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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 13, 1948
Page
4
In December the Tully QATB set a centre record by covering 1887 miles. A total of 12 304 miles was run for the year with cane cutter influx noted and monthly totals cited.
A chaotic survey of Southeast Asia outlines nationalist uprisings in Indonesia, Burma, and Indo China. It notes Java and Sumatra flashpoint potential and Dutch plans for a future United States of Indonesia, alongside a bitter Indo Chinese conflict and political upheavals in Siam and Malaya. Economic strains and oil, tin, and rubber production shifts are reported, with mentions of Pridi and Phibun in Thailand and broader colonial tensions shaping a volatile regional dawn.
Fragmented OCR text describes social visits, travel by ANA planes, and local events. Mentions visitors to relatives, return flights to Sydney and Cairns, holiday notes, and a list of names. Also references a 1948 Pride Afternoon event by the CWA to support the Silver Jubilee Appeal, with hostesses named and charitable aim.
Jan 10 report says Tully mill aims to be the last sugar mill in Queensland still crushing as cane output rises to 222 000 tons. Totals through Wednesday reach 712 800 tons with 9 600 remaining to harvest. Cane cutters are scarce stretching the season to 30 weeks, higher than the normal 22. Sugar clearances at Townsville brighten but 10 900 tons remain on hand after operations end.
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