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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1942
Page
6
Fragmentary notes recount a cup day in New Guinea with references to radio sets, air bases, and troops. The piece mentions Australians and Americans aiding, fortifications, and a tense atmosphere around a cup event, with scattered names and places indicating a wartime backdrop and disrupted celebrations.
In a tense Cairns cricket match MCC declared in the follow on with 34 runs lead over Ivanhoes, thanks to strong bowling by Weaver and Batting by Blight and Bac. Ivanhoes faltered after a brave chase with key catches by Harringw and Dunbar, while DOC Calder exits with a single wicket as the final round looms next weekend.
A garbled weekly summary lists players and scores from games including Ow Baflers, Graded Rimes Sumings, and various individuals such as Allwood Maher Hew Baldwin Coughlan and others. It references practices, Saturday sessions, and a Wednesday results section with several ladies named Mesdames Hampton Tat May Comah Young Stevens and others, ending with 24 18.
The document outlines a 1943 plan to minimize worker releases in sugar production, urging local recruitment and phased use of labor. It discusses transport by rail and motor, linking cane lines, and appointing coordinating committees to manage labour, transport, and mill operations while avoiding full two-shift work unless necessary. It emphasizes keeping mills at or near peak capacity and coordinating with cane growers to sustain production amid wartime constraints.
Agriculture Secretary Wickard urged increased food production including meat, milk, and poultry to support military needs. He noted that three percent of all food production was allocated to wartime requirements and announced subsidies to boost output.
At journey’s end a group reaches a remote factory gate and asks the watchman about a permit to view the facility. The watchman hesitates, then says tersely that the place is Corsets, hinting at odd, undefined business or danger behind the door.
A local bid for 180 liner feet of iron pipes was submitted by Tee Mulgrve Shire Compecally and senders. The arrangement covers delivery to Deer Ho Ho Ss with specified apply of materials and cost terms under ongoing supply contract.
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