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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 13, 1947
Page
5
A garbled OCR excerpt shows scattered names, places, and phrases amid unreadable text. Key items and entities are obscured, but references to people and locations suggest a historical correspondence page with scattered notes and potential notices. The passage lacks coherent narrative or resolvable events.
A reader argues austerity masks a need to boost domestic production and exports. The writer urges government action to reduce imports, increase local manufacturing, and incentivize earnings, claiming Australia can prosper by leveraging its own capabilities and trading with Britain to pay for goods.
Government efforts, led by Minister HA Bruce, seek reduced copper ore rail freight to Mount Morgan after a Mines and Railways conference. Proposed rates set around £20 a ton for high value ore, with adjustments for origin and tonnage.
Market report from Cairns notes varied supply and demand across vegetables and fruits. Red lines aside, trust and produce show stable to light movement with prices and quantities illustrated for apples pears tomatoes corn and sweet potatoes. Demand remains cautious with several items selling slowly while others move steadily as growers adjust to market gaps.
Sincere thanks and bereavement notices for Charles Lindsay and Merle Larsen, with memorial lines from family and friends. The entries honor their lives, describe loss, and express lasting love and remembrance across multiple family members.
Local readers are told electricity supply may be interrupted Wednesday October 16 affecting Highteymares consumers. The Circuit Court begins sessions today at 10 a.m. in Beverel, with potential delays in proceedings near the Courthouse.
The Federal Labour Minister blamed emigration from rural towns for unemployment payments, noting 8000 to 41,000 dollars paid to workers in various states. He urged governments to help local workers stay, citing long delays and disincentives to move for seasonal work. The discussion highlighted regional labor relief and calls for policy changes to keep jobless workers in their home areas.
A historic sale of Queen's Hotel Townsville is noted with details of shares, parties, and expected redevelopment. The transfer involves Bowen and surrounding islands interests, a frontage assessment, and plans for a seaside resort development near Strand Street, with figures cited for equity and proposed expansion.
An overwhelming majority of the United Service Men's League council at a meeting in Lowood yesterday voted to demand a referendum on a bank plan. The discussion centered on the 2000 members of the council and branch sub-branches representing about 1000, who largely abstained. The motion, opposed by the Ipswich Railway Sub-branch and Regbaniy Sub-branch Gelewates, was supported by Mr Keenan, but the group stated the matter may be treated from a broader savinial point of view without government input.
Minister for Education Mr B A Bruce received advice on allotments and land sales. Land Agent office will offer allotments for sale under a new version. Citizens and band members attended public meetings and discussed beaches and public access, while officials Stewart and Welland withdrew from certain duties.
The Sunshane Weather Bureau reports showers along the coast and inland, chiefly in the far north. Expect some cloudiness in the far west and southwest with winds east to northeast inland and light to moderate coastal seas. Winds mainly south to southeast, with moderate to frer wind in the subtropics.
Two Brisbane men back a plan to fund a housing project dubbed Heating Bex. The move aims to convert vacant land into livable homes, with months of construction and a state aid option. Officials anticipate a June start with a formal sale and project approvals in the coming weeks.
Federal Government plans a £24 million program over five years to develop a powerful Fleet Air Arm. Secret devices, trained pilots, and new Sea Fury and Firefly aircraft are part of the push, with four Daring-class destroyers and additional carriers in the works. By 1982, Australia aims for a major peacetime navy expansion including carriers, cruisers, and destroyers, operating from Pacific bases such as Manus.
A fragmented report outlines council resolutions on station platform safety and access. Proposals call for wider passenger platform space to accommodate Wallin passengers, improved protection during afternoon winds, and widening of the Geondi cutting to match reed width. The group plans to contact Cairne Regional Electricity Board about extending electric night lighting to Mourityan harbours and asks Jonntose Shire Council to approach the Main Reedn Commission to declare a road from Viging Fair Point to Elis Bay a tourist route.
A chaotic OCR fragment reports a raid on Thargo frontier with multiple men missing and police actions. It mentions bush rangers, local enforcements, and a suspect Dermott. unclear dates and locations due to garbled text. Authorities conducted searches near Bulleo River and Cowrs area with weeks of follow up.
Oct 12 report cites Master Builders' Association president Mc JG Hargreaves warning of a housing black market tied to inflated prices and racketeering. He calls for a Commonwealth builders registration board to curb unscrupulous practices, noting risk of traders leaving trade and widespread shortages of qualified workers under new regulations.
An elderly pensioner, Jamies Mee, fell from his bed near Melbourne and was trapped among embers for hours before discovery at 9 am. Found in a damaged state, he was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital with serious but improving condition after initial emergency care and later regained consciousness.
A fragmented report cites Arche Hop campaigning for an anticommunist vote with unclear ties to Camberwell and Somirg Vale. The text references welfare and ominous terms but lacks coherent context or verifiable details.
In Oct 1945 the Queensland government outlined a plan to expand state broadcasting as part of broader mining development. The minister cited aims to fund and phase in new transmission and to support mining communities, with expected gold and mineral output growth and the creation of a stronger state communications framework.
An early report from Brisbane notes Salvation Army workers making an appeal for aid as residents face hardship. The piece mentions a drive to assist those in need with practical support and community relief efforts underway in October.
Fragmented text references a labour mobilization, threats, and political maneuvers around Labour events. Mentions of Labour governments, ministers, and possible dissolution suggest a tense period with calls for action and warnings about political outcomes. The article tone mirrors a period news summary with uncertain details and multiple entities.
Fragmented OCR relays an account of Calwell and Cameron figures aboard an overseas mission. Claims of investigation and publication of a book tied to private scenes are mentioned amid references to theater and a wartime context.
A collision near a railway line injured a woman who was walking beside a driver. The driver attempted to brake but misjudged the turn. A second woman disputed the driver’s actions and the ambulance took the injured to the hospital where she was recorded as having fractures. Her condition remained serious overnight.
The report recalls a chaotic moment as jockeys bolt from the track after a tense finish. One rider faces a near miss while a favored horse, backed by Mulley Gremeng, appears in distress. The scene includes a safety scare and concern for a young rider named Erwin, who reportedly remains stable after the incident.
Private collectors in Australia hold hundreds of rare stamps from the 1880s and earlier. A racketeering scheme sees smugglers selling stamps at up to 2000 pounds for scarce issues. Officials warn stamps are hidden in false labels or packaging to avoid Commonwealth exchange control limits. The investigation involves customs officers and city lamp experts watching for illicit transit and hidden consignments.
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