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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 20, 1946
Page
7
A damaged OCR fragment hints at a wartime note or report involving a person or event. Readable terms reference a doctor and a place, but specifics are unclear. The legible words suggest a line about a warrant, defense, or notice, yet the core facts remain unreadable.
Oakland California reports a successful inauguration of the ANAS Pacific Flight. The flight carried passengers including J Ives J Cis Seomasie and Wharton from Australia to Vancouver, with Armbrust and Watt among the crew and officials noting the event yesterday.
The United States informed the International Monetary Fund that the American dollar’s par value remains at 3 dollars per ounce of gold. In Townsville, Mrs. P. Lowes and local officials discuss monetary stability, while cultural notices mention film showings, theatre events, and cabaret dances with prizes and live music continuing tonight and tomorrow.
The marriage of Mary Ledlie, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Ledlie Cairns, to George Eugene Anton, second son of Mrs Robinson Melbourne, took place at St Andrew's Presbyterian Church with Rev D H Henry officiating. The bride wore ivory crepe with lace and carried arum lilies. bridesmaid Dawn Clarke wore turquoise. The groom, a Royal Australian Naval Reserve lieutenant, attended in full dress uniform. Guests, including Tableland residents, attended a reception at the bride's home.
The article surveys sea-elephants once common in Australian waters and their decline by 1808, now with only two species near Macquarie Island. It notes preservation efforts near Hobart, mentions fossil finds in Chillagoe and Clermont, and previews botanical and zoological items in the Journal of the New York Botanical Garden and related publications, including coral, mushrooms, and crustacean checklists. It also describes the Wakamen ceremonial ground atop Tron Mountain and laments military survey disturbances.
Innisfail Hospital sees rising population and a maternity ward rush amid recent chickenpox cases. Dr N Aroney reports transfers were needed but easing over the past two days as the isolation ward is opened to handle the outbreak.
National Radio lists a full September 29 1946 program slate with News Art Talk and adverb lectures. Highlights include Colour in Daily Life by C M Van Hemrigh The Choosing of Adverbs by PW Radcliffe The Country Hour Music Through Movement by Heather Gell and Speech Training the OO Sound by Bovier Dunnt Cardinal Glutey and Archbishop J J Dunnt Chair Various Youth and Liberal Party election speeches plus The Damnation of Faust at Opera House.
The Cem Cummings Country Party candidate for Kennedy is backed by Mr GF Nuckim, leader of the Op panien in the State Parliament. A public meeting is planned in Ine Aquatic Ball Calehs next Monday for supporters and voters to discuss the campaign and outlook.
Damaged OCR text records a local public sale notice with unreadable fragments and missing details about action participants and timing.
Atherton hosted a Tableland Queen Competition featuring eight contestants parading on decorated dias with escorts. Queens and partners enjoyed tables, bouquets, and a sumptuous supper as Miss Edna Sherrin and others wore elaborate frocks by designers. a Gala evening ran with music by the Ambassadors orchestra and a Jumbo Atel Ranga.
The Cairno od District Poultry Club held a social meeting at Mr and Mrs J Nankivell's home in Anderson Street. President J Nankivell welcomed new members and a committee was formed to draft and distribute a show schedule. A November club show will feature many classes for first time exhibitors with prize money.
A garbled excerpt shows characters discussing love and charm. The dialogue mentions being in love, admiration, and a person named Powe Charmosan claiming to give charm and a youthful look. The passage reads as a stray, incomplete dialogue fragment from a vintage source.
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