This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 6 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 19, 1946
Page
4
In a November 14 letter from Tumoulin the editor laments rampant bush fires burning for three months across the state. He notes widespread pasture destruction and stock losses, criticizing negligent fire starters and slow Forestry Department or council responses while calling for greater concern for bush land damage.
A Cairns Post letter argues for a new era of humane world citizenship, urging regimes to abandon old vices and focus on truth trust and faith. The author advocates simple purposeful language over borrowed terms, proposing the Ten Commandments as a clear foundation and cautioning against overlong religious texts.
Historical overview traces Hong Kong’s rise from a barren island to a vital British commercial hub. It notes WWII losses, water supply limits, and the decision to keep Hong Kong under British control during Britain’s interim readjustment period amid China’s domestic turmoil.
The first meeting of the reconstituted Australian Meat Board was held in Sydney on November 7 1946 with full attendance. The board appointed committees including an Executive Committee and a Canning Committee. Mr J L Shute chaired both the board and the committees, with representatives from beet, mutton and lamb producers, exporting firms, and public-owned plants. The board’s offices will be in Sydney with state offices in WA, Tas, and SA, integrated with respective governments and authorities.
The trial of Hideki Tojo and other Japanese leaders continues as prosecutors outline aggression plans and Tokyo orders behind the Pearl Harbor attack. Key figures include Hiroshi Oshima and Yosuke Matsuoka, with testimonies detailing prisoner of war and civilian abuses across the empire and the broader wartime conspiracy.
A New York AP report describes Dr Mace and colleagues promoting home based dramatic role play to teach spontaneous intelligence in emergencies. By acting as spouses bosses or neighbors individuals learn to understand others and reduce tension before a potential bomb threat. Experts say fear of the unknown weakens calm decision making and that familiarity with the facts boosts intelligent action.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.