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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 07, 1950
Page
6
Atherton residents share wedding and social news with many names and places noted. The column records engagements, church events, family visits, travel, and local gatherings across Atherton, Ravenshoe, Mareeba, and nearby communities, mentioning attendees, hosts, and seasonal celebrations throughout the period.
The sermon discusses Michaelmas and the Holy Angels as free intelligent beings who worship God. It contrasts them with fallen angels, highlights their role in guiding and protecting believers, and urges readers to focus on spiritual realities beyond material concerns while trusting in God’s overarching plan.
Oct 4 report from IAAP warns of raw cotton shortage affecting prices. Industry figures predict continued declines in supply with estimated totals and potential impacts on buyers, mills, and trade routes. Names of several officials and merchants appear in fragmented text, reflecting a disrupted OCR capture of a vendors meeting.
The readable lines show garbled text about a home, coat, cost, and numbers. It mentions future prospects and a tale but the meaning is unclear. Names, places, and concrete events are not recoverable from the fragment.
The joint Presbyterian and Methodist churches held a grand choral and instrumental concert in aid of Mareeba. Miss M Mills led the WCTU and spoke at state schools during the week. Rev G Sash and Rev A Poet of Millan preached and conducted services. A Masonic parade service and various anniversary observances were scheduled with morning worship broadcast and evening rehearsals at Draper street.
Relatives gather to welcome Mrs A Davies as the Marunda departs. Dignitaries attend Cairns Harbour Boards conference in Mareeba during a Tableland tour. Mrs E L Tadtman and children visit from Manhattan. her husband Lt EL Tadtman is bound for Japan. Baptist services and Sunday schools announced. Open air testing planned and church anniversary reports highlight a busy social and religious week in Mareeba and surrounding areas.
Sunday services are advertised in the Church Notices. The Men's Club will visit Cobbers' Club Monday evening to compete in the rematch of the Jamieson Memorial Cup. The fellowship rehearses for Halloween.
Refers to promises made during wartime by an Australian airwoman known as Bereesit "loa" Cairns Post reports she arrived in England in April 1947 and renewed vows by visiting homes across Australia including touring the outback of New South Wales in a caravan. The text preserves her wartime bond with airmen and families.
AAP reports Japan may host United Nations bases in the Far East and outlines postwar plans. The piece notes wartime allies and occupation roles, mentions U.N. missions with China, and recalls historical figures including Marconi and Dickens.
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