26 Aug 1940
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 26, 1940
Page
1
Fragmented report from the Northern Tournament notes eighty nominations across events. Singles include Carr G D and others. doubles list Bowden Golding and McCronk. various results show scores and participant names across multiple matches in Mareeba and surrounding areas.
Fragmented report details various championships with scores and names garbled. Mentions Men's and Ladies events, doubles and singles, and late round results with partial team and player references across a sporting meet at Calrme.
The report notes training at Central Technical College and Torvidh Technical College with capacity for 160 trainees. Australian Ordnance Corps artisans are trained, and the State Government bought nine satin to train a further 20 turners. Breaches in locations include Brisbane and Ibewich with available spaces in northern areas.
In London the Japanese Prime Minister states in Statist that a small group of salesmen could bridge past miscalculations and align Britain and Japan. He urges a new order to resolve China tensions and to unite against Bolshevism, noting Japan rejected a British proposal for cooperation.
Eyewitness accounts describe a nighttime air attack targeting hangars and runways at a coastal aerodrome. Explosions shook the area as enemy aircraft engaged, with fires and smoke visible across the tarmac as defenders responded and the Barium threat flickered in the distance.
New York August reports describe German propaganda activity uncovered by U S authorities. The investigation compiles articles by Col W J Domo ven and Edgar Aneel Mowrer detailing aims to terrify, demoralize, and influence public opinion while keeping the war effort under cover.
A group of American journalists toured Australian wartime sites in Darwin arriving at 1 am and visiting the LHOGe Aupost 2 facilities and the Bagot aboriginal compound. They praised Australian efforts and pledged continued support while noting a growing Anglo American partnership.
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