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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 30, 1944
Page
4
Fragments mention G W Seame and ALP figures, a few individuals such as Tiny Jones and Sting, and an event related to a burial or termination. The legible parts hint at a local meeting or notice with scattered names and a small group activity. Details are unclear due to OCR damage.
Friday afternoon at the Boden and BodEs stall well wishers gathered to celebrate Mim Vera Thomson on the eve of her engagement to Corporal Cyrus Goldwater. Daffy praised Thomson and Deane Dillon allied in support. Gifts were given, and telegrams of congratulations arrived from absent firemen and associated groups.
A local notice announces four dances this week in near area venues. The program advertises a private dance for United States Navy personnel, with performances by Geo Stone and Marion Jenkins bands. Proceeds benefit patrons and community groups as the schedule unfolds.
The WrAn Matthews and ILA Demaine won the Goobies championship at the YWCA AWAS event. Pie Wilds Crabb claimed the singles title in the AWAS hosted tournament. Pennants were presented to the winners by Commandant Captain Menten.
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