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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 01, 1946
Page
4
The Ex Commonwealth Disposals Commission announces available delivery today of 1942 three ton tipping bodies with dual wheels from £220 and 1941 model three ton trucks with fixed bodies from £150.
A fragmented sketch of Washington as a federal capital struggles with governance and voice. The piece notes male-dominated administration, a diverse population, and a City built on a debated site tied to Hamilton and Jefferson. It highlights three commissioners, DC land disputes, and a press reaction to the capital’s scale.
A British and American occupation authorities report details how Ford Motor Company’s German subsidiary supported the Nazi war machine. The investigation shows use of the plant for iron and steel materials, foreign exchange, and slave labor, with production figures and wartime allocations disclosed.
Report highlights BOAC Qantas Empire joint record, Atlantic winter service, and Lancastrian flights exceeding a million miles on the London to New York/Austria routes. Mention of a Gemini four-seat light aircraft and plans for a giant airboat by Saunders-Roe, capable of 300 to 250 mph, with 100 passengers and a possible £10 million fleet order.
The Admiralty announced next year three light cruisers would be made available to the Royal Indian Navy. The force, about 120 ships strong, includes corvettes, sweeps, armed trawlers and patrol boats with 2,000 Indian personnel and 70 white officers. Training, wartime expansion, and convoy protection across the Indian Ocean marked its history from 1934 to the present, including actions in Berbera and the Japan theater.
The Netherlands government outlines a program to rehabilitate the eastern fisheries. Two of four well equipped ships are being built in Australia and expected to arrive soon to aid production. With Japanese threats and import blocks, restoring eastern waters remains urgent to supply local populations.
Austrain teletypesystem grows to become the largest commercial network in Austria. The AMLA office plans prompt bookings for telegraphed operations and extended three hour windows, with central coordination and new technical arrangements.
The report states that even with 50 pallions of kilowatt energy directed at the project, India could not produce a single stamp bomb in a hypothetical scenario. The remark is attributed to Wadia who notes the country’s limitations over the past 30 years.
The Kauri School Committee met on February 24 to note enrolment for a two teacher school and the head teacher’s duties. Mrs Savage’s resignation due to health was accepted with regret. The Hall Committee discussed postponing decisions, while a deputation sought cheaper sanitary and cleansing services and a town water supply plan. A potential pipeline from Athenion to Tolga and then Kart was mentioned. The council election loomed and road infrastructure concerns were raised. A visitor from Scotland, Miss Dorothy Hil, arrived after marrying last October.
An AP report from Warsaw says the PPR Polish Workers Party dominates workers' representative elections in 115 locations up to December 11. PPR candidates led with 1230 seats, while the Polish Socialist Party and Polish Democrats trailed and only six went to the Union of Combatant Youth.
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