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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 30, 1946
Page
3
Mareeba TVEY Club announces a racing programme for Saturday with divisions including First, Second, Third at Gordonvale. Bookmakers will broadcast early events and noontime actions. declarations close Monday December 4 at 4 pm.
Albion Park event list details multiple divisions including sixhandicap and second heats. Names such as Glene, Shammon, Master Adonaah, Lismore Prince and many divisions hint at a busy Brisbane racecard with various heats and notable horses like Betty Pride and Royal Flyer.
Magnificent, Derby winner last year, expected to score today in the Canterbury Handicap at Randwick. Hampered by weight, top opposition includes Homeleigh Dick and Laudus, with Laudes noted as a likely danger amid a crowded field.
In Sydney on November 2 an expected large shipment of aircraft for civilian use is reported for a parade. The planes were transported by the American Foreign Liquidation Corporation to the Zine company, then to Moran. The light craft are to be sold for private or charter use, likely through brokers, for survey work and private aviation. delivery includes aboard transports and the machines will be operable from Broken Hill.
Prime Minister J B Chifley welcomes ALP executive decision to establish a committee to governigate and enter with the government. He notes support for appointing a permanent research officer in Canberra and stresses continued contact with government officials on statistics affecting the electorate.
A scrambled OCR notice list reports tenders and quotations across multiple regions including Singapore, Hong Kong, Bowen, Townsville, and Cooktown. Items mention Pacific Fleet renovations, sanitary lab facilities, concrete cylinders, dwelling construction, and hospital receptionist postings with dates in 1940s era formats.
Canberra November 9 The Minister for Post-war Reconstruction Mr J J Dedman announced that four overseas firms were contemplating new activity or extending interests in Australia. Estimated nominal capital involved about £15 million. A second group negotiating with the Secondary Industries Commissioner had investment in Australia under serious consideration that would bring in a further capital of about £600,000.
In Brussels on November 28, the Belgian Senate rejected the Government reconstruction and finance bill by a 42 to 0 vote, confirming a government defeat. Prime Minister Huygmans refused opposition calls to resign and said the government would resubmit the bill in wartime conditions, as many ministers were absent or ill.
Warsaw reports that Poland has secured uranium deposits in the feletonia area of Eu, with Professor Bohdanawicz directing the Geopolitical Institute. Poles have taken over ureflum mines initially started by Germans in Lower Silesia.
Se ri ous coal loss reported as 19 south coast mines idle for a total of 188 hours amid miners' sympathy strike. Workers demand restoration of higher weekly compensation, while some on the front line express concern over reduced benefit from the Workers' Compensation Commissioner.
The report notes a British immigrant group arriving. It mentions Canberra and Largs Bay with references to immigration handling and residency. Names and specifics are garbled. the piece centers on relocation activities tied to Canberra and nearby Geraldton movements.
London AP reports at end of September Britain and Ireland held 1,874,878 tonnes of merchant shipping under construction, about 82.5 percent of the world total. Total under construction abroad reached 1,904,381 tonnes with Great Britain and Ireland accounting for most, including 950,474 tonnes of seafaring ships and 213,108 tonnes of motor ships as the fleet rebuild continued.
Unclear dispatch reports fighting flares in Great Britain and Iverlund with naval losses in the 9,000 tons range and Dutch Indonesian forces near Batavia. Battles near Nar and Batavia area include ships launched totaling over 600,000 tons combined. Spokesman notes Dutch troops have not engaged since earlier actions in the Batavia area.
November 29 report notes a reversion to standard toy production with Mr. E Bishop, Assistant Prices Commissioner, stating wartime shortages were due to small scale backyard makers. He outlined revised margins for retailers and wholesalers and the impact on toy pricing.
An emotional session in parliament saw Mr. A. M. Blain demanding accountability over the treatment of Japanese internees. The Interior Ministry was urged to disclose records and justify actions, as ministers ordered immediate investigations into the deportations and confinement.
In Cleveland a report notes atomic bomb survivors face cancer risk within a decade. Australia’s Mr Pollard cites studies on carbon by products from atom bomb materials as tracers for metabolism and cancer research. The ministerial conference discussed potato production and industry implications.
Montgomery arrived on his tour of inspection amid strict security as guards checked traversed routes and armed safety measures. The report notes tightened controls and precautions, with references to smoking and cage containment for cigars to prevent misuse.
The fragmentary text provides scattered names and phrases tied to a cultural or linguistic mosaic. It reads as a collection of personal or group identifiers without a clear event, action, or outcome to anchor a news summary.
Fragmented OCR notes describe amateur middleweight wrestling, threats to athletes, and a chaotic recounting of events, with many improper names and stray quotes. It mentions athletes like Rupert and Thompson, car imagery, and a police boys club, all tangled in a single unclear narrative.
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