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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 18, 1940
Page
2
A large Almaden crowd attended a patriotic dance at Arte Hall hosted by the CWA unit. The event featured performances by the school orchestra and guests, with Mrs Pawson and Mr E Pete among those noted. Two lorries delivered loads of dusters in the nearby streets.
A Plaza Theatre social evening featured euchre ridge and dancing to raise funds for the Overseas Ambulance Service, securing about £14. Miss Leila Ridgwell and Mr F Fabris won a novelty, with Mr McGill and Mr Wheeler taking euchre prizes. Ambulance staff treated several local injuries from trains and cane cutting during the week.
A report from Mount Garnet and district lists donations and arrangements for a hospital fete. Items include a gift of an apes order, grace trees, planted hospital grounds, and support from local committees. Visiting members and donors are named, with a focus on event setup, stalls, meals, and entertainment for the fete.
Reader notices report Jerery Rood’s farewell along the Tableland with guests Ganka Mera Bartle Dusbavand providing music and a supper. Personal items note Dot O'Brien and Jent Wallace Jewet visiting, Uriel Murray’s return, Cairns visits by Fry and Bray, Portia Downes in Brisbane, and local week-end visitors. Obituary notes Miss Mary McHugh of Townsville. A patriotic meeting at Tivol Theatre forms a subcommittee for the MEETHUAT PARTY.
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