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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 06, 1950
Page
5
The Federal Parliament in Canberra is urged to show unity and avoid party politics as it tackles the Korea crisis and UN actions. Observers stress swift UN aid, backing of American-led efforts, and readiness to mobilise forces to defend invaded territories and uphold peace.
Fragmentary note reports a Towssville or North Georgia commerce matter where the Chamber of Commerce or a related body calls for prompt action on certain pieces or items. The exact entities and actions are unclear but involve a formal commerce committee.
Fragmentary report describes shipping movements toward northern Queensland forts with references to Cairns and Melbourne. Notes suggest vessels arriving to Cairns around mid July and return voyage spore concerns.
The report notes a Royal Hayman Hotel lunch meal served with rice sparking a debate in Brisbane. W Raymont president of the Queensland Grocery and Retail Traders Association questioned why guests could receive rice while grocers faced quotas. He urged federal action to allocate rice to Australians amid a looming potato shortage.
The Weather Bureau reports a strong high pressure ridge bringing mainly fine weather to most of Australia. Queensland shows clear skies with frost on southern districts and central inland, light winds, and low temperatures at Toowoomba and Stanthorpe. Flood levels ease on the Condamine River with slow tides at Surat. No change expected for the next two to three days and more frosty nights likely, especially in the south.
A constable was fatally injured when a motor cycle and truck collided on the Mareeba Kuranda road about eight miles from Mareeba late Tuesday night. The injured officer was quickly placed in a vehicle to be taken to Mareeba hospital but died en route. The body was later taken to Mareeba.
Berlin July 4 report states East Germany's People's Police Army will grow by 15,000 to about 100,000. The force aims to receive new weapons and become highly organized.
Local snippets mention a funeral for Mr Breem Marcosoaco and condolences to Mr Lamoth’s family in Gordonvale. Mixed notes discuss postwar Japan’s fashion shift as Mr Dernin notes Western clothing overtaking kimono wear, with references to a 1988 timeframe and Western influence.
In loving memory of our husband and father Albert Joseph Brandt who passed away July 6 199. at Gordonvale Memorial Hospital. Forever by his loving wife Floraie Dolly and Charlie Wellhebury. Mrs Wellabury of Thornborough and Welfram who pasted away in Cairns July 6. Inserted by Mary Blakeney Wolfram.
The Mourilan mill owned by Australian Sugar Company began crushing yesterday morning with a good supply of cane in the yard. District mills are all now crushing. A weather forecast from The Weather Bureau notes fine conditions with scattered showers in parts of the Peninsula and coastal areas. An inquest into Omar Henderson Hawthorn’s death opened at the Cairns Court with testimony from Maureen Clea and Jim, with adjournment to Babinta for further evidence.
The Taiping carried 108 passengers with 44 first class 22 second and 32 steerage across nationalities Dutch American Russian Malayan Chinese and British. It called at Cairns to victual then sailed to Australia carrying cargo from Hong Kong and steel from Japan. Several Chinese families reunited with relatives in the district as the ship berthed at 4 pm and departed before dusk.
Mr. Vion of the Australian Crocodile Hunters Club reports a six week voyage and a July 38 departure from Melbourne for a Peninsula shooting party. Rene Henry leads four men with Winslow as guide aboard a chartered vessel. The trip aims to film, survey new territory, and may boost club earnings.
The article records remarks by Mr. Derrin on cheaper Western clothing and Japanese industry. He praises General MacArthur for shaping American and Commonwealth sentiment and notes Japan would welcome more Australian tinned fruits if government restrictions eased.
Pauline Lee Tong a 32 year old Chinese woman from Everton Park remains in Australia for at least two more years after Liberal MLA A Hulme secured a potential permanent exemption from the Migration Minister. Tong and her two young children were originally ordered to leave Australia by June last year with a prior deportation order overturned for another Chinese resident Brank Jong.
An inquest was opened into the death of Gor gon Blackburn Malcolm 38, who died after the vehicle he was driving overturned on Machan's Beach road on the night of March 18.
A mutilated account notes a body on the river and an injured witness recounting a hit and run. Mex Arnold from Machan's Beech testified he heard a commotion on the road the night of the death and aided a person who could not identify the killer. The body was found near Macy River Celestial on Sunday, with officials noting unclear circumstances and ongoing examination.
Dr Champion Jones, a passenger aboard the Tai Ping, says Indonesians are determined to control Dutch New Guinea by fair or foul means. He warns of potential Indonesian menace to Australia as educated leadership battles unrest and Dutch and British influence wanes. Jones expects five months in Australia and may settle there if it suits him.
July 5 Brisbane reports an outbreak of Wells Disease among cane cutters in the Bebieds and Intisfail area. Health officials led by Dr Fryberg and Dr Gordon arrived to assess field conditions with Dr Johnson already on site. The health minister said only one serious case, most mild, and a thorough investigation aims to prevent recurrence.
