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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Nov 30, 1946

Page

8

Circus Stars Stir World Leaders Memories in Tent Show

The article recalls Adolf Hitler and Hermann Goering enjoying a circus tour, noting audience reactions and royal audiences. It highlights Amedeo Zacchini and Cavallini, famed European clowns, planning an Australia tour and recounts royal laughter from King George and the Duke of Kent decades ago. It also mentions notable circus families and performers who began in tent shows, including Jennifer Jones and Will Geer.

Amedeo Zacchini Australia Jn Gudea King George Duke of Kent Sydney Churchill Mary Amedeo Tacchini Venice Belgium Europe Zacchin Circus Familly Pier Ter Amedeo Chiatas Zacchini Dansig Cavallini Sleck- Dalat Cacchin Tn Cavallini Zeerhint Hie York West Will Segsre Meivyn Douglan Clark Gabie Nansaa Firs Wee Jennifer Jones Bill Inle Starley Sadler Texas

Beginning in Babyhood and the Zacchini act touring Australia

Amedeo Zacchini discusses starting training young to master audience response and the need for experience to perfect timing. Pacchini aims to assemble 18 trained performers for an Australian tour with a luxurious blue canvas theatre that can rise in two hours.

Pacchini Australia New Zealand Tasmania

Pioneering Brain Surgery Implied by Blalock Teusalg Reference

The article recalls a historic operation linking the innominate artery to boost brain blood flow, praising surgeons Blalock and Teusalg and noting the courage required. It also mentions early under ice navigation ideas by Rev J Wilking and ancestor Sir Hubert Wilkins, linking exploration to medical daring.

Peralta Ora Blalock Teusalg U.S J. Wilking Royal Society Hubert Wilkins North Pols

Garden Tips on Pruning Wounds and Watermelon Ripeness

Practical notes on pruning large branches with clean cuts and smooth finishes to minimize decay hazards. Also guidance on determining ripeness in watermelons, including tendril examination and sound tests, plus brief remarks on Bachelor’s Button plants for ornamental annuals.

The Wood Chopping Lesson in the Yard

In a brisk scene a narrator watches George and Jim struggle with an axe, learning technique from a master. George, obsessed with precision, narrates a patient but intense attempt to split wood, while Elisabeth asks Jim to fetch butter, prompting George to nervously demonstrate a safer approach.

Black market hijackings and wartime shortages threaten supply chains

Widespread black market activity disrupts food and goods distribution amid rationing. Smugglers use trucks and trains to steal cigarettes, tobacco, dresses, and food, while guards and detectives boost security. Reports describe gangs operating across cities, with police recommending specialized protection for consignments to curb theft.

Australia Ohnerly Gurewucka Blackmarket Commonwealth United States New South Wales FBI Bowser Stooges Jack Smith

Picture Shows Start of A Bomb Explosion

ROCHESTER NY AP photograph of a thin streak said to be the only known image of the atomic bomb’s early explosion phase. Dr Brian OBrien of the University of Rochester said the shot was taken at an very early stage, but exact time could not be released for security. The picture appeared at the Photographic Society of America convention.

George Tim Eliabeth Jan Pater Liles Flere Rochester New York Bikini Atoll Brian O'Brien University of Rochester Institue Opes The Photographic Society of America

Gerbera Plant Disease and Copper Spray Control

Gerbera plants suffer leaf spot symptoms with rusty red ooze that kills tissue. Remove and burn badly damaged leaves and spray with copper fungicide at one ounce per two gallons of water. Maintain vigorous growth with proper care and repeat spraying after two to three weeks to protect new leaves.

Bikini Lagoon radiation prompts university fish lab caution

In Seattle the University of Washington School of Fisheries warns students after an explosion near Bikini Lagoon. Officials fear remaining radiation in barrels and air cadavers stored in the lab, enforcing gloves and restricted access while investigations continue.

Seattle Bikini Lagoon University of Washington School of Fishines

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