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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1942
Page
3
Borough Council asks LCC to pay two pence per bath as Britain faces war time strain. Children receive weekly school baths amid shortages and wartime care for health. Another council critiques bath removal in council houses cradling living rooms and best gear.
Report describes weekly dances hosted by the Marion Jenkine band and special events including a carnival night and a late-time dance. It lists attendees such as Miss D hletel, Sloper, Ming Maguana and others, noting couples and guests among the community.
Readable text describes dance entertainments during Seon period with winners of novelties and a masquerade carnival dance. It lists Montecarlo wells, Mier Marie, Moore and Bice among novelty winners and notes judges, hosts, and program arrangements for performances and tuition. The fragment mentions the FDAry Melee band and Pengier arranging the programme.
June brought 645 points of rainfall and 1 wet day, with year-to-date totals rising. Barron River overflowed a new weir while dairy farmers anticipate benefits from grass growth. Railway upgrades to Storey Creek and Bar R Falls noted, Kuranda gardens flourished with a marvellous display of vegetables and a fast-maturing lettuce crop sold to passengers to fund patriotic efforts. The district reports a strong growing season, local entertainment and social events, and a noted night-time bird issue around the gardens.
A fragmented quotation presents Jean Ingelow’s lines about joy as the grace we offer to God. The text mentions taking joy home and the idea that joy is a grace addressed to God, noting dawn labor and a comely fashion to be glad.
The Cairns Post and Home Circle members extend birthday wishes to readers in the Valley Lily Mountain Maiden Woodland Flower Cherry Bos som Maid Bluebird cycle. The message urges aiming high with poetic mottoes and cheerful congratulations for the celebrants.
A fragmented recipe lists ingredients such as agar salt self raising flour butter water jam lemon cheese and whipped cream with icing. Instructions are garbled but indicate beating eggs whites to stiff froth and mixing with butter and water before baking and slicing the finished product.
A noisy collection of quiz items covering historic figures, dances, aircraft armament, and chemical terms. It prompts readers to answer from a mix of choices, hints at an answer key on the last page, and notes many era facts in a playful, period voice.
The British rationing system lowers clothing coupons, halving allocations for Britons versus Australians on many items. Brits gain longer wear from each article while Australians retain more coupons per item. The change includes a 10 coupon child supplement in October, and warns that suits and trousers may require fewer features as overall wardrobe needs shrink.
Sapa ees May Ownituck and Whittick, who have been nel, returned to Camas slahit, Miss Jean Wasons.
Word has been received of the death in Belshave of Mr. William McCarthy aged 75, long a resident of the city. He once ran the Rover, Court House and Criterion Hotels and is survived by a large circle of friends with no immediate family. Interment will be at Ceirrs on Wednesday.
At a Friday night dance in Shire Hall Innisfail two women argued over a male escort. Police separated the disputing parties as blows broke out. One man later returned with a stomach wound and was taken to hospital while another was found wounded in the abdomen. Investigations continued.
A dated record lists multiple donations to the Gordonvale Patriotic Fund with amounts including 7940 174 pounds and various sums from local individuals, clubs, and shire staff. The document notes corrections from the last published list, replacing H Bryce with H Boyle and detailing specific gifts from Mulgrave Shire Council employees and local groups.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls a wartime call for men to join dairy farming and farm work in a British imperial context. It notes women once filled farm roles, with lines about uniforms, sacks, boots, and mothers guiding daughters, while reflecting on a shift as men returned.
A vintage guide describes transforming existing garments into new evening wear. It suggests sultry gowns from faded fabrics, adaptable blouses, urban-ready outfits, and even bed coverings repurposed as summer frocks, with tips on accessories and fabrics like organdie and satin.
An ad parodies a new weapon against insects. It touts QID as a modern fly spray with Dorie and Pyrethrum agents, claiming it kills both flies and mosquitoes and offers “absolute freedom” from pests, while noting its perfumed formula.
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