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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 18, 1953
Page
8
Three company inspectors arrived in Roma to view ongoing drilling and testing at the Armtrallas belt. Mevars, Wallace Emich, BL Randall, and CA Byroe were identified as observers. The team reported oil sand cores had been dried and no richer band yet struck. work continues at the site.
In Kenya the Kikuyu Guards play a key role in the anti Mau Mau campaign. They cooperate with security forces to trap and kill terrorists, with General Hinds praising their field work. In one week, 106 terrorists killed and 54 captured due to improved police intelligence from Kikuyu Guard channels.
The Soviet Union relies on its women, who replaced many dead soldiers and perform heavy, skilled, and unskilled work from construction to farming. Women hold few top political posts, but education and career opportunities rise, while many men view heavy labor as beneath them.
Russian shoppers in Moscow rush to buy Western goods as luxury nylons and imported fabrics fetch high ruble prices. Premier Malenkov acknowledges the demand while Commission Stores profit from foreign-origin items. cars, televisions, and washing machines remain scarce but rising in availability.
Soviet awards and decorations feature Flying Medal and mentions in despatches for personnel including Warrant Officer A W Mes Sell of Windsor NSW, with reports of radio sets, prices in rubles, and reception of British voices abroad, detailing early radio technology and international reception.
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