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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1942
Page
2
Repairs reported 600 German men women and children evacuated from Cologne after the raid. Paris hotel and apartment houses are requisitioned for evacuees, with accommodation to be arranged.
Melbourne July 13 officials announce a nationwide order permitting dry cleaning of military uniforms and related garments. From July 20 civilians may dry clean blazers, coats, frocks and ensembles for Adaestrallan Tactic forces under permits issued by Deputy Directors in each state. Restrictions apply to specific items and timing.
A Sydney Morning Herald report describes an Australian Army training display showing unarmed warfare taught at a bush course. Instructors staged a rugged demonstration with obstacle courses, man-to-man combat, boxing, wrestling, and dummy captures to illustrate hand to hand fighting beyond weapons.
A Melbourne influenced overview credits Australian engineers with key wartime breakthroughs. It details the degaussing method to counter German magnetic mines, bullets and armor research, and the Niagara salvage using a custom diving bell. The report highlights local industry pivots to peace production, including shell forging, and praises inventors such as John Jorameroy for incendiary and anti Zeppelin bullets, with recognition of officials and wartime efforts across Australia.
An Atlanta manufacturer's executive, Ww S Tollangie, develops a “blackout light” to provide usable illumination during blackouts. The system uses a phosphor-coated cloth and refracting elements to emit a soft glow, enabling object visibility and street lighting without glare. Tests in the labs of a manufacturing plant and statements from the inventor highlight potential for homes, plants, and directed signaling in darkness.
The item surveys wartime measures including collective bargaining gains, savings plans uptake by Boston Maine Railroad employers, and shipbuilding progress in Oregon. It notes Allied transport efforts, merchant seamen, and co operation with Mexico and Britain to secure supplies and combat submarines, with emphasis on postwar reconstruction and lend lease.
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