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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 21, 1945
Page
6
The text appears as garbled OCR from a newspaper page listing numerous names, places, and terms. It includes scattered references to people, organizations, products, and possible events, but no coherent narrative or clear news item to summarize.
A chaotic OCR read mixes bakery goods, tools, vehicles, medicines, and notices. Items include WASTE listed products, WANTED ads for corsets and services, and references to tractors, milking machines, and farming gear. Names, places, and prices are scattered amid fragmented phrases.
A fragmentary notice lists a scheduled duel or dispute involving Henry and Taams on a Saturday in March. The readable text hints at a property or premises matter in a local justice or civil proceeding. Details are incomplete and names are uncertain.
An unreadable mix of names, places, services, and notices including hotel stays, barber and salon items, auctions, land records, and generic classified entries. It compiles scattered fragments with no clear single event or cohesive story, referencing people, businesses, and locations in a garbled OCR run.
Tenders are invited for the supply of firewood and for firemen uniforms. Readiness for timber and related sundries is announced by the Atherton Maize Board and partners. Proposals should include details of timber species, delivery terms, and pricing to meet district needs.
Three separate attacks were launched by unidentified operatives against Allied shipping. The night remained dark as escort vessels reported no missing aircraft and a Dutch strike force responded from a naval base. The commando group withdrew after failing to damage shipping targets.
Medbourne March 19. A plan to raise the existing manpower pool from about 35 000 to roughly 105 000 and to establish a national employment authority is announced by the Federal Labour Minister. The bill would expand manpower directorates in all States, appoint employment provinces, and transfer many State officers to the Commonwealth Public Service at the outbreak of war to administer manpower and unemployment benefits during and after six months of security regulations.
London March 1. Labour figure E Shinwell said Labour would not ally with the Tories after the war. He criticized Churchill's call to join forces, arguing Labour could win a clear majority and reject Churchill's offers. He termed Churchill's speech a surrender to diehards and attacked private enterprise.
In a London telegram, air industry officials and politicians discuss Britain's aviation policy, weighing private operators against government ownership. Commentators from Air Drakeford to Lord Swinton claim that White Paper plans open room for private enterprise while ensuring central oversight. Contenders argue the Australian model offers a balance between taxpayer protections and industry freedom amid nationalisation debates.
March 12 report from New York describes a Canadian press correspondent meeting Sir Bernard Fahm a Briton university figure on Ruma Uae referencing water education and a foreword in Europe. The piece notes admiration for the Ruslan people amid ongoing conflict and a sense of resilience and determination.
An Australian jungle patrol suffered casualties and confusion during a clearing mission between Blane junction and the Mos area. Private S Stacey of Brisbane died. Corporal A Brewer and Privates F Haines and A White were wounded or missing. The unit pressed the engagement until retreating toward Allied lines, with several men evading Japanese forces through dense terrain.
The Arbitration Court fixed rate increases for wage bands in Auckland. Dull painters gain 2s per hour, unskilled workers 30s per hour, semi-skilled 30s, and female junior workers see adjustments. The ruling specifies these are not a general wage rise, may be reviewed on application.
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