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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 25, 1946
Page
4
Sydney reports that Adelaide councils consider hiring baths to host the swimming championship with plans to review terms for hosting the event. Estimated attendance of 300 per day could raise costs for venues and services, affecting where the carnival is staged.
About 1300 news writers, radio personnel, photographers, television crews, and artists from 97 nations have been accredited to cover the current United Nations sessions in New York. They are now at work reporting proceedings, speeches, and committee actions.
A New York society figure, Mrs Alexander C Forbes, extols Pond's Cold Cream for quick cleansing and Pond's Vanishing Cream as an excellent powder base. The patrician beauty highlights Pond's as a trusted beauty routine.
An OCR fragment touts Pond's complexions products for skin benefits. It mentions promises of smooth, light skin and a variety of improvements. The text is garbled but centers on beauty claims and product care.
An engineer report on public baths in Innisfail argues long and wide for a 56 yard pool, 215 ft by, with ample parking and park integration. Memorial Park is favored for its artistic prospects, while other Esplanade and river sites face centrality and access limits.
Local officials and engineers discuss converting Memorial Park into a site for swimming baths to benefit public health and recreation. They weigh park area, river proximity, and land availability, with calls to study all spots before a final decision.
The Cairns note raises questions about compulsory annual fees to the Government for entertainment via television and radio. It asks if future broadcasts will limit family access and consumer costs, inviting readers to respond in a public interest context.
Fragmentary OCR items mention a tenor of the Llyweed, figures like Lord Alexander and Duff Cooper at a ballroom event, references to the Arafura Sea near shorelines, and a vague note on mineral names and a tribute to a dead man in a flourishing poetry style.
A fragment listing terms and questions from a vocabulary exercise. It mentions sounds, syllables, stages directions, dihedral angles, plumose, and various word hints. It notes answers appear on Page Three and includes references to Bandit Staggard and Cymric hints.
A London dispatch cites a British United Press report that BAOR officials outline punitive settlements to house former inmates and their families, enabling controlled movement for interment and national service. Brigadier Ynton Walst, ex-governor of Mandaworth Prison, is named in the officer response.
The National Health Service Act, a sweeping reform, is approved by Parliament. It creates publicly funded medical care available to all from health centres and doctors of patient’s choice, with services at hospitals, clinics, and local authorities handling midwifery, maternity, child welfare, immunisation, and more. No charges to patients for essential care, though optional extras may be paid. All hospitals to be state‑owned, run nationally, by regional boards and local committees.
The Interim Government of India appoints a committee to advise on nationalizing the armed forces. Members include Sir W. Gopala wal as chairman and Pandit Hirde Yath Konsey, with senior Indian officers from Army, Navy and Air Force. The aim is to bring Indian services under national control while retaining senior leadership and diverse representation. The terms of reference require collaboration across services and potential inclusion of non Indian personnel if needed.
At the Johnstone Shire Council monthly session a letter from The Queensland Dairymen’s Organiser East Palmerston branch urged use of bulldozers to create firebreaks around Palmerston. The letter warned that losing even a small area of grass could put the region in danger, and suggested identifying strategic points for protection. Dr Hastie reflected on water plans and noted it is too late to act for this year’s fires.
Atherton November meeting notes show appreciation for the Queensland Ambulance Journal and thanks to staff who assisted the brigade. Financial accounts total £195 11, with £83 accounted. Reports praise Gordonvale’s new pew building and note forthcoming events. Counts for Acients Transports and mileage are listed alongside district canvassing results and cream account deductions.
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