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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 04, 1946
Page
5
A garbled dialogue fragments a recurring weather talk with shifts between mornings and seasons, mentioning June January winter and references to individuals like TM and a brother. The passage reads as a fractured, almost stream of consciousness exchange with unclear context or outcome.
Queensland faces a dry spell delaying July planting as rain failures threaten feed supplies for next year. Australian Wheat Board officials in Toowoomba warned that continued drought could force postponement into August, with winter conditions worsening and merchants importing feed wheat from southern states to ration Queensland farms.
Reuters from Copenhagen reports a Danish delegation returned after reportedly completing a barter pact with Russia. Denmark will ship 18 000 tons of butter and 30 000 tons of bacon in exchange for Russian materials. Britain offered grain. Russia declined to change grain terms.
The University of Chicago created three research institutes after World War II to study nuclear biology, biophysics, and metals. Led by figures such as Samuel Alison and Konrad Blech, the teams include Nobel laureates Enrico Fermi and Harold Urey. Projects use radioactive materials to probe cellular aging, cancer causes, and metal properties at extreme temperatures. Estimated annual funding reaches 2.3 million dollars with future facilities planned.
Melbourne reveal details of Lt Commander George Goldsworthy GC DSC GM RANR who led mine recovery in Britain and Atlantic waters. The account describes aluminium oxygen bottles aiding divers, the Mine Recovery Flotilla’s role in locating and defusing German mines, and Goldsworthy’s later service with Allied units including US Mobile Explosive Investigations and postwar intelligence contacts.
Government leaders discuss whether French India or Portuguese possessions will join an independent Indian union. The French Governor General cites Pondicherry Chandernagore Karaikal and Yangon, while Portuguese holdings Goa Daman and Diu are noted as older conquests.
Fragmented dispatch from London reports Madrid discussions over expulsions and suspected Belgian collaborators. The chaotic text references representatives and Spain, noting government views on a critical wartime action.
A fragmented Paris report notes debates over Danube river control. It mentions disagreement on international oversight and a belief that the old Danube Commission has outlived its usefulness amid a changed postwar European order.
A fragmented profile outlines Stephen Strachey’s shifts from fascism critique to Labour support, his RAF service to oppose totalitarianism, and his 1931 exit from Mosley’s group. It notes his Parliament seat as an orthodox Labourite, hints at financial and domestic details, and speculates on a future title tied to his lineage and a baronetcy.
London reports the Security Council keeps Franco Spain on its agenda with no commitment. Diplomats quote Pravda via Reuters citing Moscow sources as Australian and Dutch delegates are urged to condemn efforts to turn the Council into a policy weapon.
At the National Council meeting of Wool Selling Brokers of Australia held in Sydney, Mr R. Sinclair Smith was unanimously elected president for the coming year. He previously served as Queensland representative on the executive and is well known in Australia’s wool and grazing industry with broad experience in wool marketing.
The Almerton tabisland wares society announces events on Tuesday and Wednesday with details pointing to a show scheduled for July 30. The notice emphasizes the sale and arrangements for attendees.
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