11 Oct 1940
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 11, 1940
Page
1
A collage of old time ads in varied trades. Offers on cosmetics, millinery, bicycles, and motorcycles. Numerous employment notices seek maids, stenographers, bakers, and farm help. readers urged to apply via local box numbers and outlets.
A garbled collection of lost and found items, rewards, and hotel notices from Maine locations. References include wristwatches engraved with names, a blue money and ring-filled package, a public telephone box stash, and lodging ads for private hotels with room details and rates.
Multiple rental notices advertise furnished flats rooms and boarding options across Abbots Street Sheridan Street and nearby avenues. Listings include self contained flats single rooms and weekly rates with varied amenities and lease terms. Payments affect weekly rents and deposits with several properties offering central locations and verandah access.
A cluttered Cairns page lists cars, motors, tires, batteries and parts from Torna and Turner agencies. It highlights low prices on used vehicles, farm equipment, incuba tors, poultry stock, fresh produce and household goods. Notices invite inquiries at various Cairns addresses and phone numbers.
Public auction to be held at my office in Armestreet Mareeta at 12 noon on Saturday 16th November. Parcel 1403 Cairne Portion remaining AC area 2 acre. Describes land for development with water, cottage and fencing. Rental and capital values given. Sale subject to Minister consent and land transfer regulations. Also lists multiple properties for sale or investment in Hartley Street Sev erin Street Warheego Street Carrying business and other opportunities with terms and deposits. Local agent for Insurance Australia Limited and Mutual Life.
Fragmented notice references withdrawing property rights at a corner lot, names multiple individuals and ticket numbers, and notes a state electorate plebiscite to select a delegate for a Seventeenth convention. Mentions locations Gordonvale Herbert State electorate Cardwell and dates around October. Details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate a political and property-related filing.
An official labour plebiscite sets a Saturday vote for October 10 1940 to select candidates for the Herbert state by election. Regions include South Johnstone Bilk weet and Cardwell with three hear areas. Nominees cover numerous named figures and committees, detailing membership tickets and committee roles.
Hanoi dispatch reports that Siam in principle agrees to a joint commission to settle minor border incidents as Bangkok and Vichy governments negotiate Siamese territorial issues.
Justice Lowe findings say the August 14 Canberra crash that killed three Federal Ministers was probably caused by engine stall and loss of control. The aircraft was airworthy, piloted by Flight-Lieutenant Hitchcock, adequately maintained, and no unauthorised interference found. A rider urged pilots of Hadsan type planes be trained to recognise stall risk and approach landings with ample safety margins.
Washington October 9 key defence chiefs led by the Chief of Staff Marsha Knudsen conferred with Secretary Morgenthau on speeding up production of fighting planes for Britain. After most officials departed, head of British Purchasing Mission Mr Purvis joined Morgenthau.
London October 9 The Admiral of the Fleet Lord Chatfield declares the Italian fleet’s superiority prevents it from sailing. He doubts the Italian fleet will come out while praising the British Navy for withstanding air attacks. No British battleship or cruiser was seriously damaged by enemy aircraft.
Gatton College in Queensland is highlighted as an important institution with war mobilization. Since the current war began, over 00 old boys have joined the A.J.F. B.A.N. and B.A.A.P. The college contributed £500 to the Government and the Old Bora Association invested £10 in war savings. The writer notes the Old Bore’s strong response, echoing 1914 19 efforts. C. M. Connolly, Hon. Secretary Far Northern Gatton Old Bore Association. Millan Millan, Ort. 6.
A letter to the Cairns Post argues against mining wolfram in the Cairns field. It cites wartime price controls, wage levels, and government handling of ore parcels, saying small miners are driven off and that current handling charges hamper production.
The report details repayments, arrears, and losses for Workers Homes and Dwellings. It notes 19,058 dwellings erected over 30 years, with 205 successful home applicants since 1923 and total invested funds of £1,523,564. By year end, principal debt reduced to £826,137. arrears total £29,043 across 51-52% of purchasers, and annual surpluses of £2,421 for Homes and £1,182 for Dwellings.
Ottawa reports that about 30,000 Canadians are called to the colours under the National Mobilization Act and have begun training in camps nationwide as Ottawa coordinates the effort.
Australian Associated Press reports from Vichy that the government ordered the arrest of Paul Weiller, head of the Gnome et Rhône engine plant in Marseille, and M Bloch, head of a French Air Force bomber unit. Both are described as Jewish in the dispatch.
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