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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1952
Page
5
Weather notes report river flows high at Spring Creek and resumed travel as conditions cleared. Heavy rainfall totals include 23.52 inches in 18 wet days with ongoing shipping from Port Douglas. Remaining sugar tonnage to be loaded onto four or five boats after delays.
Obituaries recall Mr William Robertson of Mossman and Mr John Varner of Brisbane, long associated with mills and councils. Family ties stretch to Irvinebank, Port Douglas, Mossman, and Cairns, with fealty to Mrs Ida Barzinek and Mrs J.M. Johnston among early district pioneers. Local gatherings and residence shifts mark their long lives.
Fragmented OCR records show names and places including Herbarton, Bosville, Cairne, Pal, and Tableland. Mentions of individuals such as R Burnett, Yeatman, Harasey, and Wisnert appear amid a report of travel, relatives, and local events with unclear dates.
A damaged note describes a port in the Persian Gulf handling cargo to cover a wide road network. Townsville Mackey Milorkall Parcaidine are listed as intended beneficiaries for shipments, with limited transport options and rear trucks to move goods locally.
Jem reports about 1500 workers out of work in Mackay Townsville Ayr and Charters Towers due to fruit, meat, and sugar declines. Williams notes early downturn. about 1008 jobseekers registered with the Commonwealth Employment Service. Surday and Joan Murray visited. Powell of Mossman was here recently.
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