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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 30, 1941
Page
2
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In Parliament Hugh Dalton said Soviet exports surged from prewar levels with U S goods replacing Russian products. Cotton and wheat to the Soviet rose to 7 000 and 100 000 tons respectively, while oil shipments neared 4000 tons. Britain and Washington discussed tightening controls as the UK fears Russia aids Germany by supplying scarce goods. Viscount Holdaxt planned talks with the State Department on exports to Russia amid war pressures.
Fragmentary OCR text appears from a London January 28 report with garbled references to graves, pilots, and a broader wartime or labor context. It mentions Wreickner MF, tested widners, but the passage is largely indecipherable, lacking coherent events, dates, or identifiable names beyond scattered fragments.
We the Eater, Cairns Post letter from Petford dated January 29 expresses disappointment at the mining fields. The writer cites lack of government interest to reopen old mines or provide means to treat ore. The missive closes with a sign off Yours, etc.
Fragmentary text from a press report mentions stations and a leader figure in conversation with a visitor. The readable portions reference stating a drink and a reaction, but the overall context and specifics are unreadable.
The report notes Mr Willkie addressing a large audience at St Pauls Cathedral in London on January 2. It mentions questions over alleged deliberate action and references a bomb alert and a raid farm in England. The piece cites Willkie’s presence and reactions during a tense event with political overtones.
Valparaiso dispatch says the Swedish steamer Stareholm 4575 tons is overdue and presumed lost. London reports a German raid linked to the Empress of Austral is suspected to be behind the disappearance.
Two hundred invalided sailors and soldiers reach Australia from Palestine Egypt and India. They served on Australian Navy ships in the Mediterranean and are met by relatives bearing souvenirs. All are walking and invalided due to sickness. They recall Australian warship successes in clearing the Mediterranean of German submarines.
Disjointed OCR text describes demands for protection money tied to a murder case. It mentions New York and January dates, with references to a gang or group extorting payments and details about the incident or investigation. Names, places, and actions are garbled but imply organized coercion and crime.
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