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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 29, 1939
Page
4
Fragmented OCR note discusses Germany's role and European theater coverage. Mentions radio broadcasts, Soviet actions, and wartime boundaries, with unclear references to specific events, places, and dates. The readable content points to wartime propaganda and foreign policy emphasis rather than a coherent incident.
A discussion of radio as a mass propaganda tool and its impact on Europe’s crisis atmosphere. The piece recalls Munich era tensions as voices from London Paris and Moscow weigh in on war fears. It notes Germany and Japan as premier shortwave powers and cites BBC broadcasts influencing British resolve.
The Cairns Shire Council and Railway Department discuss actions on malaria vector control, floodplain management, and road and bridge maintenance. Officials consider measures against rat populations, ambulance funding, and park access while debating responsibility and funding with the Main Roads Commission and local associations. A council committee will report back after consultations with Ambulance services and district officers.
Kennedy wrote on defence of Northern Queensland and assured the council this matter was receiving earnest consideration of the services boards. It noted training needs and funding limits for gateace projects, with potential extension of Air Force training when practicable, and referenced Australia defence prospects and upcoming arrangements.
Georgetown community updates include a Producers' and Progress Association gathering for seed discussions, Dr Mansfield travelling to Forsyth to visit patient B J Sloane at Forsyth Hospital, and Mr Glone recovering from a prolonged bush exposure. Father Larkin plans weekend services, and Oak Park and Amateur race attendees are noted along with a Sub tennis tournament on September 2. Etheridge Hospitals Board members appointed, Governor-in-Council to elect chairman and two government representatives.
British MPs are to see new motor car engines powered by compression coal gas evolved at Ashton under Lyne works. The technology claims equal efficiency to oil or petrol engines and could reshape road transport, with war supply concerns prompting government interest and rationing schemes. Gas is stored in cylinders or produced by on site compressors, enabling rapid operation in seconds.
Local protest planned as a long running village practice of turning off electric lamps after 10:30 p.m. during the winter is discussed by the Parish Lighting Committee. W Samways notes residents do not all retire at half past ten and calls for waking up to the issue.
A fragment notes a travel issue on the Cairne Gordonvale road tied to Beep travel and a letter about Bravel being wrled off. It references RACG and an engineer for assessment.
Canberra reports progress in refrigeration research for meat and fruit transport from Australia to England. Engineers and the Council for Defence and Industrial Research discuss refrigerated vessels, chilling vs freezing, and the need for faster links from producer to consumer to extend cold chains into homes.
The article discusses rapid freezing and the use of dry ice to extend refrigeration reach. It notes improved shelf life for fruits and prepared foods, potential impacts on canning, and a 1938 US note on frosted foods valued at £3,000,000 with many varieties. An 1938 USA development of continuous freezing in cans is highlighted as bridging methods.
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