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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 22, 1947
Page
6
Local listings show Pamela Brite Mage in a dramatic production with Helen Mack and Jerome Cowan among the cast. Theatregoers will also see Revasiah, Jean Peatrick Ma Gurdon, Jonathan Ticharde, and others at the Roane at A Ye ather Theatre tonight.
January 21 The officer in charge of Innisfail Police Station Senior Sergeant S Coxon has received transfer advice to Brisbane and will depart next week. He has served at Yennai, Clifton, and Gladstone, and appeared for prosecution in many cases.
Radio schedule entry lists programs and times such as Women’s Seminar and The Antarctic What It Should Mean to Us, plus a Joys of Housebuilding segment. Mentions Myra de Vows and Memories of Chopin with various price-like figures and descriptions.
An advertisement fragment extols Charmegan face powder linking beauty to veins and skin tone. Mentions shades Naturelle Peche Sum Tan and Rachel, touting chic French styling and subduing age appearance.
A rough instructional fragment explains making ice cream at home. It mentions chilling, mixing best eggs, sugar, and cream, and freezing until firm. The text references a quart of ice cream in half an hour and various improvised methods, but the wording is garbled and incomplete.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a wedding at Aiden Church of England with mentions of a bride in a white gown with Maltese lace and embroidered trim, a cameo pendant, and sapphire accents. Guests include Mr and Mrs J H King, with reception at a venue near Calrae.
The second annual meeting of the Dalene Presbyterian Men’s Club was held at Andrews Mall on Tuesday January 14 with good attendance. Members received public speaking advice from Mr J.M. Gray, and reports touched on club activities, committee work, and fundraising efforts. The discussion also covered a proposed volunteer subscription for evenings attended and plans for the year.
A December 28 ceremony unites the couple Jett for Cairne and lever for Sydney. Rev Father O By rne officiated to the tune of the Wedding March. Guests included relatives and gifts were exchanged. A planned voyage to Tasmania follows, with hints of a new orchard project at East Lancing and a recent automatic gas-operated explosion device nearby.
Cairns and surrounding towns see visitors and departures with hotel stays at the Strand and Strand Motel. Senior-Sergeant and Mrs A Hird and family plan Brisbane flight then on to Toowoomba. Mr Ted’s case with the Police Department will proceed. Dessee Sergeant A Purcell assisted. several names including Mr and Mrs J Cunningham and Mrs Blenkinsop noted among arrivals and hospitality, plus Commonwealth Bank management transition in Cairns and local departures to Bowen and Sydney by ANA plane.
A small birthday celebration was held at the local hall with about 80 guests. Ethel’s friends from Cairns and Mr Tom Carr attended, bringing gifts and best wishes for the guest of honor.
A fragmented farewell diary notes social duties and ceremonies in Calma. Mrs Terie and others hosted a luncheon at the Strand Hotel while Mr and Mrs F J Darley prepare to depart, marking the social finish of their term with guests and friends involved in local gatherings.
Readable fragments describe efforts by a congregation to donate books, arrange printing score cards, and oversee mercy measures. Mentions of February events, a director, and social games hint at a 1846 community calendar with bowls and gatherings.
A seven year old girl born in Las Bash arrives in Australia seeking a plastic surgeon to restore her severely burned face. Augusta Hamilton of Asia AM travels with family to Victoria Dock amid reports of wartime mistreatment. The story recounts a sister, a factory technician, and claims of torture by Japanese captors. Medical experts discuss treatment, nutrition, and the outlook for facial reconstruction while wartime politics shadow the family’s hopes for relief and safety.
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