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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 22, 1945
Page
3
Local residents and officials clash as proposals unfold along Cook Highway and Senate Austin routes. Debates center on safety, funding, and community impact with multiple groups calling for revisions before hearings.
Eairns patriotic fund and local industrial notes. A Benin correspondent reports a municipal hospital incident with injuries and a missing escort. Details describe a transit mishap and a detained truck incident, with scattered names and places amid chaotic phrasing.
Commercial notes from Brisbane on May 21 outline market activity and trade offers. The report mentions various goods including onions and a hedge on prices. It records minor shifts in supply and demand and notes several firms involved in the day’s deals.
Reports from Sydney on May 19 reveal the Murray River dwindling to a trickle, causing strain for riverboats and reducing water levels near Gisborne and the Urink area. Fishermen and cattle herders note severe water shortages while authorities warn of ongoing impact on Sydney’s harbour and livelihoods.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions memory of someone, tributes and a team score. Details are unclear, names and events are not fully legible. The passage references bereavement, memory, and a meet, but lacks coherent facts to specify person, place, date, or results.
A fragmentary dispatch describes the Australian Prisoners of War Relief Association receiving a letter from Prisemers in Japan and noting ongoing efforts to assist POWs. The report mentions Lieutenant Ken Bradshaw, the Somminn Fane case, and updates on custody and repatriation, with references to England and Syria. The piece reflects wartime relief work and public interest in POW welfare and related orders.
From Our Special Representative in Canberra, a report on the postwar employment policy dispute. The government faces constitutional and political pressures as it seeks a universal employment plan with a preference element, while critics argue it cannot please everybody. The piece notes parliamentary edits and opposition reactions, and forecasts heavy reliance on private enterprise and state cooperation to absorb servicemen after the transition.
Australian forces launched an early morning advance along a timbered track north of Tarakan airstrip. They pushed to high ground between two features and observed Japanese positions on the opposite crest about 300 yards away. A short skirmish left one enemy killed and a wounded survivor attempting hara-kiri. A patrol on Sang’s Track sought contact with another unit but encountered machine gun fire and one man lost his way returning to base. Hours later a research patrol returned with the remark about the missing men.
A board discussion at last night's meeting focused on the salary level for a medical superintendent in Queensland hospitals. Proposals urged a salary around 1300 pounds with increments to attract a top physician, while considerations examined base hospital status and department approval.
The board approved Mr W G Inwood as successor to the Ammunance Superintendent position at Babine. Mr Johnston recently relinquished the role after long, valuable service. Hospital contributions on behalf of the board were noted and thanks extended to Mr Johnston for his many years of diligent work.
Board members announce retirement as new covRenwent reshapes Cairns Hospitals. Mr Crowley and Mr W D Sahmuel Mould reportedly will not join the new board. Directors praise longtime service, noting nine years for Crowley and extensive finance committee work, while expressing hopes for smoother operations under future leadership.
An OCR fragment references a German Saint Owen Demmeke era event dated March 19 possibly involving Reidy and a medical context. The readable items are insufficient for a precise report but indicate a local notice about a person named Reidy and a milestone in a German related matter.
A state member condemns farmers for reliance on horses while drought and feed costs rise. Officials push emergency measures, road and bridge repairs, and urgent silo access amid heavy rains. The council orders inspections by health and works engineers, with funding sought for timber and flood-related infrastructure and public safety.
A garbled fragment discusses the Southern Cross aircraft aloft and a test near Canberra. It mentions Wing Commander Jota kinextent Smiths cephew and Sir Charles Ringe tard Senith, plus references to aviation officers, ground crews, and ongoing maintenance and repainting after a 1928 test run.
A catastrophic blast at a South Wales training facility on May 1 killed 26 soldiers and seriously injured many others. Survivors describe shock and confusion as responders race to secure the site and aid the wounded amid fraught scenes. Local officials begin investigations into the cause of the incident and mourn the loss of life.
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