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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1940
Page
8
Mt Garnet and district notes recount minor events and travel within the area. Short mentions include residents returning from Hot Springs, visitors and locals seen around town, and entries about community happenings and meetings.
A long profile recalls Jesse Jones of Texas born, a Dallas businessman who rose to national prominence as Reconstruction Finance Corporation chair under Hoover and Roosevelt. It notes his nickname Jesse James, his influence in wartime finance, and his role in American policy, with references to Houston, Washington, and the Texas connections shaping his career.
Large numbers of refugees from Nazi-ruled Europe join Britain’s fight, including Czechs Austrians Dutch Belgians French Norwegians. They bring plans and know how, boosting exports and munition production as industries rise in South Wales and elsewhere Twelve hundred workers run new machines learned from refugee experts, including leather goods makers, while a diamond trade moves from Amsterdam to Britain under new contracts.
The article portrays Ioannis Metaxas shaping Greece into a lean standing army aided by reserves and a training force of about two hundred thousand. It notes his mixed alignment with Britain and Germany, plans for Dardanelles forces, and shifting diplomacy toward Turkey and Balkan stability as Italy’s aggressions surged.
Fragmentary note from Amite recalling a ceremony that added glory through effects and broadcasts. The brief suggests a local event with community speakers and music, highlighting pride and civic value.
A fragmented notice notes a 60 meter event at 4CA Cairns on Thursday December 10. Names and full details are unreadable. The brief outlines a radio sponsored activity with local timing and venue cues but lacks concrete participants or results.
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