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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1943
Page
3
Fragmentary notes from Universal and Variety items mention theater, performers and scattered names. The garbled text hints at entertainment briefs amid conflict, including references to a sex theatre and various individuals, with unclear locales and dates.
The Aquatic Dance suite announces a novel entertainment night to be held Saturday at the Trocadem with a large crowd of old-time dancers expected. Marin Senkme orchestration provides music while Stim Wildman reappears to lead extras and visitors.
The Aloomba firele ACP held a Saturday euchre party and dance with strong attendance. Prizes to couples Cot wrill Roberts and a men’s prize to Baker and Maher. Profits of £7 from the event benefited the community. Ambulance reports list Pat Morris and Rosendahl incidents. Residents and visitors names linked to Aloomba and Gordonvale Memorial Hospital updates.
Fragmentary verse by Doris Peel speaks of strength and height found within, urging endurance against slavery. It presents themes of sleep, weep, and self-empowerment, hinting at a personal path to freedom and resilience amid oppression. The text is a terse, prophetic meditation rather than a narrative.
In a fragmentary note from current nature news, a new Tram species is described from North Queensland though the text is garbled. The writer mentions cultivation, a small size under two inches at bloom in December, and notes from Mr. Glindeman about observed specimens and habitat. The text also references telegraph line expansion and a San Juan aloe note, with thanks for past assistance.
A damaged OCR snippet shows scattered phrases and garbled text with no clear events, names, or locations identifiable, leaving no coherent narrative or verifiable details to summarize into a full news item.
A religious service blessed a statue of the Virgin Mary at Gordonvale. Bishop officiated as priests and a U.S. chaplain led rites, with attendees honoring soldiers abroad and a sermon linking faith to wartime sacrifice. A discussion on nuclear science and its peaceful future followed the mass, while the church choir performed at the offertory.
Postwar prospects for WAAAF and WAKA members shift toward civilian jobs. Women gain supervisory roles in restaurants and offices while gaining practical skills in organization, training, and leadership. The article highlights future employment in service, clerical work, and transport with a shared sense of camaraderie and resilience.
Fragmentary text discusses Johnnie Appleseed with arcane lines about faith and poetry, then shifts to zoological notes. It mentions a zoological journal entry on marsupial observations, a paleographic aside about a mother opossum’s pouch, and a dated reference to early scientific observations, all presented as a loosely connected excerpt.
Mex A Green and daughter Joa arrived from Milbourne to take up residence in Cairns, marking a local household move.
Wartime posters call for Victory Garden growth across villages and towns as factory workers join the effort. Official notices urge sowing meetings and describe aims to boost food production with vegetables like cabbage and carrots, signaling nationwide support for home garden cultivation.
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