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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 04, 1943
Page
6
An advertisement features former police superintendent Seed Me Stusr praising a remedy named BUR for rheumatic pains liver kidney problems and back pains. He claims it makes him feel ten years younger after using the product and urges readers to try BER with claimed health benefits and energizing effects.
Sunday semi finals saw Navy No1 and Tigers No1 split 4 sets each and a 6 2 fifth to force a draw at Koppen's court. Section 2 saw Cairnsites defeat Tigers No2 47 21 and further matches planned for Sunday with rosters and meeting arrangements to select future teams under committee control.
American servicemen take interest as Australian rules football draws praise for speed and skill. Lieutenant Volkman predicts strong exhibition matchups in the United States after the war, with potential to boost rugby-like play and possibly coexist with gridiron.
An article from the British wartime press discusses how personal involvement boosted factory output. It notes posters and talks linking workers to battlefronts, highlighting a Halifax bomber and other war gear as examples. The piece urges Australian plants to share personal stories to reduce strikes and raise commitment.
A fragmented report discusses efforts to send Australian Rules footballers to America before World War I. Names such as Brown, Watson, Davies, Bradshaw, Ling, Hynes, and Whitechurch appear amid mentions of the war halting the project. It notes associations, managers, and agents involved, including Don Rickey as secretary, with references to prior stars like Pat O'Dea and Carl Greamt.
Canberra June 3. By June 1 travels in automotive spare parts must register with the Department of Supply and give details of parts in stock. The regulation aims to conserve parts due to decreased manufacture from manpower shortages and diversion of production, prioritizing essential transport.
Hockey lineup lists seniors Mollet Hazes Arayroy Donnelly Comin Gruffium Read Bourdy Burwil Lasaris Holdes Lichemas Bourd Aumuller Downey Deven Pelling Rolls Hsarhorne Kee Graham Pammare Diontelly Bless Pectin Tiger Brows Captain Sidley Holsombe Chadwich Pritchard Farley Farrow Melnleah Piiterbridge Zeno Brady Rollinson O Rourke. Players named across teams and positions in a dense roster snippet.
UAIR S charity league presents a rowaway event with Lasque vs Sen i ae ATC parras tts. Mr RAAT hosts at Gordonville Bulls Ryet vs Grate vt coda ote. Tigers play at 4 pm under Greterme Mr Sy.
Advertising notices list Deeper Pr Lid auctioneers holding a sale at Thule Premises at 11.20 am on Saturday June 3. The items include a Dodge six tourer a James motor cycle and various household goods. The notice names Woodward Cahier and suctionsars as participants in the sale.
Innisfail faces a sugar shortage as refined sugar runs low in local shops. Officials say restricted white sugar supplies persist for weeks, with mill white sugar seen as temporary remedy until government action. Local merchants hope replenishment improves soon amid rising prices.
Despite wartime conditions bids at the Innisfail Lands Office for allotment two section four town of Kurrimine Murdering Point as a town lease. Upset price £25, opening bids rose rapidly to £410 before being secured by Mr J P Taffalos of Silkwood. The allotment covers 24 perches facing the ocean.
A dramatic broadcast from Netherlands Radio Orange describes 70,000 Dutch escapees who fled forced labour and internment by moving underground. They roam daytime to avoid capture, risking hunts across towns as they await liberation, while the public is urged to help.
An auction notice lists assets including stocks, banks, and metal shares as part of a liquidation. Names such as Jane and Clarke appear in scattered fragments, with Gleefred stock and share broker mentioned in a partial header.
The piece recounts a Black scientist's life from enslaved origins to prominence in plant disease research at Tuskegee Institute. Despite late literacy, he earned a BSc in 1894 and rose to national authority, aiding food crops like peanuts potatoes and coffee while refusing patents to keep discoveries public.
A discussion of shellshock and early 20th century psychology cites Science News on new wartime approaches. It notes reluctance to rely on prolonged physical therapies and advocates humane psychological methods, including hypnosis and narcosis, with a cited case where memory was temporarily erased then restored after treatment.
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