11 Mar 1943
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 11, 1943
Page
1
A fragmented OCR page shows scattered notices and ads including lost items, job postings, auctions, and service offers. The jumble mentions lost property, rewards, ship’s cook, and real estate notes, with scattered names and places and no single coherent event.
An inmate in Hawai faces charges after an alleged assault tied to a shirt containing a gooney in the packer. The complainant, a member of the Allth military forces, described the confrontation with William Mussell Fitexeraia and testified details of Caroming and theft during a four week period. The case unfolds with detective questioning and testimony outlining admission and circumstances surrounding the alleged offense.
A special Johnstone Shire session debated repatriation funding and governance for ex servicemen and merchant navy personnel. motions shaped a Repatriation Committee and Guardian Fund, with Trustees to be appointed from local and federal bodies, and provisions for funding limits and future meetings.
Fragmented report describes wartime disruptions with petrol rationing, street disturbances, and the impact on daily life. It notes injuries during clashes, fuel shortages affecting transport and food, dam reconstruction plans, scarce produce, and a school wireless set purchase. Local officials discuss measures and appeals for petrol allowances and reconstruction efforts amid ongoing stress.
An extracted feature outlines miners' struggles at a backyard ore facility. It details shutdowns at smelters, labor shortages, and government intervention. The piece notes workers displaced, refinery operations affected, and refugee conditions shaping industrial response.
A compact clippings-style item lists scattered details about a planned fall event and a resident concern. The garbled text mentions a couple in Tampa and a distant Ware location, with references to a goat owner and persistent fears. The overall meaning is unclear but hints at pending notices and conditions.
A Chililagoe sub-branch meeting outlined war service contributions to Red Cross and Comfort Funds totaling £115, plus war bonds and pension actions. The balance sheet showed a credit balance, and officers were elected including president J. McCarthy and treasurer Lex Lawrence. Members discussed postwar entertainments for soldiers and agreed to monthly meetings near full moons, with actions to contact a local picture proprietor for soldier entertainment opportunities.
Fragmented OCR recounts a WWII era reflection on peacemaking and disarmament. Mentions Amarin Couns, national feed, Dr. Ke Peover, and a plea for permanent peace. Describes a world wary of war and the hope that reduced weapons will prevent future conflict, with references to Berlin Rome and New York.
In Pebhoutone a vendor named Le and Minbe produce seven tanses at ten shillings each, signaling a small market fluctuation and local trade activity amid uncertain prices.
An old printed account describes a curious water experiment with two mugs and a four gallon petrol tun. It details pouring soapy water between vessels to create a measured amount of cleanliness, noting patience and a playful, almost ritual tone about purity and proportion.
A correspondent urges using manpower rather than money to fund public works and war efforts in Australia. The letter analyzes government issues, cheque payments, and currency withdrawal, proposing debt funding through manpower, war bonds, and overseas material purchases within a co operative Commonwealth framework. The writer agrees with a peer on cancellation methods and asks for further commentary in the next issue.
The text describes a Wednesday evening program with Dulcie Pitt’s style deed at the piano and a national tunes selection by the American guests, while Allied troops are invited. It notes a March schedule and social critique about Social Credit and taxation debates shaping campus events and public opinion.
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