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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 12, 1946
Page
4
Miss Cynthia McAdoo, a New York society favourite, praises Pond's Cold Cream as a daily beauty aid. The feature lists other noted Pond's beauties like the Countess of Carnaryony, Anthony J. Drexel III, Mrs. Ernest L. Biddle, and Mrs. Henry C. Mellon Jr, highlighting its use for night and morning care, makeup preparation, and skin cleansing.
Canberra November 8 Special Representative reports Lang ex Premier of New South Wales dominates as new Labor MPs confront government in heated address. He urges reduced taxation to boost production while warning against Communist influence. Debates include Lang allies and Burke Cameron and Edmonds sparring, with Chifley absent. Opposition leaders praise Edmonds while condemning government policy and wage arbitration.
At Camp Carson Colorado AP reports the Silth United States Field Artillery Battalion pilots a mule airlift test. Three mules from the mountain and winter warfare school were loaded into aircraft and flown over the base for a 30 minute trial to assess mule stability under flight. The mules calmed as the flight reached 9000 feet after initial nerves.
The Cardwell council debated stock handling, transport, and market access for growers. Proposals included refrigerated wagons, bananas and fruit trial plots, and a possible cooperative cannery at Townsville. Delegates discussed entomology requests, price controls, and COD structure to aid growers.
A man named Beden J (40) living in Innisfail was found slumped over a motor vehicle along the East Palmerston area about a mile from Lowe. Authorities reported witnesses and police arriving at the scene after receiving a call about the incident. The deceased was described as married with a widow and family. The report notes the event occurred around November 1 and references neighbors nearby.
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A special report on the Australian aluminium project outlines political, technical, and economic challenges from 1941 to 1945. It notes British capital ties, prewar cartel suspicions, Tasmanian power advantages, a £1,000,000 trust, and samples sent to America showing Bayer process viability. The Dorr Company offered full design and initiation of plants, with contracts planned for electrode and cell fabrication. The commission emphasizes cautious, economy-minded planning to ensure a defence-relevant, locally suitable industry while securing ingots from Empire sources at world parity rates.
A Danish patient aged 96, among the oldest to undergo a major eye operation, recently regained sight after five years. He expressed pride at reading newspapers again and said he is happy. No fear was noted about age or risks.
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