Five tay positions in the Brisbane Watersiders ballot have been won by the ALP. Names such as Tees Glattery and Mitchall appear with vote counts like 86 and 1398. In Rockhampton, the annual ballot of the Waterside Workers Federation elected officers including Mr E Mannion as president and C Curtin as secretary with reelections noted.
Doctors warn staffing gaps endanger patient care as Charleville and Cloncurry flyng doctors visit remote towns. Charleville's Dr A Vickers reports emergency and obstetric care limited. Cairns Base Hospital eight nurses short of six hundred. Flying Doctor Service notes regular flights to towns like Jundah and Taargomindan amid ongoing shortages.
Brisbane reports Mr. R. E Gray, once crippled by infantile paralysis, won a high powered motor cycle and an auto cycle in an art union. He is 18 and an inmate of Eventide Home Sandgate. The prizes cost about £470. The special prize covered selling the winning ticket to him. He plans to sell the cycles, then travel to Barron Falls for a holiday.
At a Gin Gin court session, Harry Louie Davids, a recent arrival, faced charges for a July 4 shooting at Walleville that wounded Kittwe Parker. Evidence of arrest was given by Sergeant D P Maho and Parker was remanded to Bundaberg Hospital for treatment while Munded, Munded for a week.
Evan James Moorhead, 39, car dealer, told the Quarter Sessions Appeals Court he took drink to blunt the shock of a £3000 income tax judgment. He admitted driving under the influence and said he was practically a non drinker but drank to cope with strain.
A Cairns meeting examined deficiencies in technical college facilities and planned a follow up to gather data on accommodation, equipment, enrolment and staff. Participants urged a state wide approach and next actions to be decided after further discussion.
Mise Dolan, an American teacher traveling from Tokyo to Sydney aboard the Taiping, says 500 American teachers are in Japan. She notes Americans and Japanese cooperate in education with no sports competition between them and describes school uniforms and changing attitudes toward occupation forces.
Many years of service are recalled as Gordonvale resident Ereem Marcos dies in hospital aged TZ. Funeral from All Saints Church Gordonvale at 10 oclock this morning. Mrs Margaret Irvin, longtime Gordonvale resident, dies in Gordonvale hospital after 7 am. widow of Wilson Irvin of Highligh Gordonvale. Born in Northern Ireland she moved to Guessaland many years ago. Lily Irvin, Mrs BT andaroon, and W. Irvin of Gordonvale are named survivors. Funeral from St Pauls Presbyterian Gordonvale yesterday. Reverend Bindiey officiated.
A short, fragmentary news note mentions a late night incident and a brief complaint. The legible text references Soto Sane and a plunge or action tied to a grasier context, but details are unreadable.
Stowet reports a seven million pound need for American heavy crawler tractors for Australian schemes including the Snowy Mountains hydroelectric project. A dollar shortage slows progress with six years needed to generate 180,000 cw at planned power. Mr Casey notes the issue was examined by the Australian government, including double taxation on U.S. firms.
Captain F C Gambrill OBE, master of the Taiping, says this will be his last voyage as he leaves Cairns for the south. He reflects on a career spanning the Boer War era to the present and recalls captaining the Changte Iwaye and serving during wartime.
In Sydney on July 5 about 800 postal workers halted at 9 am, with 100 New Australians among them, to protest an award. Two Commonwealth Security Police attended and took verbatim notes as 6 uniformed officers patrolled outside Trades Hall. The meeting called by postal clerks demanded a 30 shilling weekly base rate rise and planned a deputation to discuss overtime in wet trenches, while vowing to resist temporary employer victimisation.
Brisbane July 3 The appeal by Archbishop Duchie against a Supreme Court verdict directing him to pay 238 720 to Jack Francis Hend Eins of Sydney architect for fees and specifications for the Holy Name Cathedral is listed for hearing next week in court.
Mr Riordan claims the real motive behind slow work is to sack employees and ruin remedies for poor men. Mr Tomlins for the board argues the abstract is a public utility and must be kept going in the public interest, though firing workers may be legal.
The text questions wage criteria and treatment of workers during reductions and killings in process departments. It references A J Neumann and discusses whether reduced killings should affect pay, highlighting union reactions and long term remedies.
The court resumed hearing on a four day wage increase request for adults and two pence per day for juniors at Queensland meatworks. The Ross River Meatworks telegram claimed meat workers killed 529 cattle from 364. The union lacked authority over members, and the meat companies refused any raise, preferring court resolution. The Queensland Meat Industry Board opposed increases, citing public utility concerns and higher Brisbane prices under a UK contract.
A British league side is set to play in Brisbane, with plans announced to tour the Australian city and meet local teams. Details on dates and venues were not disclosed in the fragment.
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