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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 04, 1942
Page
2
Amateur farmers propose using school students during the Christmas vacation to assist in harvesting food staples across the Commonwealth. The plan aims to avoid interfering with education while enabling agricultural work by pupil participation.
A garbled report discusses wartime manpower issues, noting women and men were placed in civilian and military roles, with mentions of the National Register and Army authorities. It references conscription, registration disparities, and concerns over who could be called for service, emphasizing the shifting civilian labor and military requirements.
An old advertisement touts Double D Ointment for foot cuts barked shins and skin scrapes. It claims rapid healing from eucalyptus and antiseptic properties with premium size packaging and broad claims.
The piece discusses cane producers facing production costs and return challenges in Queensland and Australia. It notes arguments over who bears costs and how to secure fair returns, highlighting industry economics, government policy, and potential new agreements affecting producers, with focus on overall production costs and anticipated 100 percent return targets.
In a May Day address, Stalin denounces German aggression and calls on workers, soldiers, and citizens to support the front. He frames the war as a just liberation struggle and urges unity with Soviet allies to defeat fascist invaders and free enslaved peoples across Europe.
Fragmentary item notes an effort to move a transport matter forward. The readable text hints at hopes for progress and a probable obstacle delaying action, with no clear names, dates, or outcomes available.
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