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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 26, 1950
Page
6
A lively report describes young girls at a social event wearing white organdie, silk and lace frocks with velvet capes and pearl necklaces. Dainty hemlines, full skirts, and delicate detailing accompany caps, mittens, and matching accessories in a parade of period party dress.
Kuranda notes level of Baeron down as Barron River flows fall with hot weather. Ambulance fund dance and education class film night attract 100+ attendees. Alma White named president. officers elected. balance carried. piano payment resolved. supper enjoyed. awards given.
A social column notes the engagement of Maryborsue Tate of Brabanes to William Nugent, with details on families in Melbourne and Newcastle. It also covers gas industry executive visits, and lists Cairns to southern and northern flights, including passenger names, destinations, and recent arrivals from T.A.A. and ANA planes.
On Saturday 3 delegates of the Strands Cricket Club attended Atherton. Visitors Mr and Mrs H Elms of Fremur d Creek called during the week.
An old time dance at St Josephs hall last Wednesday night awarded prizes. The Pride of Erin novelty went to Mr Ryan and Miss Bernice Holdcroft Montecarlo to Porter and Mrs McGuinness, pot novelty to Mr Thompson and Miss Holdcroft. A modern and old time dance Thursday night featured Montecarlo to Miss K O Byrne and Mr Kaeser. Progressive barn dance went to Miss Sewell and Mr Yeberg with other novelties won by Miss Dawe and Mr Clarke and by Miss Harvey and Mr Backman.
Local reports describe piranha as the most ferocious creature in the region. They reportedly target birds in flight and react intensely to blood.
A fragmented OCR snippet lists times and topics across music, dance, and religious lessons. Entries reference a Bible theme, kindergarten, a deities note, and various performances such as Popular Overtures, Women’s sessions, Youth Dance Melodies, and a Brokensha Concert with scattered numeric placeholders.
Fragmentary listing shows a 1958 day timetable with multiple time slots and program titles such as Music and Daily Devotional Breakfast Session and Newsreel Rhythm Corner and Talk. Includes entries like The Australian Composer and Queensland Symphony Orchestra with various times and monetary notes.
A tour through North and West Queensland by Mr J C Mathieson and colleagues includes surveys of Main Roads projects from Cooktown to Portland Roads. The party, joined by Leon ard Brees Expedition and other officials, inspects road works and guards equipment along the route.
The event showcased Mra Fenwick in a black lace gown, Mir Mary Thurburo in a silver lame and lavender taffeta dress, Mise Eales in a satin frock with a full gathered skirt, Dana Murray in an appliqued pastel bodice, Betty Peeth in white satin, and Mrs MC Hening in white satin with shoulder emphasis.
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