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Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Aug 19, 1947

Page

5

Japan’s Postwar Dilemma Nearing Peace or Reversion

Partly reformed Japan two years after V-J Day weighs peace versus returning to traditional rule. MacArthur advocates a formal peace and ongoing demilitarisation while maintaining Allied supervision. Economic strain and political power struggles threaten stability as Japan faces bureaucratic persistence, reform, and the challenge of modernization under occupation.

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Rabbit Eats Leather Chases Cat in Baltimore

In Baltimore a three month old rabbit named Bugsy prefers leather or a book cover, and will not touch carrot or cabbage. Owner Tra Lowder says the rabbit has chased a neighborhood cat three times and shows a taste for solid objects when available.

Baltimore Sowder

Italian Holiday Demands Plenty Of Money

A wartime travel forecast notes high prices and limited sleeper reservations on Italian trains. Rome, Naples, Capri, Venice, and the lake district remain popular, with hotels strained and some prewar capacities restored. air and bus links open new routes, while American travelers face dollar shortages and currency exchange limits.

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Canberra conference outlines plans to lift building output

Report on the Canberra meeting where the National Works Council pushed for a decade long program to stabilise Australia’s construction industry aiming for about 60,000 dwellings yearly and a 20 percent rise in other building activity. Lemmon stressed realistic labour and material supply as key. governments pledged action if private activity lagged.

Canberra National Works Council Lemmon Australia

Postwar Industry Urges Quotas to Ease Material Shortages

The speech outlines Commonwealth and state measures to curb coal and labour shortages, limit building-material output, and allocate quotas for the construction industry. It notes attempts to boost imports of timber, consider duty suspension, and expand housing for workers in timber and brick goods regions. Queensland, Victoria, South Australia, and Western Australia are cited for mechanisation, loans, and supplier relief to ramp up cement, tile, timber, and related industries.

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Education costs burden South African children faces

In South Africa the fduested free policy for children is contradicted by required school fees and book purchases. As a result about 75 percent of the child population remains undereducated, highlighting unequal access to basic schooling.

South Africa

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