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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 15, 1943
Page
6
A jagged OCR page lists scattered names and places including Babinda Club and Atherton dates. It references districts such as Posens, Hampton, and G Rin Bauer with stray numbers, captions, and fragmentary notes. The text is incomplete and interspersed with garbled phrases and misread items.
Weekend fixtures feature MCC and Souths in key premiership matches. Teams listed include players Carr McKillop Stone Austin Gibbs Boniface Schneider Fleming Creedy McKavanagh Duncan Remilion Hull Woodward Woodward Osen Harwood Olsen Hayes and others with replacements and travel notes. Any player unable to attend should notify their secretary immediately.
Canberra reports amendments to control measures affecting ejectment from tenancies. The government introduces a provision to allow possession orders where suitable alternative accommodation is unavailable, aiming to enable possession while safeguarding tenants.
In Canberra on January 16 a final decision on waiving duties to release cinema units is delayed. Discussions involve Army and Customs authorities and Minister Keane with FP Forde backing an exemption while Customs contends with the request amid ongoing deliberations.
January 14 reports show country temperatures dropping with Lomareach recording 108 degrees along with 108 at multiple centers such as Work Tsisford and Blackall and 109 at Winton. Bri sbene peaked at 81. Rainfall for the year remains slightly below normal in parts of the Upper and Lower West Carpentang and North Coast, while other regions stay near average.
In Lithgow on January 1 the Western Miners Secretary announced that five union members joined a bond to ensure production continuity at the mine. The protest followed the Richmond Main Mers Lodge murder of clippers and wheelers and a work stoppage yesterday. Monitors were served on Richmond Main workers Tuesday night amid attempts to halt mine output from December 2.
Sydney reports Secretary W Orr of the Miners Federation testifying to the Coal Commission that in the past 12 months absenteeism and related losses averaged 18 percent, with greater cooperation with the Federal Government cited as improving coal production and indicating no unusually high absence in the industry.
A fragmentary note cites a 44 play by Karel Capek at 3 St Denis 4 Alar with pies. The text reads as a miscellaneous list of items and titles rather than a coherent article.
News from London reports the Air Ministry says fighter and bomber attacks disrupted canal barges and rail yards in Northern France with bomb bursts at engine sheds and repair shops. Allied and Australian Canadian Norwegian Belgian and American squadrons escorted bombers targeting Lille Saint Omer Abbeville and airfields at St Omer and Abbeville. Multiple enemy fighters were shot down as US Fortresses conducted high altitude strikes amid extensive northern France operations.
An Australian unit under Walker Susipwon lands in England and joins a rapid push toward Tunis. The force, spearheading the advance, faces bombing and German resistance while engineers establish crossings. A soldier reports meeting Jimmy in high spirits after receiving mail from Adelaide dated October 7.
New York reports hint at a growing anti Axis bloc stretching from Mudie to Tokio as nations reevaluate ties with Berlin and Tokyo. Rumors swirl of possible delays in Britain due to threats, while Argentina's Castillo faces waning support over Axis espionage and policy upheaval across Pan American ties.
London reports a broad German Foreign Office reshuffle with Von Moltke replacing Von Stuhler and Stahmer named ambassador to Tokyo. Hans Thomsen becomes ambassador to Sweden, replacing Zuwied, while the envoy to Spain shifts to influence Franco. Hitler seeks Japan aid to pressure the USSR amid Norway atrocities.
The crippled liner Ibraltar was torpedoed during an outward Atlantic convoy collision. She limped into harbour near Horta after 1200 miles, with destroyers and a Navy rescue, steering by her engineers at low speed. After tow and quick repairs, she faced another engine breakdown and possible further danger.
A brief notice reports Mr. Tiga Aid addressing woes following a fifteen suit incident. The exact details are unclear due to damaged text but the item centers on aid measures and ongoing concern in the community.
An assessment notes Japan’s industrial base and military potential during the war era. It compares Japan’s production, shipbuilding, and merchant marine with the United States, highlighting Japan’s limits in iron, steel, oil, and manpower, while stressing reliance on vast latent electric power and factory capacity to sustain war needs. It discusses potential timelines, casualty limits, and the outcome depending on Allied industrial and naval pressure.
Mr Williams notes the pig meat position in Queensland is chaotic with no clear official guidance. The Australian Meat Industry Commission proposed common prices by February 1, with a 12 month guaranteed payable price, while producers may still sell at auction and deliver to licensed centres for fixed-price grading. Uncertainty remains over grading methods and who will grade pigs as the scheme nears enactment.
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