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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 09, 1943
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows Palace Theatre program with titles like A Yank in Dutch and other captions. Readable items are interspersed with garbled names and stray phrases making exact screening details unclear.
Activities of the Our Women at Work group and the AW.AS welfare committee are highlighted with war relief efforts. Volunteers knit and stitch for troops, supply handkerchiefs and bags, and organize dances, bazaars, and social events to support service members. Local clubs, churches, and the St. Presbyterian and CWA branches coordinate fund drives, correspondence on educational reform, and preparations for a December Christmas fair and children’s concert.
Mrs Mill of Glen Boughton forwards October rainfall figures totaling around four inches and 27 points. The writer recalls autumn conditions and mild nights, noting springlike warmth today and birds singing at dawn.
Fragmentary text mentions dried arms and pace lands with possible place names but lacks clear event, date, or identifiable entities to form a proper report card.
Members are asked to meet today at 2:30 for poppy making and to arrange selling in the street on Remembrance Day. Wreaths and poppies proceeds go to distressed borrowers. Next monthly bridge party on Nov 17 supports Christmas cheer for officers at sea. Beach picnics on Wednesdays and Saturdays include convalescents in party dresses and afternoon tea treats.
The Edge Hill Red Cross monthly meeting was held in November with attendees including Mesdames Locke, Edward, Stephens, Greiner, G Stephens, Atkinson, Archibald, Reed, and Connors. Mrs Locke elected secretary. a remittance to HQ noted. Doll raffle prize won by Maureen Connolly. funds raised totaled about £76.
A dated item lists numerous attendees by name for a social event at a club. The long roster includes many individuals across male and female members, with references to evenings and private rooms and repeated mentions of attendance and social gatherings without a clear single event outcome.
The Atherton page describes a fundraising function raising about 160 for the children. The senior choir and Australian soloists performed, with Chestnut gelding and other entries noted. Impounded items may be sold to defray expenses. the event features the senior choir, a variety of recitations and a Monte Carlo waltz won by Tommy Barks. The city council pound yard and The Keys of Heaven are mentioned in context.
At a recent Atherton Shire Council meeting a special rate schedule was adopted. General rates for areas including Tolge and Atherton were fixed at standard levels with a 1/1 cleansing rate and garbage charges of four dollars. Water rates remained at last year’s level, at BB percent of the fixed amount, with a Bed minimum for non-resident properties. A special visitor, Mr JA Sewell of the Government Department, attended.
A fragment notes an optometrist visit and a possible appointment or event. The garbled text references a reception or service at a venue with a date in November and potential commitments or actions related to the Gi Meventen. Further readable details are unavailable.
Mossman News reports a pennant presentation with Bee Rod Row as chairman of the wins Shire on Tuesday afternoon. The event praised efforts of the community and patrons who backed the campaign, noting the commendable teamwork and class support. A Rural funds dance raised £15 at the door, with Mrs Voyce Evans delivering suitability remarks and a successful social evening.
Fragments advise a home remedy approach using eucalyptus products to prevent flu like illness. The text promotes multiple doses and throat and chest rub routines, with unclear instructions and notable spelling errors.
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