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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jul 17, 1942

Page

3

Sunny comedy musical adds star power to City Theatre

The curtain rises on a lively revue blending song and dance with Anne Meagle and famed performers from Broadway. Star cast includes Horton Twecurt and Helen Worth, with a parade of comic sketches and new reels.

Anne Meagie Sunny Sanny~ Wealthes Sar Say Bolger Aalirai the Harmans Adel EaWard Everett Horton Prisca Twecurt Helen” Weriay Ackater Oles Bons Trapped Yesuures Charles Pema Stratford Robert Middie Piase Allan Sears Ted “Olver Oewsreels Almineuaee

Cooperative Banking Prompts Public Inquiry into Starr Bowkett

A long regional notice describes concerns over a cooperative lending model at Starr Bowkett, detailing shareholding, member profits, and interest structures. It outlines potential changes in membership terms and invites inquiries while signaling a forthcoming meeting or session to review the financial arrangement.

Hinaneal_institutvons ryeen Haman Sik Omanent Starr Bowkert Tna Starr Bowker Ioana Momey Rhetiera Ana Imu Walleis LO Lake

Merinda Prophesies Rise at Coral Garden Event

A fragmentary notice hints Merinda will arise at Casme amid a Great Barrier Week. The piece mentions canoes towed along a reed, with a Coral Garden setting and unclear shoreward references.

Kbs Amine Klep Oir Merinds Coral Garden

Thoughts for Today Day 18 Done

The entry presents a fragmented verse about day ending and night taking hold. It mentions darkness falling, an eagle, and caves with silent movement. The lines are incomplete and filled with misspellings, yielding a poetic but unclear passage.

H.W. Lonuseituw

South Johnstone community event amid camp performances

A long fragment from a South Johnstone page shows a summer camp program at Plaza Theatre with local figures delivering addresses and a fundraising drive. Speakers include community members praising attendees and thanking donors for contributions to the local effort.

Town and Country engagement announced in Gery SD area

An engagement notice from Town and Country reports Gery district couple Mr and Mrs Sian Carr announce the upcoming marriage of their daughter to a partner formerly with the Commercial Banking Co. of Sydney Cairns. The article mentions Mr and Mrs Carr of Ne.

Gery Sd Ag Snd Wry Waal Tonicfail Ta Vroapergis

Birthday greetings from the home circle to newborns

A clipped birthday notice from a community circle extends greetings to new bairns and their families. It mentions several names and nicknames, celebrating the arrival and wishing health and happiness for the infants and kin. The text blends affectionate salutations with ritual phrases and local terms.

Cheese Fudding Recipe Card From Today’s Kitchen

A compact cheese pudding recipe. Includes steps to grease a mould with butter, line with paper, bake, and serve hot with cheese or a mellow mace note. Contains uncertain terms but conveys the core dish and serving suggestion.

Shakespearean Echoes and Ancient Epochs in a Rambled Quiz

The text blends references to Earth epochs such as Eocene and Pliocene with Shakespearean lines from Macbeth and King Lear, plus notes on stage and screen terminology and nautical phraseology. It reads like a scrambled quiz prompt listing science terms, literature quotes, and maritime jargon, ending with a hint that answers appear on the last page.

Palladium Wedding Rings Demand and Trade

A fragmented report discusses palladium wedding rings, noting British jewelers and the market for this metal. It compares palladium to platinum, highlighting its purity, cost, and appeal in modern jewelry while referencing supply lines and consumer interest.

Ravenshoe Chamber of Commerce meeting notes July

The Ravenshoe Chamber of Commerce met to discuss railway, water authority, and local services. Members pushed continuing transport and water access, honoring Royal Australian Navy Lt Commander Harte on leave, and a community farewell for returning servicemen.

