Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Cairns Post in Cairns, Queensland

We have pages in Queensland

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Mar 28, 1941

Page

2

Captured Material and Its War Value Across Equipment

The piece explains that captured material spans all war gear from field guns and tanks to trucks and ammunition. It notes the strategic benefit of seized lorries for prisoner transport and transport expansion, the reuse of captured weapons, and the issue of ammunition compatibility with enemy artillery. It emphasizes the darkening effect on the enemy when mentioning captured equipment.

Tse Libya Fransport

Ingham News Details Election and Local Events

Fragmented report describes annual election results, officer slate, and community notices. Mentions patron Mr 7 U Kelly as president, vice presidents, treasurer, secretary, and committee roles. Notes river observations, a crossing incident, and local social events with names and places.

Waste and economy in war time discussed in a paper

Wartime reflections on waste reduction cover paper reuse, rags, and scrap metal. The author notes home sorting can boost paper repulping, rag supplies, and scrap collection, reducing reliance on imports. Abattoir byproducts and bone processing yield fat, glue, and feeding meat.

Great Britain Yorkshire Biher Amd Afrien Abyasunia

South Africa’s Turbulent Path and Wartime Debates

Fragmented OCR text discusses Africa’s future and civil affairs, mentioning a Prime Minister figure and references to wartime governance, rights, and duties. The readable parts point to themes of freedom, state actions, and political leadership in a colonial or post-colonial context. Further detail is not clear from the fragment.

Boots for the War British Leather Output Rises Under Pressure

British tanneers kept weekly boot production at 400000 pairs for services despite a near fifty percent drop in output last year. No home or overseas shortages occurred, with 60 percent of sole leather tanned from imports. Over 60 ports supplied hides, with Empire consignments aiding exports to meet war needs under new licensing regimes for specially formulated leather.

Britain Brian Sele Eather

Answers to What Do You Think T

The text presents a disjointed prompt about responses to a query. It mentions items such as Bear no fruit, Iain Berlin on the River Spree, Fiz soited on Antony's line, five, America and Europe, without coherent narrative or verifiable facts.

Iain Berlin Antony America Europe

Canada’s Mineral Production in War Supply Era

Reported by government officials, Canada’s total mineral production during the war era shows value near 200 million dollars after intensive development. Copper and nickel dominate base metals, with much output exported to the United Kingdom to meet both domestic and allied needs.

Wewessifirs Canada Itv Canadien Hugourutle Rene Wikt TmNal Vale Bern United Kingdom

South Johnstone Club Aims for New Books Amid Year End Push

South Johnstone community reports a push to secure an additional 233 words of new books as part of a year end drive. The Young People’s Club at Mena Creek notes attendance of 60 members, with F Jordana elected chair and Austin as secretary. Ambulance Brigade attends to multiple injuries including a farmer with a severe laceration and others treated for head and facial injuries.

Young People's Club Mena Creek Young People's Club Haifvesriv Jordana Austin Wan Eraily Koppen Cleve Clark George Blunt Tshourer Mena Creek

Briar Pipe Mystery Finds New Wood Substitute

An English wood once used for briar pipes faces shortages as briar becomes scarce. Experts reveal 80 percent of briar pipes come from a plant not actually briar, a corruption of bruyere. Britain seeks substitutions, exploring forests across the empire, including heather bush sources, to sustain a historic pipe industry while a unknown replacement remains undisclosed.

Bruyere North Africa Atlas Mountains Britain British Empire

Also Mentioned on This Page

Persil Peral Perl Coloured Sceat Butte Salat Bowla Ogee Buttes Drewes Ws Ach Bluey Lewes Base Oruy'ly Yalew Rylin P.O A. J. Draper Pty. Ltd Abbott W. EN SaNexoe Peter Ingham News. A Ieee Appeal Ator Eee Breas Aera Batangas Samual Senning Angeralan Comfort Saeld Gage Armen Opner Halon U Kelly Don Sen Rely Milton Sounire Mena Gousa Hawkine Creek Cony Yaris Ke 'Rows Huh Rom G. Teitarl Feceivine Aumsom Foo Mre Habbe Sareet Wall Oceaniser Secretars Mig Rookins Yeldhamy Dooner Meg “Talliston Meatimes Richimann Alan White Mirren Bria Allen Ferguen South Africa Afriva Hte Wiirk Rou Afriva Man DeWitts South Johnstone Johnstone Ebooner Anful G. Green Seitain Ales Lmrcarthy Mardy Hardy L. McCartey Curtis Road Balmeis, Sree Mole's Q.ps Ptactio Siael Bath Aid Big Dell Spence Paints Reo Wie Wes Hardware & Groceries Ofensland Pastoral Cae Jcaterpillar C/o Tropical Motor Motors Cairn Temietall Brac At
Search Courier

Search the Cairns Post Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Cairns Post?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication