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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 01, 1951
Page
6
A calendar style meditation on February events and figures. It recounts notable births and deaths in February, mentioning Maximilien Litre and Elizabeth Blackwell among others, discusses Positivist ideas, and notes Carlyle, Ruskin, and Lincoln with brief biographical context in a reflective, period voice.
Cairns man Mr Cyril Gordon son of Mrs A Smyth of 58 street Cairns sails by T A A plane on the first leg of a journey to Calcutta where he has been transferred as a member of the Queensland Insurance Company. He travels with Bris bane to spend a few days with his sister before visiting his brother at Wollongong then reporting to the head office in Sydney. During recent weeks he attended many functions including presentations by the focal staff of the Queensland Insurance Company and other local clubs.
Mirriwinni notes list weekend visitors including Mr and Mrs Gidding and son Ron from Innisfail, Mrs Deilure and son Moresoy, Aly Les Brand visiting Cairns, John and George King touring from Townsville, and several locals hosting gatherings. Other visitors to Innisfail during the week include Mrs Whitman and families, with Tea and birthday celebrations at W Jones residence for Glenda and George.
A Chinese boy and an Indian boy were killed and 12 people were wounded when Communist terrorists tossed a grenade into a cinema near Ipoh during a showing of Adventures of Marco Polo. The audience included British servicemen and a marine commando reported hearing a rolling object before the blast.
A collage of excerpts links Abraham Lincoln to resilience amid assassination threats, traces of Impressionism and Modern Art debates, and notes on yellow fever control. It mentions Renoir and Monnet era figures, and references early 20th century public health efforts led by Gorgas in Havana to combat vector disease.
In Innisfail Marie Jean third daughter of Pilot and Mrs D E Shearsmith of Flying Fish Point is announced engaged to Peter David younger son of Mr and Mrs W D Scott. Also noted are local notices from Herberton about staff changes at Herberton State High School and community condolences for Mr William Dalgety a veteran farmer, with funeral at Atherton.
Bridge wee played at the CWA hostel last Wednesday with participants including Mesdames Prichard Dearnaley Clift Scott Hart Clayton Smith Sands Hannam Innes Draper McDonald Res Blazey Shambrook Purcell Fell Friend Berryman Parker Absell Dauth Parry Cummings Roche Thompson French Edwards Fell Maunder Hoole Svendsen Benn Thompson Knight Button Till. First prize was won by Mrs Hart and the hidden number by Mrs Dauth. Afternoon tea was served by Mechanies Ony and Kelly. Hostesses for the next afternoon will be Mesdames Kinnane and Brown.
The monthly meeting was held at the Hibernian Hall on Tuesday. Rev Father Roderick Cameron spoke on Catholicism in Modern Times. Attendees included Rev Father Wallace Fitzsimons Leddin and Canno with apologies from the Bishop and Mr Jo Neary. Multiple lists of local travelers and arrivals were noted for Cairns and southbound/ northbound flights.
At the February council meeting Dr G F Turner chaired as erosion and drainage issues dominate the agenda. The clerk reported two conferences with landholders and plans to involve Mr Rosser from the Department of Agriculture. rate notices, timber protection, kerbing and channelling tenders, theatre licences, and a dance hall permit were also discussed amid road maintenance and library changes.
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