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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 02, 1945
Page
6
A scanned page shows fragmented classified items and sale notices including several for sale furniture and household goods, farm tools, and livestock. Prominent entries mention commodes, track gear, rain gear, and various domestic items, with prices and contact notes sprinkled among torn lines.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions an imminent sale action marked as NOW OF SALE with a group of people and locations. Names, dates, or precise details are unreadable, leaving only scattered references to a sale and involved parties amid garbled text.
Unclear OCR text references executives and a Cairns address, with scattered phrases about tobacco share farmers, service officers, shire council spies, and multiple road and rail service notes. The fragmentary content mentions Cairns region, Gordonvale, Mossman, and Redlynch, plus a May meeting and various transport service cancellations. The overall piece reads as an incoherent, damaged notice mix of notices, possibly an advertisement or public service item from Cairns area.
A cryptic OCR fragment mentions auctioneers and property along with generic commerce notes. The readable text points to a notice or brief record involving sales or listings, without clear names, dates, or places due to damage.
A jumbled block lists lost items, tenders, and local notices. Mentions include Lost wallets and purses, a medical superintendent residence tender, cast iron pipes supply tender, and a sugar mill association removal of materials. Also references auctions, property sales, and a salon advertisement.
A compiled list details numerous accidents and deaths from various locations. Buddy Carson, a window cleaner in New York, fell when his safety belt snagged a fence, suffering hip and hand injuries. Kathleen Nutham of East Balans Vie reportedly broke her neck while climbing a steeple. Oswald Guthrie, 38, and friends near the Murro River reportedly tossed into the water, with Guthrie dying from injuries. A mother in Newcastle theater faced the loss of her eight month old. Ginger the baby appeared to choke on sweets, and rescuers died trying to save others. Reet Simon, 44, of Gladesville, attempted to rescue John Brooks, 4, from the Pactz matts River, later collapsing. Leslie Suche! Davies of Mayfield and four servicemen mistakenly drank solder solution, causing hospital cases. John Kennedy of Saddy Hollow was killed by a gust lifting a tarpaulin. William Robb, 33, of Sendingham, died after being struck on the chin by a cricket ball. Gregory Stingel, 13, died pulling on a football jersey. Pauline Stroter of Todianapolis dislocated her neck while brushing hair. Theodore Patrick, 38, died in a boating/industrial accident in Philadelphia.
The Dunlop Bulletin notes rapid U S progress in synthetic rubber production versus natural rubber. By late last year synthetic rubber usage reached about 5 percent of total rubber consumption, with production near 900000 tons annually. Factors limiting output include natural rubber shortages and manpower, while costs of synthetic rubber exceed prewar levels. Beyond the war, natural rubber may remain preferred for tire manufacture due to its inherent properties.
The Brisbane correspondent warns against bolstering wartime industries into peacetime reliance, urging caution over unemployment and price pressures. He cites high wages, strikes, and export doubts, laments sugar industry parallels, and calls for balanced growth, not state-led expansion. A milk shortage looming in winter prompts alerts to Canberra delays, while breadbasket prices and papaws highlight price controls and public discontent.
The April Bavinda of Commerce meeting records attendance by Mr A Tilsmiy and Mr C Formiann with several attendees noted. The Townswile Chamber of Commerce reports on a swimming matter, ministerial transport notice, and a discussion involving the Alum Works Council. Final items reference nurses Satchwill, Marin, and E Ryan passing exams for Babinds Hospital.
United Press report states the Office of Price Administration has curtailed or altered the annual cigar allotment program, signaling a policy shift in rationing measures and affecting manufacturers and retailers nationwide. The move follows wartime controls aimed at managing scarce tobacco supplies.
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