25 Mar 1952
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 25, 1952
Page
1
Mr. Hunter Freeman estimated home sugar use rose sharply over the past nine months. He cited a deficiency of about 118,000 tons in production and projected annual Australian demand near 580,000 tons for the year ending June, up from 497,300 in 1950 and 518,300 in the prior year.
The report details Freeman's view on sugar exports and Australian requirements for future markets. It notes limits in replacing certain imports, projected demand growth, and potential production capacity at Maryborough, with figures on export tonnages and the impact on local mills and suppliers.
Tornadoes tore through the deep south causing casualties and extensive damage. President Truman ordered federal waivers to aid victims and fund recovery. The American Red Cross reported hundreds killed or injured across multiple states with many homes destroyed and communities heavily damaged.
A scrambled clipped report notes a Dutch aircraft catching fire at Bangkok with vague details. The fragment references a liner and barge, with scattered identifiers and no clear outcome or participants.
The Indian National Congress policy making body approved Mr Mehrwn's foreign policy calling for friendship with all nations while opposing aggression and colonial rule. Desai stated India will back peaceful coexistence and resist any yearmamant hostilities, aiming to support freedom movements worldwide.
The Sugar Board heard J Candie outline a Farleigh mill duplication to raise capacity and cane output to 74474 tons. He cited three conditions including a 7000 long ton increase, Seaforth tide change, and new plant facilities, with total cane production expected at 46343 tons under duplication. Industry crisis and overproduction fears were voiced as speakers urged action.
Incomplete OCR notes indicate an oil bore at Warooby Creek involving Sairgane and Mowe with two cent payments referenced. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
A garbled news note from The Times correspondent outlines postwar dispatches with unclear names and events. It mentions police, a magistrate, and demobilisation talks as occupation forces and British involvement loom, but specifics are obscured by OCR errors.
Brisbane May 4 The Queensland Branch of the Teachers Union moves at its national conference to urge the State Cabinet to appoint a select committee to investigate Queensland education conditions and suggest improvements. The plan includes university Education Department and civic bodies as members of the committee. The conference also calls for higher salaries and school maintenance funding.
Officials launch an intensive drive to place Dutch and Italian rural workers in farm jobs. Circulated forms will collect labor needs and expected dates, with about 48 households to be aided. Ministers note drought easing and farm labor shortages, while migrant-worker programs face accommodation hurdles.
Seven men crossing a swollen river from Chemside battled flood danger as their waterlogged truck stalled. Soldiers used rope and pliers and a makeshift cable to reach and rescue the exhausted survivors, with one man hospitalized for exposure.
The Australian Federal Cabinet delays public statement on the new economic programme as ministers review policy details. Reports indicate possible dollar licence cuts and tighter food import controls to trim postwar expenditures, with decisions expected after a series of briefings this week.
A disjointed OCR fragment describes a milling tower catching fire and burning, with references to the poultry and dairying sectors. It mentions a rolling section and individuals or entities like Brann and Pollard, and a fire that exploded within minutes, turning the tower into a mass of flames.
Police pursue leads after an attempted bank robbery tied to a suspected three man gang. Authorities believe the ring leader identified as Amarves may be involved as the raid spanned several hours and targeted the Commercial Bank on Queen Street.
The article notes tourism turnover rising with 11 million in two months of the year and total sales around 88 000 compared with 64 000 seven months prior. It mentions interstate routes to Cairns and plans to reopen the Royal Harman Hotel in April, with turnover reaching 531 749 and a peak of 131 190 in 1838, highlighting tourism as a growing state industry.
Ten MPs and senators began a 12 day tour of Royal Australian Air Force bases in Queensland visiting eight sites. The trip, about 600 miles by air, follows Prime Minister suggestion to strengthen regional defence oversight. Attendees include members Berry Liberal Swasik Beimbi Bent Labour and Senator Bent. The group visited Amberley station and planned to visit Toowoomba tomorrow.
A Melbourne security service report notes Macey and TAA executive were questioned for years about intelligence. Statements claim no Communist Party ties or wrongdoing, with mentions of travel to America and a Perth visit. Henry Macey’s father is cited as a former Acting Premier of Western Australia.
A brief item reports price rises for chocolates and sweets, with half pound and one pound portions sold at raised uniform rates. It notes higher costs across sugar and production affecting consumers and stores.
Fragmentary report describes a hidden secret election and a new parliament to convene at the office of Pasha Annependens. Mentions a New York opposition and a Father with 34 houses over a Saturday in January.
In his address to the Royal Commission, Mr D Good Lorre contends that betting shops in the North thrived, urging the commission to examine governance and possible restrictions. Witness Francis Joseph Carutti discusses licensing, with a long career and betting connections cited as context.
Brisbane wool sales begun with a series delayed due to drought and fleet issues. The Brisbane Woolselling Brokers Association announced extensive revisions to the season’s clip estimate, cancelling the March sale and pushing five series to May 3, May 19, and end of June.
Country observers say by nightfall Hav P the Presbyterian clergy man from Wingham is favored to win the Lyne Federal seat as Wandling st primary votes count. Mev Lucock reportedly holds about 2301 votes with Havent leading among candidates. no further updates were issued today. Rev Lovock expected to receive support from church patrons, while CP Coleague and Mr De J Lancaster distribute early on.
President Treman stated in the foreword of a State Department initiated book that the United States seeks world peace and aims to reduce fear of oppression. He said the administration’s foreign policy confronts the Soviet threat daily and will strengthen freedom to lower future dangers.
Reports indicate General Eisenhower will use a television hookup to address the American people as he prepares for a possible Republican presidential bid. Newspapers speculate on how the message will be recorded and transmitted to the United States, signaling an early campaign move.
Fragmentary report notes a Brun-born professor and De Wittians near the Galapagos test site. It mentions a depth record in the Pacific, with figures around 13 000 feet and a reference to the AAP and ocean trench area west of a marked datum.
Partial readable fragment from a London dated notice referencing the Tar Stare and the Duke of Bal laraiy with Ge to the Scone Panes of Holrried vam near Muintarsh. The passage mentions June 38 020 and a cancellation related to Roots ewes.
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