15 Jul 1944
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 15, 1944
Page
1
Full particulars concerning passenger sailing dates for Carmo Passengers and Adelaide steamship line listed with agents Fuwand Smith Limited, Sunke Limited, and others. Includes phone numbers and sailing caveats.
A sprawling listing page shows used car parts tyres and services with references to Advans Tyre and Malate Serve Sherxtan Street and international Harvester Co of Austre'h. It includes sales of pumps drums caskets organ and furniture items, tools, farm equipment, safety razors and pharmacy goods. Multiple vendors advertise stock and delivery options across a busy urban market.
A noisy clutter of tire stocks ladders and tools sells many items from Bruce Small Pty Ltd and Crossland Motors Cairns. The notices list Ford V8 Teveks motorcycles motors lamps batteries and spare parts with other sales including poultry gear and marine engines plus property for sale and wanted ads for vehicles equipment and a four-room dwelling.
Confidential correspondence from Medical Supplies Co Dept Fa mentions privacy concerns and unreadable notes. Edward-strest Brisbane D F’ Deat! Dear! Chico invisible Earphone for the midiy Geet 2/ oat 6 Wern inside cords Get letters. Amazing claims appear in a fragmented draft offering a free book. Ivy Punchard, Milliner, states she cannot take new orders until October for health reasons, except for already promised orders.
Public warned of seaward artillery firing 14 00 yards from foreshores between Ywale Point and Whitecliff Point July 1 with inclusive dates. Also warned to avoid danger area and reports location of unexploded rounds to military authorities. Detailed range boundary near Danbulla in NARES includes parcels 145 42 15 and others. Sentries posted. notices dated June 20 and July 5 by Colonel Cardale Comd 17 Aust CL Sub-Area.
Australian wire reports describe wartime censorship and naval activity. A July 1 dispatch notes German secret weapons and a Mosquito craft attack concept, alongside artillery practice announcements for July ranges with strict safety warnings about unexploded ordnance and detailed boundary descriptions across multiple creeks and river lines.
Multiple job and labor recruitment ads listed from Cairns area, including shifts for engineers and mill work, farm hands, cooks, housekeepers, carpenters, painters, stoker, and hotel staff. Applications directed through National Service Officers in Cairns or local offices. some entries note restrictions for workers in wartime production.
A montage of lost pets items and rewards across Rex Theatre Douglas Plane and city streets. Entries include Rick Kitten a male cat Shane reward contact J Johansen and multiple missing objects such as a two stone diamond ring a Brown leather driving glove a silver cigarette case and a photo album with various locations like Rex Theatre Palace Theatre and Lake Street cited for return rewards.
A mix of housing ads. requests include furnished or unfurnished flats or houses, single rooms, and boarder vacancies. Boxes and contact phone numbers appear for Cairns area, Norman Park, and other locations. Some entries note urgent needs from veterans and discharged soldiers requiring immediate occupancy and advance rent.
A private home offers a room for male boarders. The listing emphasizes privacy and a comfortable living setup suitable for professional individuals seeking quiet accommodations. Contact details are not provided in the readable text.
A collage of local notices including properties for sale in Cite ang Mixed Susinemes Hotels Boure ing Bouses and fResidentia gar Mixed and Poultry P W HORTON. Charters Towers church enrolment details and Archdeacon Norman at Gabriels School. Hambledon Mill seeks buyers for Giant Cow Peas with deadline in July. Public Curator announces estates administered in Cairns with names Ludwig Wieland Parrott. Local agents Advanx promote Lloyds insurance and other local services.
Parloques A Vogue Hairdressing Salvo announces opening Saturday morning offering classes in hairdressing from May 13. A Hughes advertises expert salons for wave and setting options including permanent waving non electric and steam waving with Wella products. Main Street Atherton and Lake Street locations invite appointments.
Australian Military Forces issue a public warning that mortar practice will occur daily in July on the range near Tinarko Falls on the Barrom River, spanning Dan Bulla and Tinarko parishes in NARES County. Sentries posted at approaches, unexploded rounds to be reported to nearest station, dated July 5, 14.
Public warning that artillery firing will occur daily in July on a range partly in the Parishes of Dan Bulla and Dinden, boundaries described, with unnamed districts and dates June 20 1904 and June 26 1944. warnings to report unexploded rounds and to observe posted sentries at approach points.
A concise agency note describes lean cool rooms overlooking nearby facilities at Explorade Cairns. The proprietor is listed as Blgiey, with emphasis on proximity to the Post Office and a five minute stroll.
The notice warns the public of daily artillery practice on a defined range from July 7 to July 17 1964 and anti aircraft firing seaward July 17 to July 14. It lists boundaries along Mitchell River Granite Mountain Creek rail lines and portions of parish land in Dynes with danger zones along the Port Douglas foreshore and Mow Bray Creek.
A collage of disjointed phrases touches on freedom from bureaucracy, robotic fears, and poetic quotations. It blends lines from poets with odd product lists and street references, culminating in a chaotic advertisement-like passage about tools, belts, and hardware.
The text lists upcoming annual meetings and general meetings for local groups. A branch annual meeting is set for Monday July 17 in Assatla club rooms with R J Sampson inviting attendance. Cane Cutters and Sugar Mill Workers meet July 16 in Edmonton at 10 am led by H Boland. Gordon Vale Red Cross Fifth Annual Meeting is July 18 at 1 pm in CWA Rooms with Sistness to receive the president's financial statement and election of M C Rees as Hon Secretary. Bowling Club holds AGM on July 2 in Chun Pavilion with officer elections, balance sheet adoption, and reports. D Paterson is secretary. Residents urged to attend.
An Innisfail RSL subbranch meeting discussed malaria cases among discharged diggers and sought guidance from State Secretary Mr G Angell on government liability and pension issues. They planned to form an equitable hall-rental scale, purchase equipment for events, and seek a federal ruling on pensions while endorsing condolence actions for Mr Cheshire’s family.
Innisfail July 11 before Magistrate L. H. Mansell Sub Inspector G J Selby prosecuted Henry Fosene Hartley for failing to keep a tail light on his motor vehicle. Hartley pleaded guilty and was fined £1 plus 6 costs, seven days in default. Joseph Sabarline of Tully admitted operating a motor vehicle without a certificate of competency and was fined £1 plus 6 costs. Stephen Prince pleaded guilty to failing to keep a light on his vehicle after sunset and was fined 15 shillings plus 6 costs, seven days in default. Framers to Marturia were fined £1 plus 6 costs for driving a vehicle without the prescribed fee and not holding a certificate, seven days in default.
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