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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 09, 1940
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR recounts how Australian nurses and other personnel were evacuated from Britain during a bombing campaign. The text references British expeditions, hospital placements, and the broader war effort, noting disruptions, recoil, and travel by sea and land as the forces reorganize for service.
Inland notice listing Hill Sawmills and Tembey Merchants on Upper Sherman Street CAI with phone services and sales of boring tools including chamber boards flooring lining and moldings at low prices. Private logs sawn and dressed at moderate charges with all deliveries free.
Senator Cooper and party visited Mossman touring the town and scenic road, meeting Dr Shire Cownelt and Mrs EJ O'Brien of the CWA. They heard from Shire Council and business groups about an aerodrome and refugee child welfare, with discussions on insurance policies for service members and potential government commitments.
A Herberton Patriotic Society meeting was held Friday night with M. Sexton presiding. Attendees included J Ledie and Gorden J Newell Wm Bailey P Johnson J Campbell J Francis Ly Adcock E Lach J Maine Rev Father Hayne and Secretary Hood. The treasurer position was discussed with J Line’s notice and J Campbell was unanimously elected treasurer. A review praised the War Rally and War Savings Certificates sales, with many certificates now sold.
Italian marshal Graziani resumes command in Libya as British and Allied forces push through the Libyan desert. The piece notes Balbo and other Italian officers, past Africa service, and Graziani’s long experience in Africa shaping the campaign amid retreat fights and strategic pressure.
The fragmentary OCR passage mentions Channel Islands and references to earth, waters, and various mythic or descriptive terms. It reads as a garbled list of phrases about geology, geography, and imagined or symbolic elements, with scattered proper nouns and unclear actions. The text lacks a coherent narrative or clearly identifiable events or figures.
The article notes Norway produced between one third and one half of the whale oil in the period, ranking second among whale oil producers. It states Norway supplied a large share to Britain during the war, with consumption rising globally as other nations redirected output to essential needs.
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