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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 17, 1947
Page
8
A historical note surveys timbers and tree uses, detailing species, timber grades, and applications from lumber to shipbuilding. It traces forestry practices, regional availability, and market dynamics shaping construction materials and craftwork in the period.
A ornate voice proclaims a two year emirate under a mighty monarch who vows vast domains. Through forests oceans winds and rains the speaker imagines a sovereign guided by strength and beauty, promising armies, palaces, and distant progress across deserts and mountains for a thousand years.
The text discusses the botanical origin of a word linked to fruit grouping and tree seeds. It notes a top left illustration and bottom left details showing separate seed cases, describing the seed of a tree as needlelike and labeling the word as the simplest for the tree due to its coarse structure.
A fragmented report details turpentine harvests in North Queensland, noting extended seasons from August to December, and describes extraction from resin ducts, tree growth, and environmental effects. It mentions Darwin, Palmerston Highway, and various local towns, with emphasis on harvest timing, regeneration efforts, and the impact on forests and wildlife.
The article describes planting fertiliser to boost growth, pollination considerations, and harvesting needs for sweet corn. It notes wind affects pollination, recommends tassel cap covering, and stresses harvesting corn while milk stage, warning against overripe ears. It lists American Golden Bantam and Golden Bantam Country as varieties with Hawaii interest.
Fragmentary lines describe a local event with participants and prizes. Names such as Mrs. Mlavell Mrs. Powe and Mrs. Butler appear amid scattered descriptions of competitions and a pink and white theme. The text is damaged and partially unintelligible.
Merbarton Horticultural Society meets with Dr W Millett in the chair. A proposal to run over show funding for the aid to Britain fund is postponed. Cairns show arrangements noted. 300 blooms were destroyed by frost ahead of the planned Cairns show. Easter timing discussed. plan to defer decision to next meeting.
An Australian reprint discusses a Wartime era extract noting threats to strike and labor tensions. It links a fragile social mood to industrial trouble, highlighting dangers workers face when action escalates amid neighborly opposition and public suspicion.
A longhearted survey of current world and London writing profiles. Notes on Oliver Mandvs and Grace Moore Crock, with remarks on The Wight Has ym and Dearly Bhowra, plus mentions of John Paddy Carvlairs Ms Tatest novel and a West Indies cruise romance.
A RAF Mosquito exploded mid air above Ringway Cheshire in the afternoon killing two crew members. A nearby farmer in a barn felt the blast as fragments scattered and the shock wave lifted him from his seat.
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