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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1952
Page
6
A Melbourne newsletter discusses incentive pay and the end of two job and overtime rackets. It notes women as a potential menace to the community and considers directing women into armed forces as a solution. The piece references Olympic fame and economic strain among families.
Automatic price meters set to be installed at petrol stations in Brisbane and Ipswich as part of a south coast rollout. The work targets updated fueling points to standardize pricing across outlets.
A fragmented listing shows various radio program names and times including News Music Sports and special features. The entries mention cricket and swimming championships and musical segments with several approximate time stamps and program descriptors.
The notice covers a Cairns to Melbourne journey for the Murray Valley and details a December 15 wedding at Central Methodist Church. Bride Carsot, daughter of A. H. Fenwick, wears a pleated gown with self-covered buttons, while groom John Symong is the son of the late Carne. Rev. Hitchcock officiates as guests and decorations are mentioned.
Fragmentary OCR describes a veil held by an orange blossom coronet and a remade wedding ring. Names and places are garbled, but references to a bride and attendants suggest a mid-century ceremony with heirloom elements.
Passengers left yesterday aboard ANA flights to the South by ANA headed for Sydney and Brisbane with families and individuals named. Other passengers departed westward to Normanton Rutland Abingdon and Vanrook with a mixed group listed including Mr and Mrs J Parsons, M Babington, and others.
Fragmented report mentions Mrs summits and Mr W Wilkins of Tully involved in Brothertora piling Malan. Ambulance transport to Avherion Flostral for medical care after an injury, then returned home.
An authority on tropical housing, Professor Theme, surveys dwellings in the Cook Islands, Gammon, Tui, New Caledonia, Pamug and New Guinea with new centres and food storing sheds. Details are available at materials with labour costs noted.
An ornate wedding account describes bridesmaids in pink and blue flowers, the bride in pale pink, and guests in formal gowns with veils. The ceremony included Ave Maria and Ferguson at the console, followed by a reception at St Josephs Hall with toasts, music, and elocutionary remarks. The hall decor featured cream and pink flowers, cake by the bridegroom’s party, and attendance from family and friends.
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