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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

May 03, 1943

Page

4

Wedding at Methodist Church for Dorothy May Pye

Dorothy May Pye married Lealie Victor Pitcher in the Methodist Church on April 1 with Rev. Hiscock officiating. The bride wore a cream gown with orange blossom trimming and carried a white bouquet. Cecilia Pye was bridesmaid. The groom’s brother Willism served as best man, and a guard of honor formed by V D C saluted as the couple departed for the bride’s parents’ Killaloe home for a reception with a three tier cake and gifts.

Dorothy May Pye Pye Killsice Lealie Victor Pitcher GH. Pitcher S. Hiscock Lookinia BP. Medel Cecilia Pye Willism Trackis V.D.C Killaloe Mossman

Lightning Fighters Cross Atlantic Flights To North Africa

Washington April 30 report on Lightning Fighters flying regular trans Atlantic missions to North Africa and other combat zones. First crossing carried several hundred planes, with only one downed en route. six more damaged. Planes delivered from California factories to the front with extra fuel tanks allow doubles in range.

Washington California Battle Frame

Overturned Barges Cause Service Losses Off Welsh Coast

April eighty one servicemen drowned when barges were overwhelmed by rough seas off the Welsh coast. Only three survivors. A naval boat rushed to aid some of the overturned craft. Most bodies recovered and thirty buried in one grave today.

London Bresalees

Optometrists Visit to Town by Mr W Loxton

A report notes an optometry event led by Mr W Loxton visiting the town. The agenda centers on professional eyecare demonstrations and public awareness of eye health.

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Official result of Golden Casket N 771 00 details

The document lists prize allocations for a drawing with first to fifth prizes and various participant names. It includes currency values in pounds and details of prize amounts such as 1000 for first, 500 for third, 350 for fourth, and 300 for fifth, along with a series of serial numbers and names.

Gemeente Ton AnguNa Mir Amer Stent Hemet UGE Syd Seman Westtenty Smet Toambel Reishee Quemmalan Wear Jacibor Clarke Carre Souter Lawance Costh Callister HM Reimer Ferguson Dohmsone Hetan Bromewick Street Vitor Srabene Srigz

not a coherent readable headline from the fragment

A damaged OCR fragment mentions events with names like Melbourne and Brimmes, a night of performances, and novelty winners including Monte Carlo and Mise Rolls. The text is garbled with misreads and partial names, offering little clear context or outcomes.

Fender Ridey Alge Ms. Berean Sito Ail Melbourne Pride of Brin Sovaity Rocke Ang A Monte Carlo Lucky Spit Mise Rolls Mr. Kahune Mics P. Mc

No. 4 Division Hedoroes Society Prize Winners

Prize winners at the social afternoon held last week at Freshwater Hall were Mrs P Owens and Mrs T Maree for Buchre and Lucky Door Mira G Thomas. Prizes donated by Mesdames Scheibe Hawney. A garden party will be held at Mrs Martin Stratford at month end. April meeting well attended with payments and donations to Prisoners of War Fund and a 300000 aid sum. A Prisoners of War fund dance will be held at REG Boyds Hall on Saturday.

Freshwater Hall Buchre Mesdames P. Owens T. Maree Lucky Door Mira G. ‘Thomas Guidessenr Mesdames Scheibe Hawney Prisoners of War Fund Reg Boyds Saluraay

Week of dances at Aquatic Palace with Marion Jenkins band

The Aquatic Dance Palas hosted a busy week of dances and rounds. Marion Jenkins' band provided music for Easter Monday to Saturday events, with monte carlo prizes awarded to numerous couples and several novelty dances and door prizes noted.

CHILLAGOE NOTES DANCE A Busy Community Event

A chil dren of Mary organized a dance in the nubile hall on Monday evening April 24 near the Catholic Church. The event drew a large crowd and featured music by Mrs Bookall Mrs Hall Miss E Bowman Miss E Tansey Miss L Black and Mr A Sporsr with Stewart on the piano. Songs included San Antonio Rose and When They Sound the Last as clear with a duet Away was played. The Shrine of St Cecilie was performed on the piano and the band. Ellen Sorenson and V. Eawears won the monte carlo dance. Several residents arrived or left by train for holidays and other towns during the week.

Marion Jenkins Monte Carlo Schofield St. Schofield A. Lordan C.day Burns, Philp and Co Jessie Smith Seaman Lucas Joyce Wildman A.J. Allan RAAF Welfare Club MF_ Smith Pie E. Dunes D. Masters Wod W. Weeks A. Lauder J. Macdonald D. Macdonald Mise K. "White Bull Cody Joyce ‘Bawards Mary Oct Aise Yar Soescman D. Quinn Trocedera Beverly Jane Sha Red Cross Society Terem Zammit Lucky Fancy Bate Vincent Bob Cane Mita ‘Stewart Pre. Wright Nettle Pte Echelaoa Clembath Pie Baylend Mr. Moody Miss Brown Cain Miss Mitchell Peel Tise Brown Mr. King Smith Pre Hatton Ben’ Pendier Children of Mary Bookall Hall E. Bowman E Tansey L | Black A. Sporsrsa San Antonio Rose Ware al ‘Ares Stewart

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