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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 19, 1940
Page
9
Bloomfield July 16 reports describe river conditions and local activity. Johnston of Cairns arrived by last week’s Merinda and noted progress since prior visits. Cruthers of the Forestry Office and Sirs J Cruthers held business with the new enterprise. both left after Friday meetings.
In a Cairne Post letter from Millan Milas dated July 15 the writer defends Doctors Martell and Paine and condemns the hospital board for seeking to sever ties with them. The piece argues the board refuses discussion with doctors and urges investigation into alleged improper conduct, stressing public service and trust in the physicians.
A garbled 4CA Cairns page shows a morning to evening schedule with references to Bright Breakfast Semis, Morning Devotional Service, Home Forum, Women’s Club events, a Musical Tea Party, a Clock Store, a Midday Melodies program, and a Dinner Menu. Names and times are partially legible, including items like Mothers Chase and a likely Haiti Seray Book note, with scattered artful headlines and stray broadcast cues.
The Singapore base is described as Britain’s key fortification in the East, a naval stronghold at the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, linked to wider imperial defense. Plans trace fortifications begun 1924, resumed 1925, with vast docks, power stations, and garrisons. The base anchors routes from Europe to the East through Malacca and Sumatra, Java, and Timor. Singapore’s strategic location ties to Australia and New Zealand’s push for fortification.
A fragmentary report claims scientists at Columbia University tested a purified form of a new fuel derived from natural gas, produced after promising results at Minnesota. The work involved Alfred O. Wier and researchers from Colombia, aiming to convert it into usable power and suggesting potential impact on energy and war.
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