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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 17, 1946
Page
8
A fragment notes a range of automotive glass components including windscreens car doors mirrors and leadlight parts. The item references contacting a supplier or maker with a May date and a box address, indicating a commerce or parts listing.
New Delhi officials say India's food crisis deepens as monsoon failures, rising population, and shipping strikes in the United States constrain supplies. Government spokesmen cite Australia as key to importing grain to avert widespread hunger.
A wartime propaganda leaflet leaked from Washington describes Japan's top leaders and the last days of the empire. It portrays how Kido and Hirohito faced surrender talks, the Potsdam Declaration, and a cautious path to peace amid kamikaze plots and a stalled imperial decision.
A detailed summary of the October 6 meeting of sporlamen and enthusiasts in Mount Garnet. The section covered elections, committee members, and planned activities, with reports on the School of Arte event, branch president remarks, and upcoming community events. Post-meeting notes include community workers, attendance at the Queen Ball, and preparations for the wet season shovel program.
In a recent race at the course, a hare outran the greyhounds as the trap released before the start. Dogs pursued the hare with the hare reportedly crossing yards ahead before the finish. The result was declared void.
The Mossman Chamber of Commerce held its October meeting with a large attendance. A committee from Mossman Port Douglas and Daintree was formed to compile tourist booklets and report back, and a request was made for an all weather road Daintree Port Douglas with notes for Daintree to assist tourism. Delegates Brunton and Crees were chosen to attend a Pastime Club meeting to boost and coordinate tourist facilities for the Douglas Shire.
Schleswig Holstein seeks reunification with Denmark sparked by historic ties and regional hunger issues. Movement centers on Kiel Peninsula Germans and northern Schleswig residents, tracing to medieval ties and post Versailles plebiscite outcomes. The drive resumes as Nazi opposition fades and calls for a Danish union grow amid bread and bacon shortages.
Rhodesia reports about 30 000 immigrant applications since the war. An average of 100 to 180 arrivals weekly seek homes, jobs, and housing as public groups coordinate reception efforts. A home-for-home welcome scheme is floated. An eight percent alien immigration quota was fixed. Discussions on hydroelectric power persist, with the Central African Council proposing an inter-territorial commission to study a cross-river scheme on the Bambesi at the Kafue, potentially 200 000 to 400 000 kW for Northern Southern Rhodesia and Nyasaland.
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