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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 01, 1952
Page
1
Nine Britons die in Cairo riots as gangs attack the British Turf Club. Beatings, arson, and jumps from windows leave victims injured or dead. A separate report notes a 10 year Barron River irrigation project planned by the Ministry for Lands to flood vast areas with water from Nullings.
Rioters threw people onto bonfires and burned others as a mob rampaged through the streets. Many suffered severe burns and injuries. widespread property damage and business closures followed. The London Cairo correspondence notes chaos and a curfew amid tensions in Egypt and international reactions.
A historical note records ASL presentations and an annual report. It mentions building improvements, club rooms, seating, and a special acknowledgment of sub-committee comments. The report notes 24 weeks since a resignation and election of officers under Mr J NK ABCA.
Cairns youth Cummings, son of commanding officer Jane Cuisines, was selected for a four year civil and military cadet course. He recently completed the senior exam at Cairns High and heads to Canberra, after earlier serving as a school cadet and earning multiple hockey and track honors.
A crowd gathered in London to witness an afternoon departure of royal guests including the Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Margaret. Spectators cheered as the royals left the BDAC building amid festive atmosphere and London weather.
Fragmented text describes a brief local sports note with names and a game event. Mentions Trout and Maas at a focal point, with references to authorities and a royal context, but many words are garbled. Readers should expect missing details and unclear outcomes.
A compact notice notes changes in state age requirements linked to Maki. Details are sparse in readable text, but the item signals a regulatory update affecting age classifications and related basic state provisions.
The Brisbane Industrial Court announced officially that the new federal wage base will start from the first of the month. The adult male rate is stated as 7 shillings 1 pence per mile with a further figure for trips and a general federal wage listed as 6 shillings 7 and 10 pence.
Sydney dispatch reports vast bushfire damage in Victoria with at least 19 homes, two stores, and a boarding house destroyed. Hundreds of cattle perished as two railway bridges near Barwon Warth were burned. Two railway bridges near Barwon were badly burned. Two missing blamed on fires and rising danger as winds shift.
The State Cabinet endorsed a 50 fee rise proposed by Commissioner for Min Reeds. Treasurer Walsh said the current motor vehicle fee per unit and weight would rise from 3/2 to 4/-, a 26 percent increase, with broader rises in works and maintenance costs noted after the war. The report touches on infrastructure and regional highway plans across Gee town, Charters Towers, Hughenden, and Cloncurry as part of ongoing outlay and development.
The report outlines higher pre war bitumen prices and general price increases, with a suggestion to extend gazettal for another 12 months. It references federal to state fund allocations for road making and a call to increase local authority road work support and returns to the state level.
A woman died after being burned in Canberra in a grim incident described in local reports. Details remain unclear with fragmented phrasing and limited readable facts. Police and witnesses cited a fatal blaze, while missing portions of the article hinder full reconstruction of events.
In Mackay on January 31 a discussion centered on whether the Government should push ahead quickly with poly policy. Critics argued the move rushed national projects and risked overextending manpower and finances. Proponents claimed timely action would better support state interests and the welfare of local communities and workers.
In Warwick the president of the Broothorse Breeders Association Gurensland division Canning Downs told the Ge Commission that his committee opposes the legalization of off course betting. He argues it harms community welfare and cites historical gambling problems linked to horse racing. He also warns that illicit betting shops could emerge nearby.
The report details testimony about legalising off course activity, with mentions of Warwick and Dauens. It notes concerns over tax experts and a commission adjournment while authorities pursue 390 jobs and 4 million in expenditures amid ongoing legal scrutiny.
A committee report notes crime rates among migrants in the first 18 months show higher per capita offences than Australians, but attributes this to living and working conditions. It urges government and employers to place migrants to maximize contact with Australian workers and reduce misperceptions.
An obscure entry list shows prize allocations across regions including Cairns and Brisbane with multiple codes and numbers. The fragment hints at a winners’ roster and assistive notes but lacks coherent context or outcomes.
In London deputies of the North Atlantic Council reported that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization had agreed to appoint the United States to the role of Supreme Commander. The decision was described as Atlantic and coordinated among NATO members.
A wartime statement describes navel air and land forces from NATO powers flowing to a single integrated command. Deputy Allied commander in the Atlantic is to be a United naval officer and coordination with Coro land should be achieved through the joint international command structure.
Redacted discussions in Washington reveal debate on appointing a supreme commander for the Atlantic. President Truman and advisers considered Churchill’s proposals to reshape leadership between Britain and the United States. The talks aimed to secure flexible command across the Atlantic, balancing British officers with American control.
London reports doubt over formal commitments as talks unfold. Ambiguity persists about the timing and scope of potential agreements amid ongoing diplomacy and strategic considerations.
An Australian teacher, Mist Marie Wade, described Port natives as "pathetic" during a tour via Cairns and while stationed at a New Guinea government station. The report notes Wade's contrasting views of natives as "more mature" away from western influence, with officials and mission workers documenting government and agricultural experiments among locals.
The article details a sequence of approvals and orders affecting public works in Brisbane including electrical equipment for hydro projects. It notes actions by the Ordinator General, Cairax Regional Electricity Board, and ASEA Electric along with government department briefings and district school updates.
An order in council permits Abe Johnetinr Boumell to draw £4847 for the Commonwealth, authorizing the Cardwell Shire Council and the Treas of GA to fund a public works project at Malenda. The council met at 0900 to approve the construction of a public tale fore and related damence, with funds drawn by the council.
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