Ravenshof Nis Mona Ravenshoe Mt Commerce Wald Petersen Kelty Archibald Nam Merve Waller-Smlit Beckham Ravenshoe Water Authority Meixner Tettergroupe Bristape Fernimme Ravenghoe Miina Miting Palmerston Highway Formainicl Intrall Chamber of Commerce Tome Evalyn Citors Ravenshos Byerem Harte Royal Australian Navy Offcer RAN Ed Reinancing Marte Ravenshoe Farwell and Welcome Hime Towo Messrs Simm Eawardeime Ravershoe Nenour Cliverd Gilby Mozininney Margaret Xcefle Mospita

Cairns Ambulance Monthly Report Reveals June Activity

In June the Cairns Ambulance service handled 722 calls with 110 accidents. The mileage totaled 7194, honorary bearers logged 166 hours, and revenue reached £390 1s 1d against expenditures of £384 10s 6d. Attendees included Owens president Crowley tard Schafer Mann Clarke secretary. Honorary Bearer J A Smith seeks absence leave after transfer to Victoria Mill Ingham. H Gifford appointed hon bearer Hambledon Mill. W Warl ork appointed in charge of fist aid for Hambledon and Edmonton areas. A campaign to inform on the Ambulance Benef scheme was referenced. A £2 107 sum was raised through benevolence. The thirty-eighth annual meeting is set for Thursday at the centre.

Cairne Ambulance Mevsin Owens T Crowley Tard F. Schafer AG. Mann I. Clarke J A Smith Hambledon Mill Victoria Ingham H Gifford W Warlork Hambledon Edmonton Aropian Cairns Cominn Cafe L. James Sireford Beirz Stratford

What Are We Fighting For In This War

Fragmentary lines express a longing for meaning in war and love, contrasting earnest vows with doubts. The speaker recalls a proud man, the pulse of battle, and the idea that only one war matters to him, a personal, emotional reflection amid conflict.

Orient Jobe Fiteher

Convoy System Expanded To Caribbean And Gulf

Navy Secretary Knox outlined a convoy system extended from the eastern sea lanes to the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. He praised the progress and asked reporters whether recent sinkings within 80 miles of the Atlantic coast had been detected, signaling heightened wartime maritime protection.

New York Colonel Knox United Carbbean Sea Gulf of Mexico Caloney Knox Atlantic Reed Atlan'ic

Fragmentary wartime vessel training note from Washington

A garbled July Washington note mentions Secy Ney Kknondy and increased commandeered boats and submarines. It references crews being trained and a toll reduction on the Com tine, with many OCR errors clouding specifics.

Ney Kknondy Ney Aiready Faminly

Women’s Auxiliary Meeting Recap and Elections

The Women’s Auxiliary of the SSA LISA held a meeting yesterday noting work by the committee and praising secretary Trower. Elections were held for the coming year with Reta seen as president, Brendenia as vice, and Cates and Gough among officers. thanks given to Trower for her service.

Listy SSA BM Em Trower Ine Taniall Suis Returned Soldiers’ League Johncone Shire Gomellee Ke Pages Co Bu Mars Beluga New Partie Bay Puirangse Danids Brendenia Medamon Cates Gare Ann Maconsanie Rinkavieh Red

Farewell for Gunner Don Kelly at Chillagoe Ball

A large Chillagoe crowd attended a farewell ball for Gunner Don Kelly on leave. Music by Wallace’s Orchestra with solo and duet performances, speeches, and skits. Kelly received notes wallets and comfort parcels from the CWA and Younger Set before thanks were offered to organizers.

J. Gordon Robber J Gordon Darkie Son J McCarthy Schauman Assaila H Trainer A. Gibson McCarthy Good, Oxley Gunner Kelly CWA

Meeting Notice At Redignel Lodge For Context Fund

Ambiguous OCR text indicates an upcoming meeting at a lodge venue called Redignel Lodge or similar. It mentions a Strayhoil ideal Comtecte Fund and a time around 2 o clock on Saturday. Details are unreadable and source text is fragmentary.

Atmatford Comturts FCS Strayhoil Ideal Comtecte Fund Sopa Hall

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