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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 08, 1945
Page
5
Army dieticians studied troops food habits in civilian life to design a tropical ration plan. The effort aims to match preferred foods while ensuring nutrition and ease of preparation, with fortification like wheat germ in white bread and enrichment of low value foods to ease adaptation in war zones.
The article notes wartime constraints in Darwin with scarce fresh supplies and declines in health among garrisons. It describes expanding Army operations to include market poultry and egg production in Central Australia to reduce reliance on southern stocks and support hospital needs and troop provisioning after the war.
Colonel Abdulkadir Widjade argues in favor of cautious colonial control, claiming Soekarno’s dictatorial stance would alienate Java leaders and complicate alliances. He predicts Indonesian radicals rise from prolonged occupation and urges continued Dutch influence to prevent a united or harmonious Indonesia under a single nationalist leader.
A fragmented account recalls Ambonese and Dutch accounts about two Ambonese women known as bombers who helped prisoners under barbed wire in Celebes during a harsh camp era. The report notes risks faced by Ambonese and Javanese laborers and names figures linked to Macomsar and local authority, highlighting brutal conditions and acts of defiance amid occupation.
An October 4 dispatch from Innisfail notes sugar stock movements and a French trawler arrest. Reports describe 3000 tons of sugar valued at substantial import figures and references to British and French maritime activity around Mauritvan Harbour and Cairn, with shipments bound for Melbourne and awaiting further action next week.
Fr. Ireland Cairns Turner Agencies among parties listed with Paramount Innisfail in an intercity advertisement. The notice names Atherton and other regional entities in a regional business listing, indicating collaborations and services across multiple towns.
Government debates phasing out subsidies across food items to trim expenses and align postwar prices with market conditions. Officials warn higher consumer costs but say the move could cut total food outlays by shifting subsidies, while preserving stabilizing measures under existing price formulas.
A Victorian Government film on transforming sheep skins into fur like products was screened at State Parliament House. A post war trade display by the Agriculture Minister demonstrated domestic manufacture possibilities, citing 25 million sheep and lamb disposed each year and exports mainly to France.
The piece honors British merchant sailors who suffered neglect after the war and lost many to poverty. It recalls their wartime sacrifices as they kept open sea lanes, resisted enemy threats, and powered Britain through the conflict, urging national remembrance of their quiet heroism.
The report records the official outcome of the Golden Casket event. Details are limited in the fragment but indicate a formal result under an organized competition. No further names, dates, or venues appear in readable text.
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