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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 12, 1945
Page
4
A letter from Cairns dated October 10 condemns low wages and poor stall conditions. It urges trade unions and public bodies to unite for action to end the intolerable state of affairs and suggests a 44 hour work week with a minimum weekly wage for probationers.
The Bendix Aviation Corporation Bendix Marine Division showcased a new electronic depth recorder for boats. It measures depth by emitting a high frequency signal to the sea bottom and relaying a return to drive a horizontal crank recorder, with readings in feet or fathoms and sounding at specified intervals.
The account recalls a ruined coastal harbor where shells lie among collapsed buildings and cranes. It notes electric power, wrecked machinery, and an open cut mine being dug by conveyors before troops secured surrendering Japanese forces at Torokina, with ships and crews unloading cargo onto a waiting beach.
Fragmentary text mentions training opportunities and a high position with references to the tenth year and possible ship or boat terminology. The readable content is insufficient to determine people, places, or a coherent event.
The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority launches a survey to collect operational data for a potential regular air service to South America. Countries involved include Uruguay and Argentina, with routes via the Pacific and Atlantic ports under consideration for early implementation.
A fragmented OCR text references places and names like Rockbamogia and Bundsterg with unclear context. It mentions a sheet with items and towns Towonville and Sam in a garbled schedule or notice format. No clear events, dates, or outcomes are readable.
A Molloy notes item reports a Molloy Patriotic Funch meeting held in October with discussion of the Serie ee neopet bale and a RS SALA sub-branch offering assistance. The September 30 balance sheet for the Molloy Branch shows 052 monthly. volunteers joined a committee. Mentions of visits by Mr and Mrs Sheppard and Mr and Mrs W Gray to relatives are included along with family holiday plans and local names.
No coherent news item readable. The text appears garbled with repeated fragments and lacks identifiable people, places, organizations, or events to summarize.
The fragment reports a clash absence between Jews and police near Carmel with 15 people slightly hurt in Tel Aviv. It mentions Reuter’s rep and a government leader in the Lords considering acceptance of a position. The passage is incomplete and lacks full context.
An unnamed Jerusalem broadcast titled The Voice of Jeel announces a secret transmission from somewhere in Palestine. The Hebrew announcer condemns British immigration policy and the suspension of Jewish immigration as part of the Jewish revolutionary movement.
WR S M Bruce praises cab rank system in London as he awaits a whistle for service. He notes a shift away from reliance on ores and outlines conditions for a future taxi service, emphasizing efficiency and prompt availability for passengers.
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