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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 09, 1947
Page
5
AP reports Sweden hosts a maritime themed celebration as Upsala and nearby towns stage a lantern festival. Tallies indicate lively crowds and community groups joining a staged parade along the waterfront.
The Queensland Government report to the Tourists Development Board says Cairns area offers superior facilities for visitors. It recommends Fitzroy Island, off Cairns, be developed on a large scale as a picturesque resort in a beautiful setting to boost tourism.
A Cairns area report urges tourist use of Mareeba aerodrome with sea transport to the Tableland and notes sheltered access via sea tram at Green Island. It advocates developing Cairns Harbour Board areas, improving wharves with landscaping, and promoting the Barrier Reef as Queenslands top tourist draw with night life and facilities to attract international visitors.
A Queensland board warns misleading advertising harms tourism, urges a permanent Tourist Development Board to regulate ads, boost interstate talks with Victoria and New South Wales, and promote regions like the Atherton Tableland Cairns Cooktown and Charters Towers. The report cites potential shipping incentives and rail links to expand the barrier reef and Tableland attractions while noting existing transport limits and the need for better facilities.
Pupils performed an Irish dance and duet titled Irish Airs with violins and piano. Misses recited verses as the audience heard God Bless Our Lovely Morning Land. An embassy envoy from Vatican, honored guests, and Holy Communion at Easter were noted amid festive school decorations and a welcome message for visitors.
A Guamanian report claims Taotaa pone spirits haunt Guam and drive fish away. Local beliefs say Tuotaomona Ash ghosts clear waters when hungry, guiding canoes by kerosene torchlight. Residents note timing and scent as signs the spirits act.
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