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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 05, 1951
Page
6
Atherton residents enjoyed a busy weekend with ACC tennis players traveling to Celtine for matches against WCW and N.C GM teams at Albernian Hall. The Cairne club hosted a steak party after play, and local dances featured the Ambassadors orchestra with ticket duties handled by J Orest and N Leavis.
Fragmentary radio timetable lists programs across channels with varied sessions including Weather News English classes morning shows breakfast sports and music blocks. Entries mention times program titles and segments such as The Jo Stufird Show Strike up the Band Town and Country Magazine and Dance Music alongside devotional and children’s programming.
Radio and music guide fragment lists programs and times including News and Weather 700 Muster 743 and The Counteyman's Session 15 Motifs like World Affairs 260 Talk 225 Handful of Keys 240 Interlude for Pino SES Background to Tomorrow 30 Children’s Play and Guest of Honour TAO with various hours and entries.
The schedule lists radio segments and performances across morning to late night including Bible readings Breakfast Sessions Sacred Music and various talks. Notable items include Jubilee Song Parade Wilfrid Thomas Show London Showtime and Boxing with multiple Music and Dance slots throughout the day.
Local residents and teaching staff from Atherton enjoyed vacations and weekend visits across Cairns to Towneville Yorker's Knob and Mt Garnet. Families like Mr and Mrs Vo Petersen and Mrs Esan attended social events, while Army camp duties sent several men to Silhelm. The Atherton District Model Band joined trips and schools noted staff take breaks at coastal locales and nearby towns.
The advertisement for electric light and power companies in a 1949 American magazine inspired Rev BR E Jarrett to preach on four freedoms. He urges personal responsibility in choosing liberty, worship, speech, and government, contrasting Christian home life with secular influences.
A fragmented discussion on the power of writing and ink to bless or blast public opinion. It argues people must choose to stand for or against censorship while condemning abuses by those who misuse the press.
An OCR fragment presents a political religious appeal debating government as the evil or good and urging repentance and loyalty. It references Christ and concepts of liberty, duty, and moral governance as it hints at a broader civic struggle.
The North Cairne Sunday School children presented a well received concert in the church hall on Friday April 27. Rev G D Whit ney thanked teachers for their effort and congratulated them on the result. A social evening followed at Bungalow church hall on April 26 with St Andrew's choir, games, supper, and Auld Lang Syne. A Mother's Day program is planned with Youth Club hosting mothers at six. Club members enjoyed a Barron Waters outing on May Day.
A Mother's Day service will be held in the evening on May 12 with participation from Sunday acted scholars. Minister Mr W Bind ley plans to depart May 14 for an Assembly conference at Brune.
The Central Church hosts Commonwealth Jubilee services with Rev TL Hiscoth preaching at 11 am and 7:30 pm. The evening choir performs Sanctus and the anthem Great is the Lord. Additional services are listed at Draper Street and Freshwater with times noted for Communion and preaching.
The Baptist group plans a camp fire and picnic at Machan's Beach weather permitting. Tomorrow's services include the Lord's Supper at Central Church after morning worship. Last Sunday's Fellowship Tea and Youth Service drew good attendance with church ladies and men aiding in hosting. Pathfinders and Bible class members cleaned the church grounds before a Crystal Cascade picnic. Preparations continue for Mother's Day. The Pathfinders held a spiritual night and studied the Life of Paul. The senior Bible class continued as the Central Ladies Guild hold a missionary meeting.
The Christian Science lesson sermon to be given tomorrow in the National Bank chambers centers on the theme Everlasting Punies. The talk aims to illuminate enduring spiritual truths and practical applications for daily life.
The Sunshine cruise season begins with the Manunda to Brisbane scheduled to sail Thursday. By end of August about 5000 southerners are expected to visit Townsville Cairns and Brisbane with three liners Manunda Manjeta Kanimbla to cruise North Queensland for the first time since the war.
A biblical exhortation in broken text urges listeners to choose the path of the Cross. The speaker contrasts the way of eternal life with the temptation of persecution and sin, invoking eternal glory for those who follow Christ.
Mrs. F. Roffel, after visits to Melbourne Sydney and Wages, flew back to Cairns by plane on Wednesday.
The May 1 gathering at Mrs May's residence included president Mrs C Malouf and members Mrs Forrester Mrs Compton Mrs Malouf and others. They reported a improved credit balance from Mreetstall arrangements for a June Merriland Daliremm event and sent best wishes to Mrs Dawson at the Atherton Hospital. Supper followed the meeting and Mrs May thanked the ladies for birthday wishes.
A tusked bridge evening was held at the church hall on Monday April 3. Attendees included Mesdames H J Etherington FF G Close Wooley Lo Griffiths A Jephcatt A E Morrin A Laycock McMurdo FE Coutta Wilmett Lowe D Thompson E G Quin nan and Mears A Jepheati W Morgan and FE L Quinlivan The prize for the highest store was won by Mira Willmett and the hidden number by Mrs E Coutta Detentions were received from Mr Alec Mills Mrs Keegan and Mr and Mr Parry
The Edge Hill Presbyterian Women's Guild met Thursday May 3 at 3 pm in the Prowrese Theatre. Attendees included Rev GD Whitney Mesdemee Whitmer TJ Watkins MckKeenaie Massey Spearrtt Adama Linne man and Lyons. A successful concert featuring St Andrew choir and Eisteddfod artists followed with a cake stall planned for June and musical afternoon arrangements to be made for early in Ale tant.
Passengers who left Cairo yesterday morning by ANA plane were bound for Sydney Brisbane Townsville and Toowoomba with names including McColl Smallwood McLaren Brodrith Jayner Leann, Brunker and Gilenrit. Afternoon departures included Mowersteen Stephenson Bell Rockhampton Pavey Mercy Brown Cole McHard Beedon Beards Somerfeit Proctor. Arrivals in Cairns yesterday from Brisbane included Hastie Woot Cash Sharpe Adrian Saordera Hermiton and others from Townsville Mackay.
In Sydney on May 3 a boy aged 14, Benneth Geter of Woollorg, was killed when a bullet from a pea rifle ricocheted and struck him in the heart while seated near a tent. The shooter, a companion, was reportedly in shock and fled the scene.
In Melbourne on May 4 the Victorian Friendly Societies announce a fee hike up to 4 percent from September 1 affecting more than 20 000 members and 40 000 dependants. They will pay as high as one third of doctors fees under a new fee for service scheme backed by the British Medical Association.
The Executive Council grants the Cairs ey Council a loan of £420 and a subsidy of £180 for Tem e and drainage improvements and Terminus street resurfacing. Government approves Mul grave Shire purchase. Order-in-Council contemplates adverse four of 3500 for Tosh-mating plan.
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