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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1940
Page
4
Fragmented OCR notes detail cast lists and acts for theatre programs. Mentions include Olive Se Nastrand and Harold Huber in a Gaumont Brian Newsreels segment. Also notes the Riley Revellers, Vereane Delaaree, and a Queensland Salters welcome night with orchestra.
A Cairns Benevolent Society meeting outlines plans and speakers for the year. Attendees include Mr Palin and local officials as they discuss events and fundraising efforts at the frame theatre and other community activities. The report notes attendance, dates, and expected social functions with a focus on charitable aims.
Secretaries urge timely submission of entries and fees with a final deadline approaching. The fair anticipates stronger exhibitor participation and notes costs incurred by organizers while praising exhibitors’ anticipated support and improved preparations.
The Northern Aero Club meeting is postponed from Friday to Thursday due to unforeseen circumstances. Members will be notified of new dates and the society plans to convene at a Cairns and Atherton venue. An accident involving a training plane near Carne Tait last Sunday prompted the change and new member vacancies are announced.
Obituary notices report the death of Mr CY Hives in Brisbane on Tuesday night, noting his roles with the Australian Sugar Producers Association and Sugar Board involvement. Born in England, he moved to Queensland in 1890 and helped shape sugar policy. survived by a widow and one daughter. Also mentioned is the funeral of Mr Chatley Hebert Lidstone at Gordonvale, with tributes from local farmers and a large attendance, highlighting his long rural service and church ties.
Fragmented OCR text with numerous garbled names and phrases. Mentions Ravenshoe figures, towns such as Tyrone and Houston, and various individuals like Bennie, Jone, Be, and Joana Walmer. Content is unreadable in places, but hints at local names and meetings without clear events or dates.
Senator W J Cooper and J J McDonald plan to arrive at Csimis near 30 o clock this evening and will be greeted at the Etrand Hotel. The gathering includes many locals and a staff presentation, with donations from ladies for a charity project and a beginners table supervised by Mrs. Several names are listed among attendees and donors.
A damaged excerpt describes dyes and perfumes derived from coal tar and petroleum products. It explains chemical divisions around benzene rings, hydrogen substitutions, and the potential to create diverse scents and colors. Also notes a farewell event for Mr. Tom Walker and brief military enlistment news.
July 1 report on a June 20 ALP dance and card evening with Mise W Gladstone and Urs Rowe Paes. White Orchestra played and Thelme dune area ethics described. General Grant mine idle since sc disruption. other mines closed. Petroleum and gasoline yield details discussed, with process notes on heat ranges, new reducts, and building materials value.
A brief in a historical paper touts Double D Eucalyptus as a faster cleaner than petrol for clothing. It claims to remove grease without leaving residue and promotes the product as pure and purifying.
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