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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 08, 1945
Page
4
Advertises Danesi macaroni varieties made from high grade semolina with vitamins and proteins as a meat substitute. Mentions formation of arms, lavaghette, serniceli, and various uses in dishes, soups, and puddings with grated cheese suggestions and Queenstand as retailer.
A noisy collage describes repical theatre nights with Warsaw settings and young romantic entanglements. It mixes Polish and English names, actors, and a crowded bill including newsreels and musical numbers, portraying a vivid, bustling program across Palace and other theatres.
The death occurred yesterday of Robert Aanta Nelson at Bulfe street. Aged 40, he was a native of Maryborough and long employed by the Railway Department at Cairns. Survived by his wife, the late Mr Nelson had served Cairns for many years. The funeral is set for 2 o'clock this afternoon from St John Enurah of England. Members of the APULE Railway Employees Union are invited to attend.
Kuranda and nearby towns held Anzac Day ceremonies with wreaths, schoolchildren, and community groups at cenotaphs and public halls. Notable reads included memorials to J Gosley, address by local officials, and a Navy tribute. Activities spanned Flying Fish Point, Gordonvale, and surrounding shires with police led processions and a post service programme of songs and speeches.
April 28 Mareeba marked Anzac Day with returned servicemen leading a march to the monument where wreaths were laid. A band played, an evening service followed at the Capitol Theatre, and a local concert plus a Lumbless Soldiers Appeal fundraiser at the racecourse supported the appeal.
Mrs J Walker aged te years died at Atherton District Hospital after a life on the family dairy near Atherton. Her husband, who predeceased her by about two years, and the couple settled in 1028. Ambulance services logged four accidents, six transports and 24 total cases for the week ending April 2. Jack Madsen sustained a probable skull fracture after a motor cycle mishap and was taken to hospital. A district meeting discussed funding and road connections, while Anzac Day ceremonies in Atherton featured a Dawn Parade, Last Post, and memorial rites with local services and schools. The day honored fallen soldiers from both world wars with processions, wreaths, and a community gathering.
Crowds turn out at the Cenotaph where over 100 in uniform participate in the year’s ceremony. Two bands perform as veterans and current service members gather, following the national event at Ryman hospital and church.
Mosman May 3 The mercurr of the Mosman ALP I Mr V i Moth durtt advised by Mr WIE Riordan that in response to temperaments from public bodies Meamman Squadron Leader T An has been placed on reserve to erable him in rerume praction and civilian Dentist Ms Andreas formerly Practised in Mosman camp over. When the kitchen sale around which he was playing overbalanced and self-ort Jim Vincent Seana sustained a fractured sight leg. The child who resides with his parents at Syndicate Miallo was taken by Ambulance to the District Hospital and admitted.
Malanda marked Anzac Day with a formal parade of 22 players and soldiers, followed by school children to the School of Arts where a war memorial tablet stands. Councillor J B Winfield gave a brief address on honouring Anzac Day before wreaths were laid, with the band playing and Last Post reverberating.
A fragmentary notice references a Horwood trial tied to a Charverse case with brief mentions of a meeting in Ming MD and an unclear medical element. The readable text hints at defense and court proceedings but lacks concrete details or names.
ALOOMBA PERSONAL April 10 Mr JA Barrett Cairns was the of Mr and Mrs M D Barrett during the weekend. Mr J Archidiscono enjoyed a short holiday at Millan with Mr and Mrs McIntyre. Cairns residents visited Mr and Mrs J Buchanan Onr during the weekend. Mr and Mrs EM Barnett returned from a holiday in the area. W Hayhoe returned to Mr Garnet after a short holiday with his wife and family. Mrs D Cunningham Gur and others have been holidaying on the Tableland. Mr and Mrs M Edwards Dains were recent guests of Mr re G Crane. Pie C Christensen ALF has been home on leave. Miss Rita Tierney and Les Tierney, Cairns, were guests of Mr and Mrs Les Newman for the weekend. Mrs Ring of Cairns is visiting her daughter Miss OQ King at Alcamba. Mr B Peterson Carrs spent the weekend with his parents, Mr and Mrs Peterson. Mr C Fixter (June) has returned from a tour of the southern States. Master John Ireland was the guest.
A garbled OCR passage mentions collectors and a sequence of phrases about collecting items and a block previously worked by someone named Sine Er, with references to a change in oversight and a person named Alan Bite. The text is incoherent but suggests a discussion of collections, attribution, and a possible transfer of responsibility.
Frends and relatives gathered at Lake Barrine School to bid farewell to Mrs P Lloyd and her three daughters as they leave the area for Lismore at month’s end. Mr and Mrs W Tooma return from holidays in Brisbane and Mackay. Nurse G Murphy of Atherton Hospital visited her parents in the week. Mr and Mrs D Browne of Barton were visitors on Saturday.
A wedding at the Methodist Ghureh Atherton occurred at 4 pm on April 12 uniting Olive Forsyth Sides elder daughter of Mr and Mrs JA Sides Dulatten North Queensland with Private Theodor Kewh son of Mrs TH Sarovich Melbourne. The bride wore a white cloche gown with a lace veil held by a coronet, carried a Victorian bouquet. Bridesmaid Nan Blomfield wore mauve shot taffeta, best man Lt Jim Fraser, reception at the YWCA with about 30 guests and telegrams read. The bridegroom is related to the late Frank Sides.
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