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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 06, 1945
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR reports a German staged withdrawal amid wartime tensions. Mentions of air raids, Seaton, and a multipart exchange suggest a broader retreat pattern. Names and places are unclear, but the text references German strategic movements and Allied reactions during a contested period.
The German news agency said Allied attempts to cross the Rhine made little headway as Allied forces pressed toward Duissern and Dortmund. Reports from Reuters and Associated Press described German counteractions along the Rhine and the encirclement of several towns, with British and American forces reaching near Cologne and Wesel while German defenses remained firm along the Rhine corridor.
News reports that the 4th Infantry Division seized western approaches to Rhine bridges at Homberg while heavy fighting continues in the bridge zones. An armoured division cleared the west bank from Nierat to Neuss and sank two 200 foot ferries loaded with troops. The Ninth Army took 2500 prisoners in 24 hours to March 4 as the Rhine battle tightens and the German bridgehead west of the Rhine contracts under pressure. Reuter notes Montgomery’s HQ says crossing preparations not yet said to be under way.
Canberra reports lawmakers to debate new banking legislation next Friday amid broader budget and Easter recess plans. The page also covers Allied river crossings and German reactions as Allied command and surrender terms circulate, detailing armistice conditions and troop disarmament processes.
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a market update with mentions of food items and supply terms. The readable words reference managers, suppliers, and delivery notes, but no coherent events or dates can be established from the provided snippet. Entities are unclear due to garbled phrasing.
British India divisions push toward Mandalay in Burma during new operations west of the city. 18th Indian Division clears villages near Singu as Second Division establishes a bridgehead across the Irrawaddy, with Chinese forces advancing in the north and heavy enemy resistance reported along multiple approaches.
Sydney March connected to a government takeover plan. The Miners Federation General President A Wells urged the Cost Inquiry Board to recommend nationalisation as a means to develop coal as a national asset. He argued government control could set fair compensation and prompt more efficient production, citing Britain's wartime experience. He warned against private ownerships’ cut-throat competition and called for a Coal Commission to raise output, though he admitted the state would face tasks in overseeing the industry.
General MacArthur's communique reports Allied units completely clearing the Luzon province of Tloco Sorte and adjacent areas in northwest Luzon. Japanese losses are described as extraordinarily heavy, with Allied forces taking several key objectives including Digdiz in Balete Pass, Seola Rosa, Neuve Viccaya, and advances toward the Ambaysbang River. The report notes advances by the 25th Division and First Cavalry with heavy fighting and air support, while bombers destroy enemy positions, airfields, and supply dumps across multiple theaters.
London reports Allied air power and Ruhr losses weakening Germany's forces. Experts warn the Wehrmacht may fold gradually, with strategic bombing draining life from German ranks and a potential collapse beginning at the top. Weather and reinforcements could influence the timetable.
March 5 report from London noting ferocious enemy raids at night along the southern coast. Mercantile ships from the coast engaged by attackers. Some raiders dropped darts from the north, causing alarms as planes flew over a mined town, with expressions of concern echoing through the area.
Sydney authorities report a head on crash between a train from Richmond to Sydney and the Sydney bound service near Clarendon station at 3:20 am. Front engine and first carriage were damaged, derailment occurred, and passengers suffered injuries treated at Windsor Hospital. A departmental inquiry will determine the cause.
In a wartime briefing the enemy is said to have no reserves of the right type left after the Ardennes setback. German divisions sit under 80 percent strength, suffering equipment shortages as Allied bombing disrupts supply and reinforcements. Across the Rhine a major crossing is anticipated, with flood risks and mud hindering defense, while Allied airpower channels German manpower toward critical fronts.
An official arrives to lead an inquiry into allocations at the Van Say Worksop. J. Mandan, chief investigator at the Central Dilution Office, travels to Brisbane for a five day inspection and briefing. He will attend meetings and then return to Townsville by Thursday.
An improvised report details a March 18 service at Garden Inland docks celebrating a port chaplain ceremony led by Kamien. Admiral Moor attends as a speaker amid commemoration in New South Wales with local officials and relatives present.
A Moscow message quotes Stalin urging the Baltic advance toward Kilberg as Rokossovsky’s troops reach the Baltic and Ruslin, cutting off Eastern Pomerania. A communique notes Kerlin as a fortified communications centre, with heavy fighting. The Red Army strikes from multiple fronts, killing about 2500 Germans near the town’s approaches and destroying 27 tanks.
Soviet forces under Zhukov and Rokossovsky tighten positions around Stargard and Kolberg as Red Army tanks spearhead a wide Baltic drive. Moscow dispatches describe shrinking gaps between offensives on the Baltic flank, with German defenses pressured along the Pomeranian coast and near the Oder.
A German report claims Dresden was wiped off the map as Soviet forces advance. The dispatch notes heavy destruction and casualties on February 13 and 14, with widespread ruins reported and fears for further damage as Allied forces push toward the city.
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