Peril of state worship echoed in religious debate
The Cairns Post reports on Dr Fisher and Prime Minister Menzies debating the rise of the welfare state. They warn that state power can erode individual responsibility and threaten democracy, stressing dangers of state worship and potential authoritarian drift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerace
Camtertbury
Fisher
RB. Mestirs
Weday
Russia
Beth
M. Menzies
Selletr
Aper
Moscow
Menzies
Death of Dr Edwards at Pevisfall Hospital
Dr Edwards, aged 74, died after serving as head of a local medical set in charge at the Sowseed Geetrict. His career included work at John poem and governance roles. The funeral was announced by Mr and Mrs Testhee and the family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pevisfall
Aed & Wes
Sowseed Geetrict
Mary Peers
Edwards
Testhee
Fanera
Prizes Won by Le Gray in Goldey Casket Beesseame
In Ney 22 Mr Bruce and Le Ketres dominated a regional event with major prizes totaling 216680 won. Le Gray secured top honors through a series of matches, while other competitors earned smaller payouts. Details remain partially obscured due to damaged text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce
Cetet
LE Gray
Cairns Rotary Club weekly meeting summary
The Cairns Rotary Club held its weekly meeting at the hotel last night with visiting Otaran w Cooper of Surwood and Mr N. Sampson in attendance. Speaker Beeras presented on local experiences and noted an attempted kidnapping incident involving Chargats foateet, with several members sharing remarks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cooper
Surwood
Oheet
N. Sampson
N. Mac
Wat Cooper
Leewet Lew
Chargats
Pomrtar
Beaver Fetorur HK
Patna
Beeras
Grant to stock department approval for buffalo fly control
Brisbane reports executive approval allowing the Department of Agriculture and Stock to spend up to £10,000 in 1950-51 for purchases of Rucide. The funds cover use maintenance and charging bins to control buffalo fly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Department of Agriculture and Stock Way
Pensioner Fractures Thigh in Cairns Hospital Admission
A 74 year old pensioner Mr HB Alascow of Machans Beach fractured his right thigh after a fall yesterday morning. First aid was given and he was conveyed to Cairns Base Hospital where he was admitted for treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HB. Alascow
Machan's Beach
Cairns
Cairns Weather Office Report On Yesterday Temperatures
Weather notice from Cairns office lists yesterday temperatures at 6 am 739 degrees humidity 4 percent 9 am 765 degrees 3 percent 12 moon 72.9 degrees 1 percent and 1 pm 763 degrees 0 percent report notes anomalous units and possible OCR errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teeaperstare
Cairns
Frigate Pukaki to Briefly Visit Currimuni for Refuel
The New Zealand frigate Pukaki will brief call Currimuni to replenish fuel, water, and provisions. She is scheduled to sail at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon and depart at 6 30 am on Sunday, docking at No 10 wharf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. J. O'Donnell
Zenoe
Oeloce
Wil Derth
Whart
District Weather Forecasts for Carpentaria and Peninsula
Weather Bureau last night issued forecasts for Peninsula and Carpentaria with heavy rain and strong winds. Eastern Carpentaria and Peninsula expect easterly to southerly winds and potential flooding on the River Gi ver and Flinders. North Cast Tablelands warned of further heavy rains and flood risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weather Bureau
Peninsula
Carpentaria
Eerly
Giver
Flinders
Cast
Tablelands
Porth-Emoterly
Seus Eugnt
Planes Delayed By Torrential Rain Across Towns and Cairns
Torrential rain halted UA travel as ANAA and TAA planes could not continue to Cairns. Aircraft were late at Townsville, ANA plane refueled at Mackay, and operations paused at Nachenden Winton Richmond and Jule Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsvile
Cairns
ANAA
TAA
U.A
St Im
Townsville
ANA
Macksy
Nachenden
Winton
Richmond
Jule Creek
Gulf
Motor Cycle and the Bull Reach Cooktown in Under 12 Hours
Three Cairns men Charles Coutts Ronald Mackedie and Ray Mackedie rode to Cooktown last weekend finishing in just under 12 hours Their journey contrasted with a prior rider whose machine collided with a mudguard causing minor damage Coutts noted potential road improvements including route bitumen options for Cooktown Our Cooktown correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns
