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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 17, 1945
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes show a travel sequence from Mourilyan to Goondi via Cairns with Wednesday movement and sugar transport plans. The text mentions a journey to Goondi on Wednesday, Cairns involvement, and a following return.
October 18 report notes renewed interest in cooperative trading in Queensland. Mr C Ridd, secretary of the Poultry Farmers Co-Operative Society, replies to initial steps toward reestablishment. A nationwide cooperative movement, with advice from Australia’s Co-Operative Association in Canberra, signals plans to organize wholesale buying and supply channels from Sydney or Newcastle as water carriage resumes.
A joint meeting of the directors of Mossman District Cane Growers and the Mossman Executive plus ASPA resolves to support delaying the sugar agreement renewal for a reasonable period. It directs the renewal be addressed with Parliament and urges the Prime Minister to visit sugar areas for firsthand knowledge before negotiations. Federal and State leaders are to be informed of the action.
Washington reports 1946 births totalled 2,794,000, up from 2,934,980 in 1949, with mid year population including armed forces oversea. Deaths rose slightly, and the registered birth rate fell six percent from 1944, while remaining above prewar 1941 levels.
Fragmented OCR item lists winners and prizes from a local fair. Names such as Farley and Stiggt Lock appear, with prizes ranging from 250 to 1,000 pounds. The readable items include multiple sections on first, second, and third prize allocations and participant names.
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