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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1945
Page
7
A garbled OCR snippet references names and places with unclear meaning. It hints at a local event or mentioned people such as Falney and Remerant, suggesting a community activity or meeting, but concrete facts or outcomes are unreadable.
Maureen Sullivan and Sonia Butt, among young WAAF officers, parachuted into France before D Day to aid the Maquis. The article presents the first full story of one woman, revealed as an official secret, describing the jump, the training, and the months before the invasion. The narrative follows the nerve and relief felt, the landing in trees, and the initial contact with Maquis HQ as she began gathering and relaying information for the resistance.
Churches across Gordonvale and nearby parishes announce Armistice Day observances. Holy Communions, special services, and Sunday school gatherings mark the day, with locations including St Johns Lakesreet and Gordonvale churches. Local congregations brief on times and arrangements.
In Melbourne on November 9, Soviet exile Alexander Kerensky and his wife Nell Tritton arrived amid a fluctuating reaction to Bolshevik power. The former prime minister, renowned for leading Russia in 1917, toured the city with a Brisbane-based travel companion, signaling a high profile visit during unsettled post revolution days.
London dispatch notes missing greetings from President Truman in world leader photographs. It comments on the October revolution, praises Britain and Soviet alliance and notes congratulatory messages to Mr Attlee and Mr Bevin. It mentions plans to deploy troops and deepen wartime cooperation.
National radio items feature program notes and time slots for news, sports, and concerts. Highlights mention Fritz Kreisler violin, "We Are Asking for the Navy" items, Brisbane to Melbourne race descriptions, lawn tennis, BBC Songs from the Shows, Serge Krish instrumental, Melbourne Symphony with Joseph Post, and Ballad programme by Marie Bremner.
This clipping lists a daily British broadcasting schedule including News Review Sporting Resume Agricultural Talk by Major Milton JD and Afflier An Americat's Impressions of Australian Agriculture. It highlights Book Review by Vance Palmer Divine Service from Albert-street Methodist Brisbane Empire Report BBC Commentary by Wickham Steed and Australian Composers Speak Frank Hutchens with concerts and musical features.
Fragments report Saturday mail closing times in local post offices. Portuguese, unclear names. Indicates doors close earlier today with possible delays.
Fragmented text records wartime greetings and departures. Mentions Misa Hirch visiting Sydney and returning to Cairns, Mel Savage traveling to Melbourne for health, and Corporal D I Holmes released as a prisoner of war arriving in Brisbane. Mentions others: Mr. Maurice Cusack, Cath McKinnon Ambulance Unit, and various locations including Cairns, Rockhampton, Melbourne, Brisbane, Botany Bay, and New Guinea.
Cairns North held a Saturday night dance and euchre party with prize winners listed. Ladies winners were Mex Woods and Stith, with new winners J Petling and G Helmuth. Other notable attendees included Mr G Waugh, Private Joyce, Mr J McAul, Miss B Nevitt, Mr Vo Smith and Miss Barry.
Donations listed for the Bordonvale and District Farewell art Welcome Home Commuter special appeal include many individuals and businesses contributing sums from 1 to 1010 shillings. Notable contributors include A A Woods, GE Alley, W dlf, JA Curtwon, BE Peever, Mangano, WH Thenton, G Placen Nine, CH Came, F Voip El L, LB Gifin, J W Gate and Sons, and Al Klarwein among others.
Fragmented OCR lists names and relations in a roll of honour notice dated June 13 1947. It includes references to OXI 46 Gunner, Wright, Selneh Biel, and late Mr Wright and Mee Wright connected to a household in Bondakan Horea area. The legibility is poor.
Canberra November 9 The Commonwealth film policy aims to unify government productions under one roof. A Canberra studio is proposed at Walley Centre to host working facilities and staff housing. Trainees for Australia’s film industry would come largely from servicemen and servicewomen.
Fifty ambulances have been sent to Italy by UNRRA to aid the government. The convoys will be based in Rome and the surrounding province, with the initiative marking relief support for postwar medical transport.
Wing-Commander Rayner discusses pigeon psychology and use in wartime. Pigeons carried recon photos and emergency messages from enemy territories, sometimes flying long missions with personal stakes. Fifteen pigeons earned Dickon Medals for their service, and handlers often received high honors for bravery.
A garbled OCR piece references Japanese surrender data, naval personnel, and suspicious cases. It mentions embassies or divisions and ongoing monitoring and potential trial, with unclear place names and dates.
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