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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 09, 1952
Page
7
A century old Persian wedding described under royal patronage recalls Firdausi and cultural rites. The narrative touches on royal gifts, traditional dress, the bride’s attire, and the ceremonial display blending poetry, music, and scholarly audiences in a UNESCO context.
Saturday listings show varied concerts and performances including Dance Music, Music for Strings, Evening Meditation, and Vocal Competitions. Highlights include Stars of the Concert Hall, Queensland Presents events, Rodeo Roundup, and a Second Half Concert with Bach Binding in the Marin.
The report lists holidays ending for Marcia Jones Harriet Keegan and others returning to Brisbane Cairns and Charters Towers for boarding. A farewell party at Bates Pacific marked departures of Mr and Mrs J Cloud for Concord Sydney. Social events include a Wounded Soldiers and Airmen’s Association supper at St Monica’s with dances and bridge games and various visits by Cairns residents to Sydney Ravenshoe and Brisbane.
Fragmentary OCR text references multiple hotels in Cock but provides no clear event, date, or named entities to form a factual summary.
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