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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1943
Page
2
The Aloomba Circle held a fortnightly card session on Thursday June 3 with Mrs Fairweather as doorkeeper and Mrs Hayhoe supervising. Mrs Napper won the line with Kr Moa and Mrs Pritchard sharing second prize. A cake novelty was won by Bra Kellar and Mrs Leigh Tan. a serving of afternoon tea followed.
The ACF held a social and euchre party on Saturday with music by Mrs Simmonds and Mr Herbt Dalton. Mr W Simmonds led the euchre, prizes were won by Mrs Buchannan and Mrs Ferguson, and Mr A Mom won the men’s prize. A novelty waltz went to Mrs Stewart and Mr Irvine, raffle to Mrs Hayhoe, and profits reached five pounds six shillings. The event was run by Mrs Leighton with Mr S Roberts at the door. A cold remedy ad closes the page.
A garbled listing shows prize categories and numbers including First Prize £6000 Second £21000 and Fourth prizes with associated ticket numbers and locations across England. The fragmentary text mentions names such as Doyle and Adams and places like Breaktent Creek and Robens Street, along with scattered numeric codes and dates.
Local notes report residents and visitors in Chillagoe including Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence arriving from Cairns to spend time with relatives, Mrs. Campbell and her mother aiding at the Post Office Hotel, Mrs. Graves and family returning from Cairns, and Miss Leach leaving after leave with relatives. Several workers began shifts, a teacher departed for Mungan, and Mr. Benneth transferred to Binawleigh.
The Deeral QCWA social in Deerall Hall drew large crowds with The Hi-Hatiers Orchestra and Mr C Keogh providing music and supper. Proceeds from door and raffles will be shared between the Combined Babinds and Gordonvale Ambulance Brigades. Local residents including J Pyne and D Hunt attended Cairns for a wedding while visitors from Atherton and Harvey Creek were noted.
The June meeting of the Mt Mulligan Hospital Committee discussed purchasing a second hand car with a suitable engine to convert into a railway ambulance car. The secretary was instructed to contact Woothakats Shire Council Marneba about arranging doctor visits for immunisation and to note several local residents and visitors including Miss Jean Leon, Miss Mary Volkman, Mrs Pat Quill, and Mr Dave Fletcher. The note records attendees H Rainsford A Strang and others with routine holiday mentions and local happenings.
A garbled Dutch news dispatch claims Quislings push safety measures in Vienna with other nations involved. The report mentions Berlin and Bavaria, noting special colonies and unclear sources from Moscow radio via Aneta.
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