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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 29, 1952
Page
6
A man described a house alteration extension that caused a water pipe to burst when trying to stop a leak. He claimed a shorter pipe was mistakenly used and admitted adding the extension to the system. The court noted the need to restrict access to water service and fined the defendant.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a civic or organizational meeting with unclear names. The readable fragment references a committee and members but lacks concrete actions, dates, or places to accurately summarize.
A fragmented report notes costs for Hing’s funeral and a royal event, including £50400 for expenses and £20006 for entertaining royal visitors. It records telegrams to ministers, concern from Mr Hill, and subsequent advisory steps. The piece mentions temporary measures, attendance at a club function, and lists officers elected for the forthcoming term.
The Women's Auxiliary of the ESSALUA held a bridge afternoon on February 22 in the club lounge. First prize went to Mrs A Hawthorn, and the hidden number prize to Mrs F Brad. Several attendees included Mrs Ragshor, Mrs Melnerri, Mrs Cz arr, Mrs Schoe, Mrs Griffiths, Mr Evans, and others.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions a person named Mrs Mick and a child or item described as Pampers arriving in Spire from the south by ANA. The text is fragmentary and lacks verifiable details for a full news item.
Readable notes show membership uneven with voices near full soprano and tenor ranks. Reported progress by tenors and helpers amid poor Wednesday attendance blamed on rain. efforts by Sterling and other Tenors boosted practice.
An entry notes a concert titled Music for Strings and Meditation. The program highlights string performances likely featuring chamber works aimed at contemplative listening, with details on venue and date omitted in the fragment.
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