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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 10, 1945
Page
5
The piece argues for a sugar industry subsidy to rehabilitate cane growers by restoring soil fertility and repairing fences. It notes officials have underperformed, gaps in release of labor from cane farms, and rail/royalty issues hindering production while urging greater government support and recognition of workers in the sector.
Market prices and commodities listed with rates for beans cabbage and related produce. Reading shows items like beans cabbage and tamarind with per unit prices and references to time and sources.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a sugar conference and various unreadable terms. It references prices, quantities, and unnamed participants, with several unclear proper nouns and phrase fragments that hinder precise identification. The readable material centers on trade discussion and potential measurements or costs.
Fragmented readable text shows regional place names and times for events or meetings. Mentions of towns such as Mossman Maryborough Townsville and Macken Hoekmamo indicate a scatter of notices. Details are incomplete and many spellings are garbled.
The message honors our late mother Hally Wieland who died August 19, 1837. Her children Edna Irvine and Len Thre, along with grandchildren, express love and tribute. The note mentions memories, gratitude, and lasting affection from family.
London August 5 An agreement outlines an international tribunal to try war criminals. The plan sets up a legal framework with participating nations and procedures for trial, aiming to address atrocities from the conflict and establish postwar accountability.
A garbled 1946 news digest mentions cane price per ton and trade terms, plus an item about a jockey injured in Australia. It also references wartime war crimes trials, the United Nations tribunal, and the Royal Visit, with scattered notes on weather forecasts and meteorology.
The Cane Growers Council plans to send a delegation of three to London for a conference with the Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom. Mr. Muir will represent Australia, with a third member yet to be named. While in America the delegation will inspect the Louisiana sugar industry and study mechanical cane cutting and loading, plus agricultural developments. They will visit industrial cities to gather data to boost subsidiary industries and employment for sugar workers, and examine the Swattan sugar industry developments.
Cecil A Grimley, Chet Claims Clerk in Brisbane, is named Deputy Commissioner of the State Government Insurance Office. The acting premier announced Chart Lyons as manager in Brisbane, with several shifts for Ipswich, Boma, and Roma offices. Grimley’s career began in Rockhampton and progressed through Cairns, Maryborough, and Maryborough to Brisbane.
A large Royal visit event is planned with public bouquets to be delivered by registered ushers. Invitations extend to St Georges Services Ehug and St Johns Women’s Guilds for a welcome to Their Royal Highnesses. A block of seats is reserved at City Hall for members, with assembly by 2:30 pm on Saturday. Traffic restrictions will reroute vehicles in Abbott Street and nearby intersections during the visit.
Large crowds lined the four mile route from Barbut aerodrome to the Seaview Hotel to cheer the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester on their first official visit to North Queensland. The Royal couple waved from the car after a brief appearance on the Strand balcony as officials and Red Cross Society members looked on. It was announced the Duke will soon resume the New Guinea tour paused by Mr Curtin’s death.
An outspoken piece rails at communism and socialism, arguing foreign influence meddles in domestic politics. The text denounces Bolshevik tactics, praises wartime unity, and references Australia and Britain while lamenting perceived threats to parliamentary stability.
A dramatic account recalls a whale sighting and collision near Merb as Captain Sullivan led the launch through a school of adult whales and calves. The expedition noted 40 whales, some over 20 feet, breaking the calm as barnacles and rip current hazards complicated the pursuit.
Fragmented OCR text lists names and numbers connected to Golden Casket N 962 Brisbane with multiple unreadable fragments including August, R Filamivban, J Swret, B Keating, and S239, lacking coherent context or clear events.
Tokyo radio says Soviet forces crossed the Manchurian border near Hunchun and Manchukuo from the Trans Siberian line in a swift attack on Japanese troops. Reports indicate scattered air raids and uncertain immediate objectives as fighting continues in eastern and western Manchuria with no clear progress announced.
A garbled but dense wartime commentary outlines Japanese and Russian positions in Siberia and the Far East. It discusses an anticipated Japanese advance from Manchuria toward Vladivostok and the potential capture of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The piece contemplates air bases and regional defenses, noting possible broader conflict and the involvement of American forces in the Pacific theater.
A female Prices Department investigator alleges pressure over a transfer and promotion, prompting her to stage a "knit down strike." She describes a tense confrontation with supervisors, claiming no action followed her resignation and that she remained at her desk knitting while awaiting decisions.
Fragmentary OCR text depicts a long, garbled wartime piece arguing Yetain’s sympathy for the Allies, naming figures like Milvrad and Alie. It references battles, alliances, and shifting loyalties with scattered, unclear proper nouns and dates, conveying a diffuse, uncertain historical narrative.
A garbled text fragment discusses Canefields and Canefields releases, labor implications, and a public notices-like posting. It references release actions, property matters, and a formal committee, with distorted names and unclear dates. The piece implies ongoing attempts to manage workforce and site access.
An irregular report from Belgrade on August 9 cites claims that a Passian figure demands reparations. The passage alleges tensions between groups and references unilateral claims and unverified diplomatic stances.
Fragmentary OCR text presents unclear names and events. The readable portion mentions services or people with probable foreign spellings. No definite date, location, or actions emerge to craft a reliable summary.
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