06 Jan 1944
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 06, 1944
Page
1
An OCR heavy collage shows boat lines car parts and shop adverts with offers for sale wanted to buy and vacancies. It includes vehicle parts tyres radiators engines mowers and tools from Bolton's Cairns and other suppliers with numerous contact phrases and boxed notices.
Local auctioneers announce an estate sale in progress with plans to appraise and liquidate assets. Officials urge bidders to register and inspect items during the weekend viewing sessions at the sale site.
Fragmentary text references managing agents and the Union Trova Co. with Mutual Life Assurance, plus scattered names and titles. No clear event or outcome documented.
January storms replenish tanks at the Tots reservoir but water mains need several feet of rise before flow resumes. State Treatment Works undergo repairs, mining slowly resumes with ore from Streak and Rin Tin Tin showing value gains, and Sunshine milk shortages affect schoolchildren. Quiet Christmas ends with cautious outlook for the new year.
A general meeting of Retailers of Carrot ang Dissiet will be held at the Office of W Smith and Go Cairns at 1 pm on January 12 194s. Agenda includes appointing office bearers fixing annual subscriptions and general discussion on prices. Proceedings to be chaired by WA Hooper secretary. Other details and contact avenues provided for attendees.
The Soviet postwar plan focuses on agriculture and internal resources with aims to raise per capita output of iron, steel, and machinery while expanding consumer goods. China pursues rapid modernization through a mixed system where state controls major heavy industries and infrastructure while light industry and farming remain private or cooperative. The analysis cites Lewis B Lorwin’s report for the Twenty-First Century Fund.
Advertisements show a two week rental request from a respectable married couple seeking an unfurnished permanent residence near Box Wis or a suitable rented room. Another note seeks a clean flat in or out of the city and a hut or cottage on a beach near Cairns with replies to a box in the office.
A notice from MESS Scuter. maines, 32 oiguer rect, advises the public that a man is taking hold for renovation work in the area.
The fragment lists a public auction date for lands in Parishes Dirran Malanda and related properties, with registered proprietors Ronald Clifford Smith and Frederick Henry Hyde, plus court actions and notices from the Supreme Court Brisbane and RAN harbor warnings near Cairns.
William Charen An Shay a 48 year old cane farmer and Shire of Johnstone councillor appeared at Innisfail Magistrates Court charged with obscene language in Edith Street last December and resisting Sergeant William Mackay. Defence asked for adjournment to secure two witnesses while police preferred to proceed. case adjourned to Thursday for further action.
The East and Upper Barron Dairymen held a monthly meeting discussing buffalo fly remedies, calf weight disputes, meat rationing, and a new Land and Water Resources Development Act. Members criticized taxation plans and urged free lifetime remedies for eradicating pests while seeking better access to dairy supplies.
Public notes rising interest in a large scale resin housing scheme delayed by wartime priorities. The House Commission received up to 3000 applications daily from people seeking postwar homes, prompting calls to resume the program once conditions allow.
The 1943 crop likely to exceed 500000 tons of 94 grade sugar, a 40 percent drop since 1939, amid wet weather and labor shortages. Acreage falls and per acre sugar yield shrink, risking home consumption dominance and higher prices. Legacy issues include fertiliser costs and regulatory red tape impeding labor, with calls to mobilize manpower and Fiji imports to avert a looming deficit.
The intake extension at the local water authority is complete, delivering 27 000 gallons per hour, up 9 000 from before. Christmas hampers donations exceeded prior years with notable gifts from J H Atkinson family and Halifax Younger Set, while three storms brought hail and rain across the district. The Royal Commission on cotton is returning to Ayr January 12 with Mr H F Hecht to testify January 13.
A student pilot uses red lens goggles to view cockpit controls while a green translucent canopy blocks outside vision. The setup creates an instrument only flight by limiting sight to red light, risking loss of situational awareness if instruments fail.
Five weeks into service in a remote northern lodge the RAAF nurses blend care with hospitality. Sisters Kelly Scull Zeunert Provis and others adapt to hot tents and concrete floors while supporting local troops. dances, picnics, and mobile theatre mark their daily duties and camaraderie.
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