Splendid Progress At Cairns Meeting Report
The Cairns Post notes a large attendance as Mr T Leahy reported strong financials including £1800 vested for the Forth project and £1500 in another debt. Election results showed Mr J V Pelling standing again, with several committee members named and thanks given to retiring officers.
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T. Leahy
Avant
Secretare de
Foamberg
Fenirenes
Bart Done
Peer Cleere
Serena
Eaat
Felling
JV. Pelling
Hanser
Pellice
GB. McGregor
Leah
State election forecast in Brisbane hints March date
Brisbane politics assess March election as likely. Reported chatter says government aims to delay until the Queensland Peoples Party is ready, with March as the probable ballot period and leaders seeking the earliest viable polling date.
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Brisbane
Chrclee Itue
Ansinus
Queensland Peoples Party
Mabiitte
CAIRNS CRICKET NOTES AND INNINGS SUMMARY
Rain disrupted play as Hornets posted 162 in first innings with Vanderfeld taking three for 49 and McGrath five for ? A second innings 271 total led by Rasmussen 78 and Wark 108 for Hornets who won outright by 10 wickets in a heavy day of cricket. Third match reports include RAAF Colts 160 and Transport 128 in a separate program with Block starring in bowling.
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Hornets
Alsates
Bridges
Vanderfeld
Rasmussen
Jamieson
Hickey
F Footer
Vanderfield
Norman
Nanderfeld
Barker
Wark
Mc- Grath
Blaikie
Evans
Dempsey
Henderson
Horton
Peacham
Sundries
McGrath
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al States
Footer
Connelly
Vannerfeld
Bee
Cannetly
Todhunter
Tone
Jan Puns
Iannoes
Warilda
Conden
Kuhne
Stod Bennett
Sreak
Sid Bennett
Auchan
Greedy
Hull
Anderson
Martain
Sands
Robertson
Horwood
Ettitt
Renieteean
Tor Et
Mike Twlor
Ivarioes
Newne
Sieht
Tvanboes
Svickete
RAAF
COLTS
Campbell
Paget
Hay
Brophy
West
Crump
McKillop
Carr
Chile
RAZ
V. Transport
RAE
Transport
Jackson
Block
Dunlop
Parker
Ellwood
McKivett
Brown
Warren
Smallwood
Bell
Salmon
Lhw
Barrow
Lew. Brown
Wills
McCormick
Stevenson
Bowny Conrad
Steel
Hanley
Salmone Dunlop
Conrad
Sundies
Tassies
Royal Hotel
Crowe
Murfett
Warden
Blair
Coater Blair
Holland
Llw
Smith
Crawford
Ralph
Woodford
Tawies
Hutton
Wicke
PENE N CILLIN DRUG PROMISES NEW WONDER WIDESPREAD OUTPUT
January 2 report from Australia notes a new drug named Pessarin touted as a wonder cure. The Commonwealth Government approves large scale facilities to produce thousands of units via specific processes. Officials predict significant expansion in supply and potential impact on medical treatment.
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Australia
Meath
JM. Fraser
Commonwealth Gov
Quankinee
Raine on England Record From January Page Fragment
Fragmentary OCR notes describe rain in England and a referenced figure or event with partial names. The legible entries hint at weather impact and local mentions but lack complete details. The readable portion mentions a person and place in a vague context with no clear outcome.
Postwar world braces for new balance of power and strategy
The document outlines a shift toward peaceful competition and grand strategy among states. It highlights decree provisions guiding multiple centers of influence, security measures, and the aim of preventing threats through cooperative industrial leadership and global technology spread.
Roll of Honour notice for infant Dre Angeline Twexis
Relatives and friends announce the death of infant Dre Angeline Twexis aged 1 year 7 months on January 30, 1980. The family thanks Peter Mutic Blacknow Funeral Directors and Embalmers for arrangements.
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Nore
Angeline Twexis
Indrx
Nickalas Taexis
Peter‘Mutic
Blacknow
Guinea
Atherton Memorial Hospital Staff Praised for Care
A reader from Massasso Cairns thanks the doctors Marron and Lisers and the nursing staff at Atherton Memorial Hospital for their kindness and attention to his wife during her stay as an inmate of Chatingtitus Son. The note acknowledges the service provided by the hospital team.
