MEMORIAM EDWARDS WRIGHT SANT ANGELOS AND OTHERS
Memorial notices from Carns Cordova Presbyterian and various churches honor Ed wards and others. Obituaries celebrate spouses daughters sons and friends with messages of love and enduring memory.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 10, 1943
Page
4
Memorial notices from Carns Cordova Presbyterian and various churches honor Ed wards and others. Obituaries celebrate spouses daughters sons and friends with messages of love and enduring memory.
The unreadable fragment references the Agriculture Department and Commonwealth governance, noting discussions about primary industries, production, and possible reforms. Mentions interviews across sections, a motion, and adjournment relating to policy and economic matters.
The readable portions show jumbled overseas references and broken phrases. Names and places remain unclear, but hints of wartime era discussion, generic international items, and stray authorial notes appear among the garbled lines.
A Cairns Post article outlines wartime disruptions driving juvenile delinquency, with fathers in military service and mothers in industry. Officials push for daycare, education, and social services. debates compare U S trends to Britain and Bettam, noting increased arrests near military sites and calls for targeted child welfare programs.
A day’s communique reports Liberator bombers and recon planes hitting enemy airfields at Kavieng and Finschhafen New Guinea, with patrols sinking or badly damaging several coastal barges and a convoy near the Arafura Sea. Repeated strafing and bombing hit targets from New Ireland to New Britain, including Alamons and nearby jetties.
The article notes a 40 percent rise in juvenile delinquency in the first war year. In 1939 Britain merged child welfare with a wartime framework under the Education Ministries and a National Youth Committee to keep youths engaged in worthwhile work. It cites nationwide associations, a Youth Serving Corps, and calls for coordinated local action. The United States is referenced as facing similar pushes, with agencies strained for funds. The War Power Commission urges mothers to stay home with young children, while employers are asked not to hire them. The piece warns delinquency could worsen if properly supported supports are not provided by state and home.
The report notes pamphlets from the Rationing Commission and ARP circulars distributed via Re Consondity Contral Committee chaired by Mr TE Dwyer. It mentions Warrens ARLP Wardens in Cairns reporting duties, a citywide drill, and the first in a series of practices. An AP dispatch describes Fifth and Eighth Army links near Gabes and a humorous exchange with sergeants. The article covers probate notices, local elections, and weather hints, plus engineering training and war loan updates in Cairns.
The National Service Officer at Cairns said proprietors could keep a sum of cash from fines to cover staff during cafe dining hours. The policy aimed to ensure cafe employees remained on site, with details including attendance, building access, and a total weekly allotment. Local reports noted a total of 22 per week and potential penalties for leaving the dining room.
A report details realistic combat exercises at a British commando training facility. Officers describe rigorous drills, endurance tests, and coordinated assault tactics designed to prepare personnel for diverse operations across varied terrains.
Nominations open in Barcoo electorate with three candidates. Manuscript text notes Labour and education context, with ongoing roll comparisons and party discussions as voter week unfolds in Brisbane.
US Navy communique reports a dawn attack by 90 Japanese Demi Ss escorted by 48 Zeros on ships near Solomon Islands. Enemy losses include several bombers and fighters, with one plane shot down and a pilot rescued. The raid highlights Japanese resolve and ongoing attempts to disrupt American forces.
British naval dispatches describe an April month of coastal actions with the fleet claiming several ships sunk or damaged. Victims include three E-boats, three large armed vessels, a new patrol boat, and an armed trawler, along with tanker Stee and supply craft. Operations ranged from Dover to the Norwegian coast and from the Baltic to Boggrr Bay.
The Cairns market report notes lighter supplies and varied pricing for fruit and vegetables. Lemons move quickly, grapes and tomatoes show demand with prices around mid range, while peppers, apples, and cucumbers clear at modest rates. pumpkins and beets have solid sell-through, and overall locals skimmed lower quality stock.
In Brisbane and New South Wales authorities heightened actions to prevent swine fever spread. Officials seized consignments and restricted movement as investigations clarified contaminated sausage risks and potential transmission through meat products.
Lieutenant Edgars Simon, Maliam prisoner of Ivar who escaped during war, was recaptured near Mildura on the New South Wales border. Australian Security Service officers tracked his movements and found an automatic pistol and identity papers in his possession.
The notice explains actions when the air raid warning sounds. Citizens should move calmly to designated shelters, extinguish fires, and keep water and pumping supplies ready. Schools divert to shelters. adults supervise children. Drivers must pull to the side, stop 30 yards from intersections, and seek the nearest shelter. Military personnel must remain in assigned areas.
The Industrial Court heard a request by the Meat Industry Board seeking penalties against an Australian Meat Industry union member for disobeying an order to supply labor at a Bass Hebrew abattoir. Chief Justice William Webb criticized union officials and warned that leaders should purge the union of such men. The hearing revealed workers refused overtime arrangements, affecting canning and exports to New Guinea, with Webb noting past cases and debating possible penalties.
An OCR fragment reports manager George Tums at the Seston works facing labor unrest and a push to increase output for the forces. It mentions A J Weaman, Sir Willard Web, and Wewmann, with threats of court proceedings and union actions as a response to management policies and the striking workers.
A garbled OCR fragment references various terms with no coherent facts or identifiable people, places, dates, or events. No usable incident or outcome is discernible to form a valid news item.
Fragmentary report mentions Rommel and a German attack near Tunis and Montgomery operations in North Africa. It references American and Allied youth involvement and a late retreat, with vague notes on costs and battles. The piece reads like a war-time update with mixed cryptic phrases and scrambled terms.
The ministerial briefing cites a combined failure of terrain and weather factors in the London event. Inadequate emergency planning and delayed notice to authorities hindered evacuation. Officials emphasize lessons learned to prevent repetition in future crises.
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