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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 09, 1948
Page
4
Readers report lavish payouts for MPs amid a rural, anonymous potpourri of comments on Parliament pay. The piece notes £650 spread across two envelopes for two MPs, prizes for others with single terms, and references to Labour ministers. It mentions police cautioning restraint, alcohol, and a chaotic scene around the end of year celebrations.
A Melbourne newspaper piece reviews contemporary cinema with French films and Symphonie Pastorale, notes on new continental cinema and censor trends, plus a social snapshot of Melbourne’s New Year period. It highlights fashion shifts, a buoyant BY.T scene, and a rare crime-free New Year, attributing calm to festive restraint.
Washington AF dispatch outlines how Democrats and Republicans prepare for the next November election. Delegates from 48 states plus Hawaii and territories will attend national conventions in Philadelphia. Primaries and preconventions shape each party, with Truman likely the Democratic frontrunner and Wilkie referenced in Republican discussions.
Innisfail January 7. J Mader Kelly Bros were granted renewal licence for a slaughter house at Milas Millaa road. A licence was also granted Goeresini for a slaughter house at Mundo for calves and pigs.
The Babinda Fire Brigade Board meets to review telephony issues, pump orders from England, land for a new fire station, and storage of fuel in the built up Babinda area. Accounts totaling £41 15s 8d are set for payment as officers report no alarms this month.
Babinda on Jao 5 reports Christmas and New Year holidays with many residents visiting beaches and others traveling south. At Christmas Eve a hospital staff gathering featured dancing singing and a presentation on the lawn. Christmas Day at 2 30 am Mr PF Aguiritis welcomed his newborn son as the CWA Younger Set members delivered a gift basket from Mrs. Gallett.
Saturday RSL social evening at the club hall honored the Women’s Auxiliary for a year of untiring work for the league. Mr J A Martin chaired, thanked the auxiliary and captains, and urged continued cooperation while Mr W M Simmondson urged support for forces and patriotic bodies. Mrs Simmonds expressed gratitude for the gesture and its reception by members. Alec Campbell proposed a toast to The Young Diggers’ Wives.
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