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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 24, 1945
Page
9
A vintage guide celebrates outdoor living with canvas covered lounges and simple dining setups. It touts garden barbecues as family friendly, appeals to housewives craving easy meals, and offers menu ideas such as grilled meats with roasted potatoes and beet salads.
The National Gallery festival in the east garden court aims to bring modern American works to a broad audience. It features free public concerts by the orchestra and chorus, highlighting new film music and works written for the gallery program, with a focus on linking producer and consumer in agriculture and culture.
A fragmented account notes the National Gallery's aim to present premier works from all nations while fostering American contributors. It mentions a small orchestra amid statuary, the Versailles fountain, and Dr. Bales as a music director in the capital, with references to authority figures and a European aesthetic.
A U S Army notice details plans to rehabilitate fourty eight thousand trucks owed by Germany as part of postwar wartime equipment salvage. The program covers 21 ton and smaller vehicles, with millions of dollars involved and a large portion likely to enter the home market.
At a November Atherton RSL meeting the chair Mr NM Michett welcomed committee members including South Walker Cornish and Fred Hil to discuss adding to the committee and expanding powers. A motion by Mr MacDonald to pay gratuities to all ex servicemen, whether applied for or not, was carried after debate on volunteering and potential costs.
November 24 report details the Acamisa farewell and reception with speeches and prizes. names such as Mr Cunningham and Mrs Sealy Bowers appear among organizers. The event featured lettered awards, welcome addresses, and supper, with other local updates on club activities and visitors.
Local radio schedule outlines an unwritten program focusing on agriculture on the Tablelands. Speakers include Mrs. Neney Tramers and J. W. Mineon with Mra. Neney Tramers, J. T. Leite, and others. Broadcasts from the South Johnstone River area will air at 7:30 PM, featuring music and talks on regional topics.
The Florence Paingnia campaign aims to recruit around 33,000 nurses and domestics to meet wartime needs. Bevan and officials promise higher pay from £130 to £160, with married and single rooms, better living conditions, and four weeks annual holiday. Night duty and weekly rest rules will be clarified by the matron. Objections cite outdated standards and training obstacles, but Raven pushes for nursing to become a true profession.
The Ravenshoe Chamber of Commerce held an November meeting at 4 Merse Street discussing support for a proposed bakery building permit, water works, and related community projects. Attendance included E Kerr, J McElhurney, McAllister, and other members, with financials reviewed and motions to support local initiatives and communications with authorities.
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