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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 21, 1947
Page
4
The Bundaberg district faces severe drought reducing cane output and sugar production. Losses total about £912,250 for one year as 1947 harvests fail, rainfall drops to record lows, and local authorities seek government support to fund irrigation and loans to sustain operations.
The R AF squadron reports deployment in Singapore and London for joint bomber and fighter drills. Units from Singapore Jomax exercise will train with East Asia Command, operating from Singapore and Ceylon. Local fighter squadrons and Royal Navy units will cooperate, with practice sorties in Burma, Malaya, and Ceylon.
Broad outlines of postwar armed strength emerge as Army and Navy leaders watch the new Congress and the United Nations. The Navy aims for about 500000 premanning ships across three categories, while the Army faces reorganization into eight to nine combat divisions with accompanying artillery and air units. Plans propose theater allocations in Europe, the Pacific, Alaska, and the Atlantic, with task forces reporting to fleet commanders and reserves kept in readiness for rapid activation.
Baltimore AP: John Floyd, nine, played atop a railway car when a wire he touched delivered about 13 000 volts. He fainted but survived after treatment at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Doctors say the heart restabilized and he recovered, though he will not return to the rails.
A Brisbane discussion warns of an inflationary spiral as higher wages feed price rises and vice versa. Colin Clarke and officials say wage policy, taxation, and imports can curb inflation, with emphasis on productivity measures and cautious macro controls to avoid a wage price spiral.
At Atherton on January 7 the Maize Marketing Board held a meeting. Directors including T McGeehan J Tostevin C Arbourn and Straughan reviewed nine weeks of correspondence with Inspector W W Bryan about hybrid maize. A further loan of £1 per ton was approved bringing total advances to £210. Planting is progressing with concern for weather and supply.
London reports rapid expansion with a new cinema and theatre complex. A nearby factory and power station rise to meet growing demand, while mining and agricultural sectors show momentum. Officials note a shift toward manufacturing and infrastructure development amid economic growth.
AALIAN Mende ter resigns prompting a London leadership shift amid unclear succession. Officials say the move trims the administration’s reach while leaving questions about future policy and ongoing projects unresolved.
A co operative plan resembling Rochdale was unveiled by the Victorian Labor committee led by Mr L L Purcell to serve ex servicemen. The project envisions a hotel theatre hospital and social services funded by profits, a green belt around the city, and homes sold to families at about one third of market price built to exact specifications with government support sought for roads and streets. Enrollment campaigns were planned around Melbourne Town Hall on January 20 with aim of 500 members signed up.
The first East Indonesia cabinet was installed in Batavia last Monday with President overseeing. Ministers Jes eppo and Hamelink were absent due to illness. Officials expect Dutch support to sustain solvency and the new state’s early structure amid negotiations with the Netherlands.
Jerusalem dispatch reports Palestine security forces given an alert after claims that 12 British Army vehicles disappeared. The report cites thefts and potential terrorist activity while referencing Sir Alan Cunningham and Ben Gurion amid January 17 fighting context.
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