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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 20, 1945
Page
5
A damaged OCR fragment describes a public notice of an event with unclear names and places. Readable elements mention a procession or meeting and a dated schedule but specifics are obscured, leaving the core action and location uncertain.
A fragmented wartime report from the Sugar Bureau notes continued applications for increased peak quotes by mills. It details staff shortages, reorganization attempts, and actions by the Public Service Commission, with references to sugar technology plans and tractor recalls affecting growers and industry figures.
In a disputed letter translation, the Bishop of Willochra is challenged over wartime Italy. The editor defends Italian soldiers, noting Garibaldi lineage and democracies, while urging unity against anti Italian rhetoric. The piece cites casualty lists and honors to argue Italians are not cowards but influenced by propaganda. It also discusses labor, liberty, and resistance to Mussolini’s regime.
James O Connor from New Britain reports on the second day of the Cake Hill assault, renamed Ferndale Hill, where Australian forces repelled Japanese attempts to hold terrain above Shaggy Ridge. The fight featured tunnel attacks, heavy shelling, a marked Australian raid, and noted roles for pioneers, signalers, and Red Cross ambulances amid supply flows and a grim prisoner subplot.
The March 14 case in the Shire of More says the Petty Sessions Court heard Antonio Castorina and others. Galasso and Meraviglia pleaded guilty to curfew violations while Meraviglia faced additional absence from home without permit and related offences. Sub-Inspector Selby noted explanations given to defendants and fines were imposed with default terms.
A Civilian Fauna Committee meeting discusses tobacco shortages, price controls, and proposed government actions. Officials debate review of quotas, penalties for breaches, and the appointment of a permanent Prices Commissioner for Innisfail, with emphasis on enforcing price regulations and reporting excessive prices to the district Prices Officer.
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