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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 10, 1939
Page
11
A garbled report outlines multiple cargoes released or diverted with mentions of neutral ships and various nationalities. It notes counts of crews and vessels, with dates and periods spanning weeks and months, indicating wartime seizure or release patterns and cargo handling actions.
A partial note discusses service training for veterans and exemptions. It mentions experienced men in their forties as valuable for a new effort and references Natal and Conn ey Parr, hinting at logistical or policy concerns. The text is fragmented and lacks clear actions or outcomes.
A brief notice indicates Coles seeks funds to buy representatives or related items. The fragmentary text mentions financial support for acquisition and names Coles as the requester.
The fragmentary text presents unclear names and a possible event description with no coherent details. It does not yield identifiable persons, organizations, or places and cannot form a factual summary.
The provided text is unreadable and does not contain identifiable persons organizations locations or events.
Roma street consignments were largely below export quality with only five lines selling at 5 to 2 shillings. Local oats chaff moved 4/9, lucerne hay 6/- to 3/-, maize 4/3 to 4/1, and local wheat secured 2/6.
Fragmentary report notes J Horan referenced for inspection by an inspector in Brisbane with police involvement across cities including Longreach. details unclear due to damaged text but indicates official inquiry or supervision.
The Far North regiment's 51st Battalion trained in Cairns and conducted its first city march of about three miles. Under hot conditions the troops followed road rules, rested during 10 minute halts, and marched at ease with rifles slung. The 51st Battalion Band led and played Australia Will Be There as crowds watched along Abbott and Shields streets.
A fragmented obituary item notes the memory of Fiera unre Desa who died suddenly on November 1 1504, as remembered by her parents and brother.
The piece discusses peace talks rising alongside wartime hostilities across nations. It notes neutrals as pivotal, with the United States and Netherlands potentially pushing for media peace, while Russia profits from the conflict. Italy seeks peace over war and Britain and France defend against a peace that normalizes conquest, urging clearer peacetime aims amid widespread disarmament temptations.
The Opposition Leader in the House of Commons, Mr. C. R. Attlee, urged unity for peace and called on the German people to recognise universal rights. He stated Hitler started the war but all nations must be allowed to live without the threat of death for millions.
A report notes an incised wound suffered by Ernest Gear, a nonresident of the Bunga Low area, with times listed as 9 am on the 29th and 3 pm on the 7th. The entry appears to be a fragmented police or medical log with unclear dates.
An incident in Innisfail is reported with scarce readable details mentioning level gage and local places. The fragment references Mundoo and Glen Ege areas alongside names and times but lacks clear context or outcome.
In Bribbane on November 9 the Peanut Board proposal sets grading controls and costs for growers under a yearly scheme. Minister explains two pools under the Bill to separate edible and non edible peanut uses and outlines past crop values and first reading passage of the Bill.
In the matter of the will of James Herron late of Emma Vale near Halifax farmer probate was granted to Margaret Ann Smith wife of John Ernest Smith of Ingham and the executors were empowered to administer the estate.
The Commonwealth Bank and trading banks will lend £10,000,000 to the Australian Government to finance defence and works programmes over three, four, and five years at 3.4 percent interest. The Loan Council chose not to seek the market until early next year and defence works will absorb mainly unskilled labour to relieve unemployment.
The text presents a jumbled wartime excerpt describing opinions on Allied decision timing and potential outcomes. It references Britain France and a department statement but lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable individuals. The passage shows garbled OCR with speculative sentences and missing context.
In a November 9 report from iE, a council approves a four percent rate. The item notes a claimant in Alsen on the week of the assessment won £1500 on a double as the result of an investment of £16.
Heavy rain swept Brookfield Cleveland and Kunwarera with 3 to 4 inches in hours. The Brisbane to Townsville mail train was halted near Archer due to the storm and local roads flooded.
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