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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 13, 1946
Page
8
A local supplier notes Aerolax Blinds remain scarce with a fresh email shipment received. On hand stock is spaced lab type in brown, complete with hstings, while special orders cannot be processed yet.
Innisfail hosts a meeting forming the Far Northern Horticultural Society with rules discussed and plans to circulate the project to affiliated societies. Delegates from Gordonvale Atherton Herberton and more discuss educational aims, judging training, exhibitions, and regional cooperation across North Queensland.
A detailed discussion outlines Remembrance Day procedures and flag-raising norms for Commonwealth buildings, listing fixed dates such as Australia Day and Empire Day, and noting variations for observed holidays. The meeting also debates society structure, funding, and broader regional ties for the Far North Queensland Horticultural Society, including names of proposed officers and expansion plans.
Discussion on forming a central lending library for members to access literature across districts. Also outlines royal funeral and Commonwealth flag half-mast protocols for sovereigns and dignitaries, including timing and list of officials.
A pronouncement defines anyone 40 percent more intelligent than the average as a genius, prompting discussions on the meaning and fairness of such a metric and its implications for education and policy.
Arcadia club hosts first postwar surf carnival at Townville with teams from Etty Bay Mission Beach Forrest Beach Prenic Bay and Apr competing. Highlights include Dive Competition win by Rand R, notable Senior Belt races, and various feats though some mishaps caused forfeits.
Newark surgeon Dr. Arthur E Sherman outlines eyelid repair techniques for burns used in Army hospitals. He notes full thickness loss requires skin grafts from other areas, with eyebrow hair strips used to reattach eyelashes. The work, discussed with the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology, spans 1946 and prior wartime cases.
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