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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 30, 1946
Page
9
Weather notes and local observations from Bartle Frere noting rain and temperature hints. Mentions visitors and several names including Kay Kaizen, Tom Ath, and Munn era players, with references to travels and family visits.
Mareeba August meeting of the Ambulance Committee resided over by Messrs Wowen G Ugulden T McEthinnes and TB Leverton with secretary Mr NH. ie The report noted total expenditure for the year including a new motor car and maintenance reserves. The year ended June 3 with a balance. The committee adopted the accounts and heard the superintendent review ambulance care and transport details. The meeting adjourned with a note on payments and future arrangements.
The case in Innisfail regarding G Hudson versus the Tohaaigve and others seeks to recover eight pounds and costs. Proceedings adjourned due to absence of a key witness. defence contends debt was not admitted and outlines issues to be proven. Adjournment could last up to eight weeks. court steps taken to limit scope of defence and require further particulars.
Proceedings discuss Rule 20 and Order 93 to obtain discovery from Gallagher to justify land rating disputes. Mr Wright presses for production of documents and witnesses, with Gallagher asserting need for subpoenas to compel access and stating discovery will reveal essential facts. The excerpt ends amid a medical aside about brain cortex quantity.
A projected timeline suggests a manned moon landing could occur within about fifteen years. The article reviews early rocketry, noting satellite and ballistic ideas, with references to German V3 concepts and the broader context of air and sea warfare and strategic missiles.
Mourilyan Mill faces a wages dispute over engine drivers during the sugar season. Witnesses describe pay differences between first class engine drivers and those packing belts, with claims of underpayment and requests for appropriate award rates. The hearing covered May to June work, hours, and the mill’s use of belts, highlighting wage calculations and award applicability.
The Prime Minister announced plans for specific legislation to push a five year economic plan within two sessions of Parliament. Attlee cited a socialist Fabian influence and aimed to cover transport gas electricity industries and public ownership. The plan would seek social security reforms and broader national controls with voters given time to digest proposals.
San Francisco AP reports Dr. A A Sawyer head of a recent atom bomb test explains lighter ships with shallower drafts escaped compared to heavier vessels. The experiment notes destroyers and troop transports beached to prevent sinking while deeper vessels suffered greater damage.
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