Charles Coutts
Ronald Mackedie
Raymons Mackedie
Cooktown
Coutts
Acu
Collision at Skeleton Creek Bridge Fatal for Truck
A five ton transport truck collided with a stationary car on Skeleton Creek bridge early Wednesday. The truck bound for Malanda with driver Morris Hopes from Cairns faced steering trouble, struck the car driven by LL Calizirs and veered into the water channel. The truck’s cargo was moved to other vehicles and the truck towed to Caiman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skeleton Creek
Malanda
Edmonton
Morris Hopes
Florence-street
Cairns
LL Calizirs
Caiman
Williamson Keller nuptials and memorial notices mix
An extract of 1900 wedding and memorial notices from St Pauls Charters Towers lists the Williamson Keller nuptials with thanks to doctors and clergy, followed by a roll of honour and multiple In Memoriam and grave remembrance messages for Pont Harris James Riley Harris Foten Harris Ketelie Ewell and others, with family insertions and sentiments of loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. A. Breen
Pat
EH. MacCallum
Hunt
Firesimons
Sisters of Mercy
F. Frazer
J. Frousteker
Fartmann
Population figures and court fortunes from Townsville sphere
The annual report of the Director of Native Affairs lists Palm Island 1295 Yar rabah Mission 634 Lockhart River 298 Edward River 01 Mitchell River 687 Mapoon 285 Aurukun 659 Weipa 151 Mornington Island 295 Mona Mona 315 Doomadgee 295 Hope Valley Tl-Qur Townsville reporter. Judgment absolute pronounced in two matrimonial disputes by Registrar Mr J Shannon. Missing Cooktown man Jack Regan 37 last seen leaving hotel room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Director of Native Affairs
Palm Island
Yarrabah Mission
Lockhart River
Edward River
Mitchell River
Mapoon
Aurukun
Weipr
Mornington Island
Mona Mona
Doomadsee
Hope Valley
the Supreme Court
Mr. J. Shannon
Earth
Ruby Power
Mareeba
James Henry Alfred Powe
Nisi
Marie Daisy Lax
Atherton
James William Lax
Townsville
Cooktown
Jack Regan
James McKenzie
Bloomfield River
Qur
Behan Creek pipe arrival signals regional water scheme
The Cairns Musgrave Water Supply Board expects three consignments of sixteen twenty inch steel pipes from Townevills to Alcombs by week’s end, the first of 1500 tons ordered from England. Plans aim to complete a main distribution artery from Behana Creek to Gordonvale as construction starts after equipment arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Behan Creek
Alcombs
Cairns-Musgrave Water Supply Board
England
Behana Creek
Gordonvale
Townsville
Aloomba
Heavy Rainfall Grips Far North Cairns Area
Almost seven inches of rain in 24 hours ended 9 am yesterday pushed Cairns past a yearly total, flooded roads and gutters, and halted sugar mills in Cairns and Innisfail districts. Mills at Mulgrave and South Johnstone faced shutdowns as water rose, with Cau and Babinda creeks over rails delaying trains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns
Innisfail
Hambledon
Mi Mulgrave
Mulgrave
N. Beatty
Raim
South Johnstone
Esbinda
Russell
Babindi
Deeral
Babinda
Goondi
Mourilyan
Railway Department
T. D. McLoughlin
Behana
Aloomba
Tully
Brisbane
Brisbane Weather Bureau
Cven
Palmerville
Walsh
Gulbert River
Einaslei
Georgetown
Hughenden
Lyndhurst
Marathon
Axwelton
Mt Surprise
Pentland
Prairie
Richmond
Stamford
Torrens Creek
Archer Point
Atherton
Chillagoe
Cook
Mackinlay
Abingdon Downs
Einasleigh
Mossman
the Weather Bureau
Queensland
Lucinda- Cairns
New South Wales
Record rainfall floods disrupt Kuranda and roads
Kuranda records one of the longest and heaviest November downpours with 12.36 inches since last Saturday night. Barron River near the Harold Collins bridge rose and threatened Cairns to Mareeba traffic before falling back two feet below the deck by morning. Heavy totals were recorded across nearby districts with towns like Macknade Ingham Tobanna and Palmerville reporting substantial rain as authorities warned of continued showers and rising flood risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kuranda
Barron River
Cairns
Mareeba
Harold Collins
Koah
Kuranda-Mareeba
Clohesy
Roy Bolton
Clohesy River
Mareeba District
Macknade
Ingham
Tobanna
Long Pocket
Upper Stone
Hawkins Creek
Lannercost
Halifax
Trebonne
Palm Creek
Elphinstone Pocket
North Gairloch
Banbarse
Lucinda
Abergowrie
Herbert River
Australian rail worker injured in Almaden accident
