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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 19, 1946
Page
4
Readable fragments describe basic tasks and items in an agency setting. Mentions a person named Lombon and unclear references to a sale or time. The text implies routine duties, scheduling, and potential missing details about dates or names. Further context needed for a precise synopsis.
An evocative wartime meditation on imperial Princes seeking roles during conflict. The narrator recalls princes in uniform and the emperor’s peace declaration, pondering how defectors and refugees of nobility navigate military and civilian lives amid shortages and political shifts.
A dealer lists 1942 three ton tipping bodies marketed as Fords with dual wheels. Price set at £220, indicating a mid century agricultural or industrial vehicle component sale. Local buyers are urged to inquire for specifications and availability.
London reports that Britain accelerates conversion from wartime to peacetime manufacture. Shipyards, aircraft, and textile industries are industrially rebounding with orders from foreign markets. Production lines are restoring capacity, exports loom large, and new vessel types aim to keep Britain competitive abroad.
A public meeting of Atherton Tableland Agricultural Society members and citizens was held at Atherton Shire Hall on Wednesday to discuss reviving the show in 1946. Mr. Whiting opened, noting recess since 1941 and the need to engage public support. debate followed on committee roles and seating, with the objective of securing a successful 1940s show.
Mossman February notes that Dr R D Rex chair, C R Kelly shire clerk, and F P Lane electric manager report Cairns regional electricity plans to take over the Mossman hydro scheme. A full inventory should be ready by March, with transfer after regional committee approval, aim to minimize ratepayer impact while Douglas authority may continue service briefly. Also updates on Julatten road work, labour mobilization, and post war rehabilitation for land and port projects including Port Douglas Harbour dredging.
U S Conciliation Service director Warren says roughly 30 000 collective bargaining contracts govern about 47 percent of U S labor. He notes daily renewals and widespread revisions as the service encounters an era of relaxed economic strain and renewed negotiations.
Fragmented text references a government control board meeting and discussions of losses and conditions. Names and details are unclear but suggest an official stance or critique.
A Cairns Post reader, DEMOS Cairns, laments the waterfront labor strife and condemns both employers and strikers. He recalls Wharfi e defense, warns that violence and work stoppages threaten public welfare, and urges a probe into the broader moral and economic failures fueling the dispute. He cites the cost dispute and calls for accountability.
The report notes worsening tensions between Australia and Britain over wartime cables and food, urging stronger imperial cooperation. It cites Chifley’s call for urgent measures, fears of reduced exports in late 1940s, and projections showing needs for significant export growth to meet year end targets.
Batavia February 18 AAP reports after visits to over half of the Indonesian controlled interne camps in Java, two members of the International Red Cross found generally better European-style camps. Over 20,000 internees were visited, with no cases of malaria or disease noted and no danger of epidemics observed.
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