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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 14, 1941
Page
3
Fragmented text describes a 1930s or 1940s entertainment feature with performers Scarint, May Sune, Teena, and Seeman. Mentions a stage, episodes, and likely a musical or theatrical event aboard a vessel or at sea with music and routine acts.
The garbled text recalls a late night scene in a small town with scattered names such as Kare and Gare and mentions of Cowan Adena and Wilds Ratho. It hints at a tense gathering, a serious event, and local figures like Selig and Sreeay amid references to streets, inns, and a possible public notice.
The American chemical industry expands to supply munitions and nitrogen compounds for explosives and chemical warfare. Synthetic ammonia production grows, nitrogen plant capacity surpasses one million tons, and new plants offer vast output while major firms build facilities like synthetic rubber plants and related chemical facilities.
A special National War meeting debates allowing Lady Blamey to enter the theatre of war. The issue, described as discriminatory, centers on granting permission amid broader restrictions affecting women and other wartime roles. The discussion hints at potential policy consequences and public concern.
Article notes the Interior Minister reversed an earlier War Cabinet verdict, allowing Lady Blamey wife of the Commander-in-Chief to depart Australia for the Middle East. It discusses policy on emigration by military spouses and the specific case of Lady Blamey seeking to join her husband in the field.
At Atherton a rate dance netted over £32 at the race club pavilion with the Ambassador’s dance band providing music. Local staff, including C Hampton and J Mason, manned the door while Mrs at band Spers oversaw a fine supper. Nearby, travelers and officials moved by train, with Barso G’ Betrsewan and Mrs. Saecston listed among passengers en route to Cairns and Brisbane for meetings and holidays.
A fragmentary day by day record lists passengers and officials from Townsville to Brisbane and Cooktown aboard the Dragon for a scheduled air journey. Included are names such as N Williams and W J Stark, with holidaymakers returning to Mackay and Port Douglas, and mentions of a War Cabinet decision pending.
In Melbourne January 12 Prime Minister R G Menzies refused to answer whether Lady Blamey would travel to the Middle East. Reports say the War Cabinet backed establishing a leave centre for the AIF with Lady Blamey in the role.
A 1 pm to night boycott by workers from the North Australian Workers Union and the Carpenters and Others Union protests beer price hikes. Darwin hotels will be watched as a 12 member committee oversees the strike response while managers await company guidance.
A review is underway within the Labour Party amid questions over whether Mr Mulas intends to seek another term. The wording suggests uncertainty about his re election plans and future involvement.
Reported by Mr. Me Philip, workers in Darwin were told there would be a delay of twelve months before employment reforms could be guaranteed. Army involvement and unsettled labour conditions prompted resistance from tradesmen to accepting jobs until reforms are assured.
A long tribute notes the sudden death of Mrs Nore Fisther Constable of Brisbane. Born Charters Towers 35 years ago, she was the youngest daughter of the late Walter and Kain Coffey. She studied at St Monica's Belial Calms Hughen Sen Convent Mt St Bernarf Convent and boarded at Mt St Bernarf. She lived with her mother in Babinda then with her sister Graceville Brisbane before marrying William Rade in 1934 at Christ the King Church Graceville. Survived by husband and three sisters, the funeral service at St Monica's Church was followed by a Brisbane cemetery service with pallbearers from the Queensland Police Force and Catholic Daughters. The Very Rev Father T A Bent blessed the rites. Floral tributes came from many relatives and friends.
A damaged OCR fragment lists many individuals and families across multiple places. The text reads like a social or greetings roster with numerous surnames and married names, including Mr and Mrs, and several first names, but lacks a coherent event or date. The passage appears to catalog attendees or relatives in a family oriented notice.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a Danish hero and Allied air battle near dawn. Mention of Marshal Gore Robert Brodhe and retreat toward Bydaya Vi Vallér frames a wartime scene with references to the enemy and gate defenses. The readable fragments imply a rough chronology of combat and retreat.
Fragmentary OCR text from a Turkish section mentions an 1 Etanbol item with unclear references to Torker. Readable names or clear facts are limited. no event or outcome can be confirmed from the fragment.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a mother debating Patty's frock color and laundry notes. The exchange mentions Rentie's white perchette, silk, washing with Persil, and comparisons of hues. Names and specifics are garbled but center on laundry care and color perception.
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