17 Apr 1943
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 17, 1943
Page
1
fragmented OCR text lists multiple garbled terms including The Worlds Best Cigarette Lighter and various scattered names and phrases. Due to severe incompleteness, the readable portion hints at a titled event but provides no coherent details, dates, locations, participants, or outcomes to establish a substantiated summary.
A jumbled OCR listing multiple job ads and notices. It references WANTED clerks and various service roles, shifts, and appointments. Includes dates, locations, and employer names formatted like a newspaper classified section. The fragment mentions central offices, government service, and theatre staffing with scattered names and times.
A garbled historical notice compiles multiple public tenders and official notices. It references supplying truck pendirs, tender submission deadlines, inspection locations, and officials, along with obituaries and electoral notices. The text includes names, dates, and places such as Sheridan street, Cairns, and West Flurthe House, with dates in April 1904 and references to local government offices and public curators.
Senior-Sergeant TJ Quinn and Detective AB Dunesned report on a March police visit to the residence of AR. PA. W. Antony at Lake Street Cairne. They examined windows cleared of locks and found a cardboard carton with three wireless valves and two packed sacks of radio parts missing between February 12 and February 18. The defendant denied knowledge of the items and was questioned at his home on Thomas and Catene streets along with witnesses, with the wireless set later identified as property of Captain Hewitt and linked to Mr. Anthony.
A stop work meeting led by Trades and Labour Council voiced support for ongoing action amid war effort pressures. Speakers argued wage reductions via arbitration were unprecedented and could hinder Australia’s war drive, while others urged cautious negotiation and unity. Proceedings referenced Prime Minister and Allied Works Council actions and contemplated further resolutions.
A historical account details the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain and subsequent night bombing efforts. It notes aircraft losses, strategic bombing campaigns, and the shift to sustained air attacks on German targets while highlighting Britain's industrial and technical resilience and the enduring RAF leadership. The piece references British air power, Luftwaffe actions, and the widening impact on the war effort.
An irate crowd and noisy commotion surround Winston Churchill as he avoids his signature cigar amid a chaotic event. Eyewitnesses report a tense atmosphere with officials, guards, and spectators reacting to the disruption while Churchill and aides move away from the area.
RAF raids last night over Squiwenern Germany caused area and building damage in East Prussia. At least 18 German planes were claimed shot down. British bombers dropped heavy explosives and incendiaries on rural targets with no major factory damage reported.
The Freshwater branch of the QEWA met at Mrs Ogden's home in April. After prayers and a war memorial silence, the financials showed £7 10s 4d credit. A dance was proposed for April 30 to raise funds for soldiers, with members pledging energetic support and efforts to aid servicemen.
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