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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Mar 24, 1947

Page

4

American ships for sale to Britain

London dispatch notes America offering 40 Victory ships and 100 Liberty ships to Britain for £34 million. Payment to be in dollars. The Transport Minister’s letter to buy 140 ships is cited by the Daily Express. Additional vessels may be chartered from America and returned at a rate of 0 per month as part of the plan.

London Mer America Britae Daily Express Minter Otter Beta Pare Amfiie

Johnstone River Erosion Meeting Hears Shelter Removal Plan

In a Johnstone Shire Courthouse session on March 21 engineer WS Bettrige outlined river erosion treatment options. He recommended dismantling recaving air raid shelters to access a subsidy from the Government, while also removing stellers for material to extend the treatment project.

Innirfail Johnstone Shire Cournot WS Bettrige Stellers Aterial

War Factories Now Future Industrial Centres

An Australian wartime site at St Marys near Sydney evolves into a peacetime industrial town. The massive St Marys factory complex expands into housing for workers, with 127,000 square feet of floor space across nine buildings and three self contained sections. The Secondary Industries Division plans a trade linked town with parks and schools, aiming to attract workers from Sydney and Parramatta as the nation shifts toward a diversified economy.

Australia Industral A. J St. Mary’s Great Western Highway Sydney St Mary's St. Mary's Department of Post-War Reconstruction Commonwealth Steepy Sid St Mary's Wea Tt Vigstic Chemis X Cook Melbourne Penrith St. Mary Air Force Carmvans Electric Molore Hord Tools Antigen Lene Atinsey Refrigeratore Ipatheranncs Rtillery Surgical Instrum St Maryn Onamgrd Ance St Mary's Malien Ite Hhoven Sna' St Goa Mance Grieg Viberties Iningroom XSW Emment Nbn Lon Peng Long Rome Uae Rmeiiyeus the & Mary St Mary Parramatta Sfrw Eremina

Northern refinery agitation held across councils

A consultative and supervisory committee met to hear representations in favor of establishing a northern refinery. Cane growers and local authorities formed a Viking team to present arguments for the refinery. The North Kingdom Local Authority Association plans a next conference at Ennistall with further discussions tomorrow morning.

Consultative Suduiary Eld Jocel Agar Or, Coy Haron Bowris Viking Auch North Queenaland Autharmine” Associaton Ennistall Consultative Committee

Ravenshoe R S L Ravenshoe March Meeting Report

The ordinary monthly Ravenshoe R S L meeting was held Sunday March 16 with 23 members present. Mr M Crowe presided. two new members joined and appreciation given to a long-serving Indies auxiliary member. Sub-committee to arrange preliminary rodeo deals to meet next week. Annie Day arrangements and March program discussed. lines for next year planned. a late evening programme proposed. report from Northern Durie Conference given with member actions noted. president and secretary to represent at the quarterly meeting in Atherton.

Ravenshoe M. Crowe Meurs T Bland Joiken Subaraneh Atherton

Tourist Association Meeting Highlights Council Request

At the Johnstone Shire Council monthly session a letter from the Innisfail Tourist Development Association urged a deputation to discuss the association’s views on council support. The chair indicated a future meeting to consider the association’s needs and potential officer arrangements, while debates noted past responses and manpower limits.

Inwispail Johnstone Shire Innisfail Tourist Development Association Duma Ams France Wimsclaton Cr Tourist Development Association BJ Hawthorne Innes W.T Batchelor Chapman Ein Tysan Ternion Lew Matters

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