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Daugster
Mia
MSE
Aliey
Bnt
Danusry
Alf
New Guinea
Grange Ni Bess
J Vanes
Schwilk
Sourlear
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Jenn ‘Augustus
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Delma Grey
MM Morgan
Trish To
Ihenk the Elfending
Marron
Lisers
Atherton’ Memorial Hospital
Massasso
Cairns
Allied air arm aids Pacific war effort with Britain US cooperation
The Cairns Post reports Britain shifts resources toward Japan as Allied air and ground forces train with the United States. Twenty six Allied officers under Major General Lethbridge visit from the South West Pacific to advise on jungle warfare, with new posts and commands created in Britain and India to support a major Pacific offensive.
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United States
United Nations
Germany
Britain
Japan
J. S. Lethbridge
Judie
Wilfred Lindsell
India
South-East Asia
Australia
New Guinea
Burma
Fourteenth Army
Managdaw
Tokio
TM4
Rabaul
Pacific
Maeneral Lethbridge
Royal Engineers
Eighth Army
North Africa
Europe
Cairns ALP Officers Reported Election Error
In the Cairns ALP officer report from the Cairns Post a misprint claimed Mrs Graham was elected secretary. The item notes officials spoke on party work and that another member was elected to replace the secretary amid corrections.
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Cairn Alp
Cairns Alp
Cairns Post
Mra Graham
Deep Sraith
State Responsibility in Early Postwar Reconstruction
Brisbane reports Premier F A Cooper states major postwar works fall to states and semi government bodies. Queensland plans to balance urgent public projects with private enterprise and uses a loaded priority system to allocate materials and labour fairly. Commonwealth to do more during normal periods. Queensland to manage skilled labour and expect unskilled work in the near term.
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Brisbane
F. A. Cooper
Eseniial
Forced down in jungle leaves five safe aboard
An Australian National Airways plane was forced down in jungle country near Cape York. Captain Stokes and four army personnel were aboard and all five are reported safe after the incident on January 3.
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Srisbane
Cape York
Stokes
Army
Junkle
Land and Son
Camne Yenne
U S S Missouri Launched in Historic Shipyard Milestone
The Missouri, 45,000 tons, launched nine months early at a cost near 109,000 dollars per ton, reaches 380 feet with over 40 knots speed and 18 inch main guns. The New York Times notes this ends the present battleship programme and U S leads in battleships carriers with 71 ships, Britain 15, Japan 10 to 12.
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New York
Missouri
Cnet
Tr Han
New York Times
United States
Britain
Japan
Ashers
Raiders Over London Strike Night Barrage
On January 30 London reports describe a heavy enemy raid with at least three raiders shot down near Bertain. Morning papers claim the London barrage was among the fiercest yet, with a hospital bomb causing ten casualties. Bomber crews and anti air fire inflamed the city as several shells hit suburbs, causing injuries and fires.
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London
Bertain
Tn & Hove
Coal Strikes Hit Friday Output in Newcastle and Maitland Mines
Coal strikes on Friday shrink weekly production by about 151 000 tons across Newcastle and South Maitland fields. January’s four week loss nears 15 000 tons, an amount equal to a full mine idle week. Wounds and accidents reported include Vincent Gould with a forehead laceration from an axe and a truck driver injured by falling angle iron. A wharf accident fractures a hand, ambulance aid provided. Innisfail residents report a bottle thrown at Batt and Rankin streets causing debris cleanup by a councillor and local banker, prompting calls for prevention measures.
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Newcastle
South Maitland
Batt
Rankin Streets
Innisfail
Roke
Binker
Tyre Secreity
Innisfail Con
Rabaul defense sees costly enemy reverses in Pacific action
Allied forces report a sequence of attacks around Rabaul with heavy bombers Liberators and Mitchells striking airfields and supply dumps. In fierce fighting, 23 enemy fighters were shot down or probably destroyed, while Allied losses were six aircraft. Dominion and Solomons units pressed operations along New Ireland Kavieng and Ambon, with raids on Lakunaidrome and Sulphur Creek and patrols along the Rai coast.
