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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 10, 1943
Page
6
Nominations close December 13 at 4pm for the Gordonvale Hack Club race meeting to be held Saturday December 18. Train service from Cairns departs 11 am and 1:40 pm with return at 3:13 pm. Tickets available at the secretary's office from 5 pm today.
The document lists investment stocks for National Bank and chambers, noting war loans and gold shifts among various lines. It references New Guinea shares, plantations, and metal stocks, with figures and divisions noted in a dense, period-appropriate financial listing.
At a South Yarra A W N L meeting Mr Holt spoke for the United Australia Party amid calls to regain prominence. He noted the party won 74 seats at the last federal election and discussed a potential new name, a federal pact, and a policy appealing to both men and women. The aim was to protect private enterprise while ensuring profits are state controlled to prevent exploitation.
Producers face plummeting prices as stock was sold below production cost while imports pressure the market. Shortages of manpower hinder meat processing and butchers, slowing handling of a large winek influx, and exporters enjoy guaranteed minimums amid limited competition for retail.
In dawn light a 6000 ton Norwegian freighter Borgestad charged a German cruiser with a single anti air gun and 32 crew, risking all to aid a Britain bound convoy after the larger ships fled. Captain Lars Gintnes led the bold defense, stalling the attacker until the freighter vanished, no survivors. Norwegian government deems it one of the finest naval gallantries in their history.
The report outlines Australian efforts to source strategic minerals domestically including monazite and rutile for titanium and cerium, tungsten and tellurium by products, and supplies of graphite for batteries and steel. It notes development of deposits in Western Australia and South Australia, with mentions of mining activities aimed at reducing reliance on imports for metallurgy, explosives, and electronics.
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