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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 16, 1946
Page
4
An advertisement style portrait highlights a blonde with reddish tints using Pond's Tea Creams to treat skin. The narrative touts a devoted routine for clear, blemish free skin and a long standing beauty tradition from the Pont welbod brand.
Civilian life under war threat features housing notes on an all steel, self supporting structure with two inch insulated wall cavities, vermin proofing, fire safety and extensive light. The piece also covers civilian casualties in 1942 and productivity themes tied to cane varieties Korpi and Trojan in Australia.
Wartime notes discuss the transfer of a device to the RAAF and its planned return to civilian status later this year. It mentions Met bane, Timor, MacArthur era formations, and units like AVMLET with service across Bay, Timor, Borneo, and the Philippines, highlighting Allied air efforts and diverse personnel including Australians and Filipinos.
Italy moves to prosecute Marshal Rodolfo Graziani for collaboration with Germans and for torture and executions of partisans. Held on Protida near Naples, he faces charges under Lombardy court rules. fate could be execution by firing squad. The case marks a climactic reckoning for Fascist military leadership after the 1943 armistice.
London April 13 report says Burma faces a surge in crime as war ends. Robberies and holdups rise sharply, with armed police escorting traffic in villages and towns. Murders already doubled since the conflict intensified and violence spreads.
Government officials report Britain's automobile sector faces high prices and material shortages but expects improved export markets. Industry leaders say production is increasing, with price levels around 70 percent above cost and delivery bottlenecks easing as labour supply stabilizes.
London April 13 A crowd feeds pigeons as a man climbs Nelsons Column swinging from two ropes about 35 feet above ground for five minutes before descending. He is later charged at Bow Street on April 15 with drunken and disorderly conduct.
Canberra reports that Prime Minister Fraser announced New Zealand has abandoned better petrol rationing and that the position is identical with Australia. Fraser had returned to New Zealand from Canberra yesterday.
Fragmented account describes upheaval in Czechoslovakia with references to revolutionary changes, population shifts, nationalization of industries, and strict financial controls. Mentions Prague and German pressures, hints at decentralization and social disruption amid ongoing political upheaval.
A Gallup poll conducted in Holland shows Dutch preference on Indonesia policy. About 15.8 percent favor postwar relations with Indonesia, 13.5 percent back complete independence, and only 1 percent have no opinion. Party support shifts vary with 3 percent for pre Nazi relations, 3 percent for extending Indonesian influence, and 7 percent for independence.
ApriL Lentsperio Robertson head leach of the State Rural School presided as officers and the following were elected to the school committees: FH. B Breghorn, darrea' a P Cardeld, AG Whiting. Meetings fixed for the next Tuesday to discuss ground improvements and pupil facilities.
An AP report from New York covers a disrupted scene as a rider experiences a squech amid tense moments. The account notes the onset of a disturbance and captures reactions from bystanders and officials.
Fragmented text describes rent and furniture costs under wartime conditions. Mentions high prices for apartments and rooms, exchange rates, and tenants pressured to pay or vacate. Notes legal risks and practices around leases and payment demands amid upheaval. Names and dates are unclear due to OCR issues.
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