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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 14, 1946
Page
7
President Reg Fogarty announced the next meeting of the club would be opened for a discussion of wars and means of preparation. Members are invited to participate and share insights on current global conflicts and national security strategies.
Readable fragments indicate a March event where a local band will supply music for an age related gathering. Specific names and locations are unclear yet the action center is the band playing. Further details on venue and date remain uncertain.
Townsville residents are informed of mail closing times for today and tomorrow. The notice lists specific cutoffs and guidance for mailing needs, with emphasis on local postal service schedules and accessibility for the community.
Fragmented OCR shows a radio listing with programs including children’s, women’s, and music segments. Mentions Wakrte Countey Boursseam S30 and general time blocks including 40m 700 743 900 805 1100.
AP writer notes Budapest theaters feature dubbed American and British films, with Hungarian audiences quick to respond. Distributors say prewar US film compacts allow wide showing in venues from cinemas to clubs, while locals remark on cross‑cultural appeal and the heavy use of foreign language dialogue in performances.
A disjointed notice reports that Band Master Sutton departed yesterday for Bresbaie. It mentions F Drake leaving Cairns Centre to join Bank of New South Wales, with various names in motion and a Red Cross Society sewing room open from 2:30.
Chemists at the United States Forest Service Laboratory report a method to convert sawdust into ethyl alcohol efficiently. A recent demonstration yielded 30 to 40 gallons per ton, prompting an approved plan for 30 plants with 1,000,000 gallons annual capacity. Plants would target large western dumps to reduce waste and supply chemical feedstocks.
A captioned World News feature notes Lt Gen Jonathan Wainwright and American officers photographed while prisoners of the Japanese. The piece discusses the scarcity of images from that period and highlights the roles of key generals during captivity.
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