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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 22, 1950
Page
5
Fragmented dialogue and stray quotes show a rural, satirical scene with weather talk, austerity, and memory riffs. Characters reference coal shortages, winds, and private musings while a lecturer and a “Mr Revermer” appear amid tangential exchanges about diet and a dinner of pickled pork and cabbage.
Mareeba water board chaired by Dr J M Brown discussed extending water mains to new residential blocks. C L Davies and J J Meehan attended with clerk R Arnold from the Department of Water Supply. Plans for a new elevated reservoir were forwarded, and signing and dispatch actions to obtain department approval were noted. Public fund concerns and hospital water supply improvements were raised amid planning for sea water reticulation.
Sydney November 20 The New South Wales Amateur and Wrestling Association stated that any boxer who shows signs of nervousness before a bout may be allowed to fight if a doctor deems them unfit, with no drug testing or blood tests planned. Tas Duff announced a trainer from BI McConnell will be official coach for the NSW team to face Queensland.
In Seoul on November 19 the first batch of badly needed winter clothing arrived for the Argyll and Middlesex battalions and the Migora of the Commonwealth brigade. The outfits are knitted to the same standard as the Australians and are believed adequate for the early chill of winter. Heavier clothing will follow for all three battalions before winter’s depth.
Refugees in Stockholm report Riga radio says Professor August Kirchensteins, who led the Latvian government in exile in Russia during the war, has been relieved of all official posts. Earlier reports also noted the dismissal of Latvian Minister for Agriculture Strazdins. Kirchensteins, born in 1860s, joined the revolutionary party in 1905 and became president in 1940.
Flood waters from over 30 rivers and streams surge through California's Central Valley. Rescue squads use trucks to reach families trapped by rising waters. Bridges washed away and towns inundated as authorities warn damage could reach millions of dollars due to melting snow.
An Education Department letter to Mr Peter Byrne discusses school transport by rail and road. It notes payments at the maximum rate and explains that approval cannot be given this time. The notice cites an Industrial Court award for data guiding payments and references directions from Mr JH Rothman, secretary of the Middlebrook River State Transport Committee.
The Vienna press reports widespread unrest in Czechoslovakia’s industry with miners in the large coal basin and others in heavy industry slowing production since mid September. A Vienna independent daily cites that first week of November output fell about 43 percent below plan, with Hungary’s state industries singled out for criticism and October production at 73 percent of schedule.
The Cominform orders acceleration of the Soviet sponsored Baltic to Black Sea canal system. Initially planned for 1980, only preliminary work exists on two main canals. One would link the upper Oder to the Danube, the other from Cernavoda to the Black Sea. Factors speeding progress include Mos cow conferences and countering West German plans.
London reports United States High Commissioner McCloy warned of banning Soviet flights over the American Zone in Germany unless Romanians complied with air security regulations. Prague and Moscow denial marked a tense exchange as Allied powers clash on aviation enforcement and Soviet access.
Moscow newspapers praise the Soviet artillery as the Red Army’s mightiest battering force on Artillery Day. Headlines proclaim glory to the Stalinit artillery and memory of Stalingrad. Kremlin guns will fire a war salute by order of the Army Minister.
Amphon Suntanta, a government engineer from Bangkok, Thailand, visits Innisfail for two months to study direction and execution of engineering works. Attached to Queensland Main Roads, he admires Johnstone Shire progress, notes tropical climate similarities, and praises town development and high standards of works.
At the Mulgrave Shire monthly meeting, engineer RH Rudge details main roads projects. The Namirunga Road from Stratford to Freshwater has concrete culvert work and leaks appearing in the water main. Stratford alignment will require removal of about 100 ft of channel. Work includes new drainage heads, box culverts, and continued drainage improvements. various roads including Gillies Highway and Bruce Roads receive ongoing maintenance and capital works as funds permit.
Contractors warn that the way to the tow appears wet and the dress will dry out this year. Cement supplies are urgently needed to complete pitching and prevent water damage. Surveys are in hand for new proposals including a £600 loan for road and street extensions on Freshwater Streets and adjoining roads.
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