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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 08, 1953
Page
8
Captain John Dunn De Havilland breaks speed and time records flying the Comet over a 7112 mile route in four hours 38 minutes at 176 mph average. The modified Comet Ghyphan Alyt, a Fox Comet Series Two evolution with Rolls Royce Avon engines, aims to carry heavier loads faster and cheaper than the Series One.
A Mossman event on May 1 under Mrs Coates and Miss Marveen Kerswell featured the Mossman group officers and new enrollees Silves M Paris P Wood A Wasley P Thompson L Davis D Davis I Kerswell and G Voysey A large crowd of parents and well wishers attended after a short talk to Mrs Walamley about the New Guides. An evening of games and concert items followed with supper.
A sprawling, fragmentary musings plot a wartime event with references to leaders like Eisenhower and Boehlen, a Labour party context, and scattered mentions of ceremonies, funerals, and political talks. The text mixes personal notes, travel, and church rites with vague timelines and places, yielding a hazy snapshot of postwar reminiscence.
May 5 Kenya report notes police TSG squads arrest multiple suspects in Karioker market area amid the Mau Mau terror emergency. Mentions officials and Mossman connections, with reminiscences of local figures including Maryorrugh General Hos and D Mischtewski. Other locals, Miss Mary Kidd and the Hinsleys, also referenced in holiday returns.
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