New Australian Severely Hurt Stuhuslaw Pawlak, employed on reconstruc tion work on the Etheridge railway, fell from a pump car while traveling to camp. He was run over by two trolley cars, sustaining a broken left leg below the knee, two broken ribs, and abrasions. Mareeba rail ambulance transferred him to Mareeba hospital. condition satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuhuslaw Pawlak
Etheridge
Bullock
Mareeba
Almaden
Mareeba Hospital
Under Influence Of Liquor In Cairns Police Court
Roland William Cartwright pleaded guilty to driving a motor vehicle in Shields street while intoxicated on November 18. Constables Bowman and Brix observed him unsteady, arrested him, and he was jailed after a 190 fine default, plus two months imprisonment and a three month license disqualification. Police court proceedings were before Mr ED Smart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns
ED Smart
Roland William Cartwright
Shields Street
J. Denning
J. Bennett
C. Bowman
K. Brix
Government
Medical Offecr
Dr. Sword
Smart
Cartwright
Shipping Move ments in Northern Queensland Ports
Shipping movements list vessels in port or due to sail or berth with destinations including Brisbane Townsville Cairns Melbourne Melbourne to overseas and United Kingdom. Entries mention cargo types sugar general cargo vehicles coal steel timber coal and planes with tentative dates from November to April. Specific ships include Manunds Lady Isobel Amersham Trevethes Dundula and Bungaree among others with ports Cairns Newcastle Newport Liverpool and Portland Roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. McLeay
Leichhardt
McLeay
Newcastle
Port Kembla
Queensland
Associated Steamship Owners
Australian Shipping Board
Senator McLeay
Department of Fuel and Shipping
Ad Vilage
Moorthern
Manunds
Brisbane
Townsville
Cairns
Melbourne
Porta
Bidella
Salles
Isobel
Elsapag
Portland Roads
Thursday Island
Maris
United Kingdom
Mackay
Tambes
Mossman sees record November rainfall in sight
Mossman reports November rainfall already surpassing the 1928 record with a week left. By today the month totals about 1878 points, far above the 491-point average. the year’s rainfall record of 141.58 inches is in danger as 1950’s fall totals reach 128.46 inches. Flooded creeks disrupt the district and Mossman mill traffic, with flood delays easing only briefly as rains continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mossman
Mosseman
Sui
Mossman Mill
Mills Close Down After Heavy Rain
Ingham November 23 Victoria and Macknade mills halted operations with only eight inches of came supply left as torrential rain continued through the night forcing closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ingham
Victoria
Macknede Mills
Major flooding expected across southern Queensland warns Weather Bureau
Weather Bureau issues flood warnings affecting about 85 percent of Queensland as storms bring rising waters in Jericho Alpha and Emerald. Four families rescued as Jordan Creek and Belrando River overflow, towns isolated. roads impassable, planes unable to move, and sugar mills closed amid extensive rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Weather Bureau
Jericho
A. Wassell
Jordan
Alpha
Belrando
A Shield
Windorah
Spellman
Emerald
Nogoa
Muttaburra
N. Thornton
Charleville
Alan Vickers
Motor Cyclist Killed Near Babinda inquest adjourned
An inquest into the motorcyclist Wolfe's death near Babinda heard that the rider may have been on the wrong side of the road at 30 to 40 mph. Foreigner truck crew Magro Attard and Galea testified the bike lacked a headlamp due to a weak battery. The coroner adjourned proceedings to Hughenden for further evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolfe
Babinda
Hick
Silly Balt
Magro
Attard
Galea
Cairns
J Denning
Sir Wolfe
W Peters
E. D. Smart
Hughenden
Early settlement of rail strike hinted in mass meeting
Mass meeting of AFLU leaders called for Sunday as union sub-branches prepare to vote. Arbitration Court boss Foster said claims for a 1 pound basic wage rise would not be heard while Victoria’s railwaymen are on strike, affecting NSW SA and Tasmania. Some 1700 ARU men have returned to work amid tense patrols and picket clashes at Ballarat and North workshops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ALF
U.L.E
Arbitration
Jueee Foster
New South Wales
South Australia
Tasmania
Justice Foster
AFULE
Australia
Victoria
Ar.u
A.R.U
Tce
Ballarat M North
Winners in Dairy Farm Competition in Queensland