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Japan
Rabaul
Mitchella
Mme
Lakunal Grome
Harinns
T He
Solomons
Sulphur Creek
Simp
Kavi
Feng
Blaine Sungesieg
Avere
New Ireland
Kavienga
New Britain
Unite
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Cape Hoskine
Buka
Numa Numa
Gazelle Harbour
Makai
Shortlands
Mamagata
Torokina
Siporat Island
Choiseul Bay
Admiralty Islands
Lorengsu
Ireland
Kavieng
East Cape
New
Britain
Lakuna
Coal Shortage Threatens Townsville Power Supply
Townsville faces a coal shortage with reserves only 17 days. Mayor Ald. Gill warns of possible electricity cuts. normally 100 tons daily from Collinsville, January intake averages 10 tons per day as city burns about 52 tons daily while miners threaten strike over meat rations.
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Townsville
Ald. Gill
Collinsville
Ald Gill
Coal Commission
Brisbane
Transport Hold-up Threat Raised by Union Leader
Sydney reports a transport hold-up threat as union leaders warn of a nationwide strike if summonses persist. The bus section president Mr W Robson cites possible industrial-wide action. initial summonses issued for tramway and omnibus workers linked to a recent one-day strike. Deputy Crown Solicitor Mr G Watson says more batches will be served Monday and Tuesday with numbers undisclosed. Charges allege breaches of National Security Regulations.
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Sydney
Board of Reference
W. Robson
Tramway and Omnibus
Commonwealth Crown Solicitor
Mr. G. Watson
Prisoners Pay Debate Stirs Melbourne War Post
Returnees accuse Army pay officers of docking their pay books by one mark per day for German held funds described as protected personnel. Australian Prime Minister Forde says government will decide if international POW pay terms will be waived. He notes pay scales for prisoners and protected personnel were set by an international convention recognized by Allied governments and by Germany and Italy.
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S. Moward
Melbourne
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Forde
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Italy
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Daily Express
Briain
Sapam
Hitler
Times
Shakespeare
Japan
Mr_ Eden conmul Sheineteing
Persone
Moscow
House of Commons
Potatoes Boosted as North Queensland Seeks Supply
Deputy Potato Controller Mr E Brabiner promotes increased planting in Far North Queensland to ease rail transport and boost national supply. Cairns district meets to discuss seed availability, pricing, and distribution through the Queensland and Commonwealth schemes, with incentives for growers and a goal of ample, net price supported seed and guaranteed payments.
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E. Brabiner
Calena
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Cairns
Semmes
Iipain
New South Wales
Victoria
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Australian Potato Committee
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Arcuate
Atherton
Sestat
British Press Outspokenness on Japanese Brutality
A London dispatch surveys British press reaction to wartime Japanese abuses. The Daily Express and The Times condemn atrocities, vow vengeance, and discuss the impact on morale and public sentiment.
Roosevelt in good health on 52nd birthday says physician
President Roosevelt, marking his 52nd birthday, is in better health than at any time since 1933 according to Rear Admiral Ross McIntyre. Admiral Melntyre credits his stamina to rest, while Roosevelt on broadcast pledges war bonds will fund fighting equipment to reach Tokio and Berlin and notes the fourth war loan shows Americans' unity for victory.
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Ross McIntyre
Melntyre Melntyre
Melntyre
Tokio
Berlin
Japanese Atrocities Reported Prisoner Torture Across Fronts
New York dispatch describes torture of American, British, and Chinese prisoners by Japanese forces. Accounts include amputations after starvation and cold, deaths in Tokio camps, and branding in Johannesburg prison. Witnesses claim widespread abuse since the war began and demand international response.
Golden Casket Draws Result in Brisbane
January 5 report notes Golden Casket No OM drawn Saturday with first prize to S428 The Last Round-up syndicate care W Rudkina Brisbane. Second prize to 7847 Speirs C Speirs D Mensies R Blank, third to 2640 P Applegrem Hl Arish. Worth Queensland details incomplete.
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Speirs
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D. Mensies
R. Blank
Jare Giedrounde
P. Applegrem
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Queensland
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Naval bombardment and ground advance reported in Pacific theater
Reports describe patrols strafing Kronprinz and Uligan harbours damaging shore installations. In Madang area a medium unit bombed and strafed Alaiehsfer causing explosions and fires. Villagers near Taule noted impacts as Wal Coast forces state ground advance to Kiart.
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Uligan
Madang
Wal Coast
Kiart
Obituary: Michael Trox Obscure Babinda Resident
Babinda mourns the loss of an elder, respected citizen Michael Trox whose passing leaves a gap in the town. The article notes pervasive fire dangers and the community’s past experience with damaging blazes, reflecting on local fire safety and loss.
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Babinda
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Citinene
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