentary note from Galena describes a meteor sighting over northern Wisconsin. The irregular report mentions light in the sky and related atmospheric activity, with unclear details about location and timing. Further verification needed.
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