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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 08, 1944
Page
3
Entertainment notes describe a feature at a local venue with music and mirth, a Briton agent themed adventure, and a comedian act. The program includes a screening of Beit and a dance number with Turretay night listed among the highlights.
Airns North School and Cairne forth State School held Thursday afternoon farewells for head teacher Mr Baker. Parents and pupils praised his leadership and memory, presenting him with a travelling case notes wallet and Mrs Baker a handbag. The crowd thanked the committee for support during a troubled period and noted the smooth cooperation with staff and committees.
The Erbert on parish women’s welfare group met in the Rast Room with Dovell presiding. Reports covered junior activities, Red Cross efforts, cake stalls, and a forthcoming Novena event. The CWA Younger Set planned fundraisers and knitting for wool blankets, while soldiers’ welfare and Christmas orders were discussed.
A vintage advertisement notes large bottle 2 and small 1 with a nominal sock, promoting the Now greany product sold everywhere. The fragment hints at widespread availability and generic branding.
Deciphered OCR shows a chaotic notice listing names such as Mrs. G. Facut and Mae 7 with scattered phrases about adoption and wartime themes. Christmas cards are announced as available.
A fragmented note hints at a person named Sek and a phrase about collecting and mocking the latter. The readable text is sparse. No clear event, date, or organization is identifiable.
A wedding ceremony for Saulon Sasnucosr was held on November 4 with the bride in a veiled gown. The veil was lent by Mrs. G. Stroud and the reception at C W A Hall featured the bride’s mother Mrs. Rae Musen greeting guests, while the groom’s mother Mrs. Baulch assisted.
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