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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 27, 1939
Page
4
Sydney reports the coal miners failed to win a Federal special tribunal to settle disputes. The piece notes government actions on safety, pensions, and arbitration outcomes, with broader NSW economic and social issues including agriculture recovery, company profits, alien refugees, divorce trends, and policy stances under Premier Sir A. Mair.
New York December 24 The Associated Press Shanghai correspondent says Japanese troops are invading Province and have reached the border of Indo China and at the Chinese supply lines. Japanese shake hands with the French garrison commander at Langson. Claims include seizure of military supplies at Nankwan and Lungchow, then abandoned after 48 hours. Foreign witnesses say Chinese counter attacks at Nanchang were not borne out.
December 24 in New York a Newark Times correspondent cites Shanghai reports that Washington failed to confirm optimistic Japanese hopes for a new East Asian order. The piece notes U S trade leverage, including Yangtze reopening promised despite radical opposition, and credits Abe cabinet risks with maintaining a national economy tied to American and Japanese commerce.
A Mt Garnet roundup lists residents leaving for Brisbane Ingham and Cairns for Christmas. Families and visitors are noted with names including Mr and Mrs Keating Mrs Dixon Miss Newell and many others. Local officials teachers and clergy visit or depart for holidays as Christmas nears.
A damaged transcription notes that a German battleship Deutschland has returned, with garbled phrases about France and Shakespeare. The fragment cites a London December 24 date from a French wire service, and mentions a geopolitical mood around the Black Sea and a possible incident, but specifics remain unclear.
The Bachan Shire Council at Malanda held its December meeting with Dr. J. G. Winfield as chairman and wardens present. They discussed the illness of Shire Clerk Duncan Brown and appointed Miss G Stevens as Acting Clerk, with staff expansion planned. Financials showed a debit balance of £1246 4s 11d, and rates collected totaled £777 8s 7d. The engineer reviewed recent road and public works, including grading, Mabanda Falls repairs, and lighting requests. Public nuisances from Millaa Millaa residents were discussed, with actions referred to Health Authorities. Considerations included stock control, piggery by-law implications, street lighting in Jagzan, and prohibition of cattle on main roads. The council eyed road improvements, entrance safety at Lake Barrine, Giant’s Drive repairs, and the Peeramon-Malanda route, aiming to complete the new connection by March and adjust funds for the old road. A plan for a local patriotic fund and town water schemes was also discussed, with further action through authorities.
Australia’s Lockhreds head to New York in a brief AP sourced note. Names and specifics are scarce in the fragment, but the shift to New York is the focal action.
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