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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 23, 1942
Page
3
Local venue announces a varied program at the Place Theatre featuring Beene Bich and John Bhelton in a romantic drama, alongside Morgan Mia Virerma Welgier in a sentimental portrayal, and Aan Munertor in a comedy. Includes Argentine War canvases and musical demonstrations.
A women’s letter details social events including an aquatic dance at the Aquatic Dance Palais featuring Marion Jevans’ orchestra and a concert in aid of the Cathouse Church. A grand concert in Gardendale Park supports Mercy and Convent Garden charity efforts, with bridgerecitals and children’s entertainments. Mrs Browne of the American Red Cross praises Queensland women’s wartime welfare work and hospitality to American troops.
The annual St Johns Church bazaar unfolded in the club room on Friday and Saturday with a mayoral opening, floral tributes, and a vote of thanks for workers. Musical numbers by MPL Henson entertained attendees as winners were announced in crafts, produce, and sweets categories, with numerous volunteers from the church groups helping run the event.
Wartime notes recount how athletic spirit in tennis mirrors war effort as Lt Lang and Thelma Cryne join AWAS and lead service activities. Bishopsbourne gatherings, canteen efforts at Central Station, and the Girly Friendly Society foster wartime support, with plans for a hotel for workers and river hut canteen run by the Young Australia League Patriotic Fund serving thousands weekly.
The passage presents a didactic meditation on fortune and inner power. It argues that fortune offers incentives but only inner strength and will determine happiness or misery, likening external goods to clothing that merely covers warmth supplied by the soul.
Jeanette and the Home Circle extend birthday greetings to the bairns named Golden Floss Romany Laws Wendaman Queen of the Poppies Vi Your motions. The message wishes joy and notes it is better to try than never to act, reflecting a hopeful tone.
Sunshine Express passenger Bra D Forbes and son Mazwee returned wounded after action. Georges Services Club hosted weekly recreation and social evenings with staff and volunteers thanked. President Mos Lareen to depart. general meeting set for September 23 at the club house.
Mr and Mrs Favell of the Raple nade Cairns report their only son Private Nel Favell died of wounds received in action in the Middle East. He enlisted in June and was 7 years old when listed as a promising athlete in cricket and hockey circles in Cairns before transfer to the desert.
The agenda covers apologies from Mrs Maley Mrs Berry and others with attendees including Kenyon Bethel Hoey Nesl and many local figures. Discussions reference minutes readiness and financial items amid unclear records and missing details.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and events including Sree Lema eta Meas Benolaid Mews and Sue, with companions Max A Murmyneess and Sinted Mex Morr, plus references to a holiday scenario, envelopes, toothpaste, soap, and cakes. The readable content is too fragmented to identify a coherent news item or outcome.
Fragmentary text mentions sleep issues and unfitness for work with garbled names and phrases, lacking clear persons, places, or events to anchor a coherent news item.
The text presents a string of quirky items and questions. It mixes animal references a man with odd rib sums and leverets with cryptic phrases. It also lists instruments and city names suggesting a puzzle of categories and historic place names.
A fragment outlines oats based bites with mixing and baking steps. It mentions dropping portions and baking until lightly browned, guiding on portioning and moderate baking time for even finish. The text shows basic method but lacks complete measurements or temperatures.
A partial readable fragment describes sales in refressnest rooms limited to a Mexican Bhons packet of clarae az a. The mms weight of tebecos is mentioned, with unclear attributions to Mr Renae and a Mr Hewsont. The text is garbled and contains uncertain names and items.
In Canberra on September 31 the Minister for War Organisation of Industry Mr J J Dedman said films had a valuable effect on morale. He noted the industry already had ample manpower and could not sustain other sectors while feeding the nation with scarce resources.
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