Charity Show Attracts Attention In Idle Town
A fragmented notice describes a charity show featuring a performer named Tee. The event appears to occur in September with multiple times listed and a playful tone about water and heat.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 24, 1918
Page
2
A fragmented notice describes a charity show featuring a performer named Tee. The event appears to occur in September with multiple times listed and a playful tone about water and heat.
A jumble of notices from Cairns area society pages lists Alt Franks doing painting and signwriting, auction items at Hoare's Mart and Mayers Ltd, a monster sale of drapery and harness, special train services for visitors, and Red Cross linen chest fund requests. It mentions Cantara timetable, war loan bond sales, and Bowkett Building Society updates with director duties and ballot details.
The article details figure eight horse contests and related shows at the Tableland exhibitions with sweepstakes and prizes. It notes entries from northern and southern performers, and mentions Silkwears displays, silk blouses at Dan's in Babinda, and a grand opening with a local lads tournament. It also covers a Cairns birthday party and upcoming Snowy Flynn touring acts, plus an obituary notice for Jack Leslie and notes on local fair tickets.
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