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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 17, 1947
Page
7
Tenders must be received at the Commission Gueenaang Housing cure Liane for erection and centre works. The lowest bidder will not automatically be accepted. tenders must include tax and other required assurances as specified by the Secretary.
The Commonwealth Astronomer Woolley discusses improving geographic accuracy across Australia. He notes longitudes varied by up to about 100 yards among Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, and Perth observatories, and outlines a wartime radar aided method to compute precise distances between transcontinental stations, aiming for faster, more accurate results.
A damaged OCR item discusses scientific topics and a maritime cargo issue in Innisfail, noting byproducts, earth measurements, and potential contributions to knowledge. It references Australis, southern hemispheric work, and a pretext about a cargo clearing in Parent with mentions of Lady Yaak and related figures.
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