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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 17, 1943
Page
3
A vivid entertainment notice describes a grand program with dance and singing acts. It highlights popular wigs, a theatre company, and a large audience, promising lively performances and special extras throughout the evening.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names and places with unclear context. It references people and locations in a disjointed line, suggesting a brief local item or notice without readable dates or events. No coherent events or outcomes are discernible.
The notice promotes joining the Simpson Recipe Bulletin group at one shilling per year. Members receive a copy of the 1943 Recipe Book in full colour as a gift. Send applications to The Gimpesa Recipe Club at Simpson Bros. Pay Ltd, 8 Bristol, enclosing one shilling in stamps postes.
A wedding ceremony took place at Central Methodist Church on Thursday June 3, 1943. Dorothy Little, daughter of Mr and Mrs F Little of Bundaberg Cairns, married Geoffrey William Crowley, son of the late Mr W Crowley and Mrs J Dunloe of Brisbane.
A fragmented report covers a church wedding with a bride in pink tulle and lace under a veil, attended by relatives and dressed in white organdie. It also notes Salvation Army Red Shield fundraising in Queensland with Major Jackson praised and £70,000 raised for war welfare.
Mrs J C Gordon and Mrs F Si Yer returned home after months in the south to stay with their parents. Mr and Mrs W Redmord of East Innisfail Pie Dot Wood, connected with the AWAS, have returned to their unit after spending time with their parents. Grimahawestreet
Ivy Hubert Atherton wed Arthur Atherton in a full military ceremony presided by Father Frizzell. The bride, given away by Colonel Walool, wore satin and marquisette with a blue crown. Guests included Lady Blamey and senior officers. honeymoon in Mossman followed by return to duty.
Reports from Herberton Red Cross and multiple church groups detail services at Trinity and St James, baptisms and Sunday schools, and week day programs. Mentioned are Gordonvale Churches, Caine Presbyterian, and Methodist activities with army chaplain and Salvation Army events.
A fragmentary report notes a meeting where key figures discuss a combined effort, with references to a president, treasurer, secretary, and vice presidents. The document mentions a variety of names, roles, and an event ending with a supper and formal stvcied proceedings.
A sermon on the Pharisee and the publican contrasts two prayers in the temple. One boasts of virtue while the other pleads for mercy, illustrating that God judges by the heart's posture rather than outward form. The analysis notes self-satisfaction blinds true divine verdict, while repentance seeks forgiveness and salvation. The piece links the parable to modern trends, urging recognition of sin and need for divine mercy.
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