The Cairns Post reports on the dairy farm competition winners announced by Agriculture Minister BH Collins. The scheme covered 13 zones across Queensland, funded from the Commonwealth grant to improve dairying efficiency. Palen Creek received a special merit certificate for its high standard. Zone TA and Zone 8 results are listed with first to third place farms and locations such as Mackay Atherton and Moregatta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
BH. B. Collins
Zenes
Queensland
Reas
Collins
Cers
Palen Creek
Mackay
W. C
Son
Knoyle
Fostar
Crediton
A. Jene Batharre
W. Hastie
Returned Servicemen Form Cairns District Branch
W J Fulton presides as Cairns and district branch of the Incapacitated and Wounded Sailors Soldiers and Airmen's Association forms. New branches cited include Brisbane Warwick Toowoomba Ipswich Bundaberg Rockhampton Mackay Townsville and Cairns north of Cardwell. Diggers must have pension or repatriation treatment. the association is non political and non sectarian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Fulton
Masonic Club
Anj
Cairns
Ict
Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen's Association
L. O'Shea
Brisbane
Warwick
Toowoomba
Ipswich
Bundaberg
Rockhampton
Mackay
Townsville
Cairns and District
Cardwell
O'Shea
Arthur Keller
G. Buderus
Itwo
Mesers
V. Cummings
A. Austen Bristow
T. Covacevich
Geo Bimrose
Rumoured Airline Merger Prompts Government Stance Fight
In Canberra the dispute over merging Trans-Australis Airlines and Australian National Airlines heats up in the House of Representatives. Mr B. H. Keswick warns he will obstruct the floor if the government presses for a merger, demanding a clear declaration on creating a monopoly airline and criticizing the air minister’s prior reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canberra
House of Representatives
B. H. Bekwiek
Tasmania
Howes
Trans-Australis Airlines
Australian National Airlines
Roe
Keswick
Air
J. W. White
Northern Weather Forecast from Cairns Post
Special by Mr. Inigo Jones reports Crohamhurst Observatory notes sunspot cutbreak caused Herbert and Barron disturbances. With no sunspots, reactions should subside and a neutral quiet weather phase arrive slowly, predicting little northern disturbance into year end and into a full wet season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairns Post
Inigo Jones
Crohamhurst Observatory
Nev. Tl
Herbert and Barron
St In
Airline Mergers Fight Liberal Policy Says Mr Kekwick
Mr Kekwick warned that a merger creating TAA and ANA would form a monopoly and clash with Liberal Party policy. He opposed a government backed public company absorbing TAA with a one third government stake. He favored rationalisation where parallel routes exist but warned against one firm dominating air services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
TAA
ANA
Amalew
Liberal Party
Ansett Airways
Kelliwick
Kekwick
Melbourne
Perth
Direct Shipping Service To North Queensland
Direct shipping will run regular intervals from the west coast of England to North Queensland ports. The Trevethoe now in Cairns discharging motor cars newsprint steel rails and other cargo from the United Kingdom. Alana will sail from Liverpool January 13 1951 and is expected to reach Cairns in April via Sydney Brisbane Townsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Queensland
England
A_U.S.N. Co. Ltd
G. L. Marshall
Sydney
Brigbane
Trevethoe
Port St Cairns
United Kingdom
Hain Steamchin Co. Ltd
London
Federal Steam Naviton Co. Ltd
Federal Service
Marshall
Vsels
Brisbanal
Townsville
Cairns
Wadder
Alana
Newport
Swansea
Wil
Liv Pool
Livy Pool
Bris
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dr. Fisher
DR ED. Edwards
Rotary Club
Thanes
J Costello
T Costello
Hunt and Fitzsimons
Preusicker
Hartmann
Pont
Sig Walter Pont
Harris
Patent Harris
E Stemsen
James
Eliza James
Arthur
Mabel
Riley
Jim
Ruth
Ceri
F. Harris
Sheridan-street
W Ho
Jobs
Val Arcidlarone
Foten Harris
Ah Mitter
George
Mary
Tessie
Ernie
Harhris
Forent Harris
Mth
South Wales
Liverpool
Scotland
Glasgow
W. B. Murchison
C. Det. Williams
Treasury Department
R. A. Rudge
Mulerave River
Beard
W. H Murchienn
V. H. Jensen
D. FE. Chataway WC. Griffin
W. W. Thomson
FR. H Rudge
F.R. Morris
C. Deg. Williams
Innisfail Totals
North Queensland Ports
Mackenade
Shield
Deceaseis
J. Hickey
Thomas Magro
Lawrence Attard
Lawrence Galea
Babinds
Hickey
Babinda Hospital
Af.u.le
THE
A. J. Servic
W. J. O'Snaughnessy
Direct Shipping Service
North
Ollie
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