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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1928
Page
8
The fragment outlines ticket reservations for a forthcoming entertainment and mentions editor access 44 hours before showtime. It references cast members and production details including a two part cope and various performers, with slogans about keeping audience expectations and access. The garbled text shows a chaotic draft of program notes and press ticket procedures.
A fragmented notice promotes a tropical theatre matinee with two features led by Adolf Menjou Greta Nissen and Lotus Thompson. It highlights a Western romance tale with a love thread and a second part comedy "George in Love" plus orchestral accompaniment and theater seating details.
The Palace Theatre offers a matinee today featuring the six part Universal Western The Mast Game No 2 and The Secret Bay Ite Nef plus a Dwiepart Scream comedy with George fa Lowe. Van Eyk campaigns and religious demonstrations follow in Sunday events.
A garbled correspondence fragment references protests by relists and national figures. It mentions Mr Doherty the ewl serene and states Wake 9 flowerer, Santa Hii, and Poitier with scattered place names North Caerustand and Scotly Charewneelanel. The text lacks coherent events and dates.
The Australian champions faced French players Bru Rien and Boisons as the ASC events continued at Brunswick. Local players, including Flora Weel and Miss Eotes, posted seconds in several matches while top seeds were defeated in early rounds.
Borotra, the champion tennis player, arrives in Melbourne by the Sydney express and greets Victorian officials and players. He hopes to play but notes limited practice time due to travel and late daylight.
Unclear OCR text mentions local residents and holidays. Names such as Stan Callaghan and Miss Mira Hrewalley appear amid fragmented references to towns Mareba Mareeba Port Deoughas and New Gemmiea. The passage is garbled with no coherent event or outcome.
Messy OCR fragment lists several names including Mr and Mrs Wiegart and family, Miss Ethel Caren, Hick Kinmadad, and others with unclear roles. No clear event or action emerges.
Rey Ivan Botterworth and Mrs Hutterworth currently in Brisbane host plans for the consecration of Rey PfooN Ash as Bishop of Rockhampton at Beebane Cathedral on February 2. Back in Gordonvale Mr. Perkins dies in Caboolture leaving a widow and two daughters, one in Spewich and one in Herberton.
Anothere two state bowkell society drawing for the fourty per cent appropriation last night. The ticket winner was Miss Wennersten Cairns, who is now en titled bearer of GAM free of interest.
A vintage beauty pitch promotes Mercolived Wax as a world famous treatment. It claims to remove dead skin and impurities, smooth pores, and give a healthy complexion for women at society events and on stage. A jar is advertised for home use.
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