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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1945
Page
4
The Palace and Tropical Theatres present a broad program featuring The Spies, musical melodramas, and a Universal story, with notable stars including Ward, Peary, and Burke. A western action picture The Pin Kd is shown, with Gene Francis, and a lively stage set including dancers. Evening shows begin at 8 o'clock with music, surprises, and a charity ambulance unit contributing.
A Brisbane entertainer and noted elocutionist Mr Gray has opened in Cairns after a long career including state and army service. Barry C. Barradale, a prominent Omaha educator, praises Gray's mastery and voice. The piece highlights his elocution career, broadcasting work with ABC and demand for his services across Queensland and New South Wales.
Fragmentary OCR text describes an afternoon event at Billone Alymunity with unclear details. Names such as Joe Hoskin and Cameron Carrell appear, but the article is garbled and lacks coherent facts or outcomes.
Mrs W R Huntey of Lake Street leaves her Red Cross post for Dubbo after long service. The president of the association Mrs A Callian led a small ceremony presenting a token from the sewing room committee. Residents and Lunpyimesa in Tie south joined in best wishes for her future efforts.
Frederick Lew Ah Ton aged 17 and Tong Sing faced multiple charges at Cairns Court of Petty Sessions before Mr. FL Moore. Each was fined for price breaches and deceit in retail sales, including eggs and kerosene, with sentences totaling one month in prison in some counts. Ellen Frances Ashworth and co-defendants faced additional charges with fines and imprisonment in default, tied to price regulation violations and failure to display official price notices in Cairns during 1944. Prosecution cited Queensland Prices Bureau officers and Commonwealth agents.
Fragmentary wire service text notes lend lease supplies and no indebtedness with scattered references to Washington and possible names. The readable lines imply an economy or war relation update but lack coherent facts, dates, or clear entities.
Fragmentary report lists several injured airmen and responders at a facility, with unclear affiliations and names due to damaged OCR. The best readable elements indicate multiple casualties and ongoing emergency response following an incident. No clear locations, organizations, or dates could be confirmed from the legible text.
A garbled plea describes distress after an incident and mentions a person named Paminee and a nine PHL teaaye. It references pain, burning sensations, and nighttime trouble, implying possible kidnapping concerns and urgent danger without clear details.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Barrier Reef House Greensland and an Advease Reakings Ramanual Fill, with unclear terms. Readable items point to a local notices style listing property or event names, but details are unreadable. The readable pieces suggest a real estate or advertisement card from a historical newspaper page.
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