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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 04, 1947
Page
5
A fragmented excerpt discusses hearing as a reading method and mentions science topics and notable names. The text hints at educational themes and patient exploration, with scattered phrases about mentors and discoveries.
A bizarre report describes a medical discovery to alter arterial flow and patter, detailing procedures, devices, and expert statements. The text references researchers, surgeons, and a complex surgical claim amid fragmented lines and unclear context. The piece mentions Cleveland and Georgetown in passing as locations within the garbled account.
The Aga Khan seeks to build a premier racecourse, promising a high‑end venue with French and British appeal. Officials debate funding and security as plans advance, with Capnes as a potential site and international interest from England and France.
The article cites a conservative air crash cost estimate for September including the Stephenville Newfoundland incident and a crash near Copenhagen. It lists liabilities to aviation underwriters such as 48000 pounds near Le Bourget and 190000 near York, plus other sizable claims for Gander and Rio Janeiro areas. The Daily Telegraph notes additional incidents not included and mentions insurance coverage for aircraft and passenger valuables.
A fragmentary excerpt from a medical column discusses weight loss and diet for middle aged women. It includes guidance on calorie intake, meal planning, and the role of doctors in prescribing safe approaches, with notes on typical foods and portions, and the goal of reducing waist measurements over about six weeks.
An Australian officer describes Japanese brutality toward Allied prisoners in Siam while serving at a Japanese camp. The trial evidence cites high casualty rates and forced work on the Burma-Siam railway. Accounts detail coercion, executions, and planned sacrifices of prisoners to secure railroad projects.
A survey of how timber has been tested from early rough methods to precise modern techniques. It describes suspended timber tests, weight loading, river bridge testing, and the shift to instrumented, automated measurement of strength and failure. It notes the growth of timber science across chemistry biology and mechanics.
Fragmentary copy recounts a wandering musician in Queensland and beyond, tracing his early life, debt collection work, and rise to Brisbane where he founded a Hall of the Muses. The piece notes stage roles, engagements, and later decline amid political change, with vivid but garbled OCR.
A fragmented account traces Theodore Drew, Horace Anpassey, and others, noting Drews essays for magazines and films, rent struggles after a New York house move, and a persistent push to write books. It highlights shifts to Hollywood work in 1946 and a lingering family farm burden amid literary ambition.
The article honors famed press figures in Parliament including Tom Paine era reporters and the celebrated Charles Dickens. It recalls memory of reporters who wrote for newspapers, their techniques, and roles at sittings and adjournments. Dickens is highlighted as a pioneering shorthand writer and early school among parliamentary reporters.
A layman oriented guide compares timber properties strength flexibility hardness and general physical traits. It outlines how each property is measured and warns of varying estimation methods used in modern timber assessments.
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