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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 21, 1947
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss Tolga and Crs EEG, with references to Poh 19 and Me Taye. Mentions payment of £1, timing for service, and a club’s wish for genuine tened outcome. Details are unclear and some words unreadable.
The article lists scattered local items including residents Bamford Hill and Petford area names. It mentions Mr Sten en and W Walker ker, people returning from holidays, and families moving to Mareeba. It also notes concerns over cancer claims in the United States and urging medical aid.
Fragmentary old column questions whether conjuring is educational or merely a craze. The text mocks husbands and wives who view magic as foolish, noting wives often dismiss it as nuts and men’s hobby obsessions. It hints at social expectations and misreadings of interest.
The Atherton Chamber of Commerce held a monthly meeting on February 18. Dr. Ksophe spoke on transportation issues and the need for public utility updates and agenda items for future sessions.
The article lists broad goals for future cinema, including clearer pictures, black and white to colour transitions, and improved transmission lines. It notes wartime Cranes awards and mentions Indian soldiers, hinting at broader postwar technological and social themes to be covered in upcoming sections.
Fragmented text records a series of committee decisions and notes from Cairns Atherton Rockhampton north of Rockhampton. Mentions fruit committee, rotation rota, and education funding discussions. References to Mr Bam, Mrs McAuliffe, Mary Wedley Gav and McAuliffe. nomination outcomes. a credit balance of £11.
Receipts for the month ae and expenditure of £34 0 7. Passed for paymest w 5 10. The erect balance at Jone 2 was anita one service aa appointed to vices of the suegmary tra dE way decided. That two coreecent based and placed further inquiries be made at a re port submitted to the next meeting.
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