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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 06, 1945
Page
6
A fragmented entertainment column previews a stage production featuring a diverse cast led by Weems Rae and Aimee Ey. The piece mentions dancers, singing acts, and a comedy segment, naming several performers and the theatre setting while hinting at varied genres and an upcoming performance date.
The November 4 radio schedule lists events from New Zealand treaties to Melbourne races and a charity fund, featuring performances by musicians and orchestras. Multiple entries mention local and international broadcasts with noted presenters and contributors.
Cairns Rotary Club members heard an illustrated address by Andrew Deer, principal of Sheldon School of Business Science, outlining a salesman’s role, the concept of business science as organized knowledge, and the aims of mutual interest. He described four commercial facts in selling, stressed knowledge of related facts, and urged developing intellect, sensibilities, and cooperative enterprise through practical management principles.
ME Alden Thomson BBC Director of Overseas Presentation and his wife Aner witness the royal visit by Majesty and Princesses in Vedight crowds. The royal party strolls from Burkiseham Palace toward Whitehall amid cheers, with Princess Elizabeth and Princess Margaret Rose seen in plain coats and stockings. A wary detective keeps pace as the crowd enjoys the festive moment.
In Sydney on Saturday night a disturbance near Goulburn led to Joan Wilton aged 28 being knocked down and robbed of private papers. Police and medical help arrived as the assailants fled, with the elite crowd noting the matter and Navy lines involved.
Fragmented OCR lists mail closing times for multiple towns and regions with references to Wednesday and Tuesday schedules. Names and places such as Mareeba Townsville Mackay Brisbane Toowoomba and Cairns appear amid jumbled phrases indicating postal cutoffs and service notes.
Em t of Pte Maude God over AIEMWS along with other locals returned from overseas service in recent days. Multiple arrivals and social notices appear from Brisbane, Cairns, Rockhampton, and Atherton. Aquatic Dance Palais event drew a large crowd with prizes awarded to Joan Leahy and Shereen Ye and novelty prizes to Miss Mele and Tim Moore.
A fragmented piece notes a postwar trend as tails and dinner suits return for men. It mentions white tie attire, renewed demand for formal wear, and impending restrictions easing with social events resuming. The article hints at broader fashion shifts toward prewar styles, with merchants preparing inventories for a new season.
A report mixes fashion notes on new Australian corset designs with odd trivia about the Goliath beetle. It describes postwar nylon marquette bras and cotton foundations, Dowd’s observations on American and Australian corsetry, and poses a bizarre claim about a powerful male horned beetle lifting and slicing objects between its neck and shoulders.
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