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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 04, 1942
Page
6
A fragmented report describes a patient’s uphill recovery after a grim prognosis. References to family members, medical notes, and unclear prescriptions hint at ongoing treatment and expensive care. The garbled OCR preserves names and local details only loosely.
The second round of the SRW bound exhires schedule lists matches this weekend at Norman Park with Wh, Sermec y, Tanhoes ump, and Colts in key fixtures. Teams include Workshops MCC, WAU Coy, and Reds, with noted players and captains such as Lankusch, A Horwood, and Buvant listed among squads. play aims for premiership and potential playoffs, while crowd notes and weather caution accompany the event.
In a northern Australia warrant, Conable 2 A Knox, a native, faced charges for using obscene language and disorderly behavior during a public street gathering. Witnesses testified he shouted obscene terms, fought another man, and created a disturbance as bystanders drank. He pleaded guiltily to obscene language and received penalties including seven days imprisonment and a £1 fine.
A Chamber of Commerce sponsored gathering at the Broadway Theatre in Tully urged all residents to subscribe to a voluntary Australia loan. Speakers stressed that fair tax burden and broad participation were essential, noting high incomes among a small group and the need for Allied support while warning against compulsion. The event featured remarks by J Locke and others, plus musical interludes and a public address expected to influence loan uptake before a deadline.
In weekend social games, multiple players including Cook, McCracken, Sevisen, Thomson, and Anderson appear in scores and lineups. Notable tallies include Kattenbers 19 and Raines 7, with other teammates listed across various matchups. The scattered OCR text references several schools or teams and individuals such as D Davis and G Anderson in a roundup of results.
Public auction by Woodard and Calder at 1030 am on Friday December 4 for premises and goods. The Mulgrave Shire Council invites tenders for removal of weights and garbage. Ravenshoe Water Authority offers one hour notices for restricted garden water. Queensland Railways Cairns seeks bids for supply of 380 boards and pitching yards. applications to local officials.
Commonwealth Statistician runs an Emergency Farm Return survey to map vegetable crops poultry and fruit production. It seeks labour needs for Wartime Agricultural Committees and aims to ensure food security for the South West Pacific war zone. Farmers are urged to return forms within seven days or send post-free with Emergency Farm Return on the envelope.
Dairy scientists of the U S Department of Agriculture report pure butter oil can be shipped in bulk under harsh tropical conditions for a year or more and reconstituted into butter. Methods to remove oxygen and seal containers extend shelf life, with wooden kegs and metal drums considered for storage.
The text discusses how low grade butter oil arose from tainted butter sources and inferior quality, harming demand in key industries. It outlines butter production steps including cream pasteurization, churning, moisture removal, centrifugation, spray drying, oil extraction, vacuum handling, nitrogen sealing, and final container sealing.
Report describes a workshop producing a one man operated stretcher made of test fibers, webbing, and straps allowing a single bearer to carry two wounded comrades while keeping hands free for rifle or Sten gun. The facility also fabricates jettisonable petrol tanks for aircraft, webbing into army belts, machete sheaths, and machete paths through jungle.
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