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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1951
Page
6
The unreadable OCR fragment discusses anti Western and anti British sentiment. It notes danger from those who advocate violence and suggests a link to recent political tensions. Names and specifics are unclear due to damaged text.
Fragmentary text contemplates calmness amid looming feverish unrest. Mentions a poetical figure and a cautious mood as society faces potential disaster. The read-through hints at tension between temperate discourse and growing unease without concrete events or names.
The article reflects on postwar India Pakistan relations after Liaquat Ali Khan’s era, noting Nehru and Liaquat’s aims for peace amid extremist factions. It discusses the 1950 Minorities Agreement and calls for Security Council action to avert war, warning that a clash could devastate both nations and ripple across the region.
A Canberra report outlines two new flying schools under the RAAF plan to speed up aircrew training. The scheme would condense training to 12 months, channeling cadets from Archerfield to the upcountry Utomquinty area and transferring trainees from existing schools at Bendigo Ballarat to feed into Point Cook and other bases.
Market day notes from Commercial Lane describe animal and produce bids and sales. Prices for lucerne and other lots are given, with some items refused or held back. A mix of hay and green fines appears, with varied quoted rates and limited details due to fragmented OCR.
Dr Garrett Cane will visit Charters of Menelay Townsville and Stocktempton before heading to Brisbane. Heenont Witvon, former of St Johns Cathedral, accompanies the trip and will tour the School along the route. The Minister’s schedule includes February six and a Brisbane stop after a brief morning departure.
David Pretwater was elected chairman for the ensuing year among directors of the Southern Cannery Co op. He has been connected with the directorate since 1910, brings 25 years of practical experience as a fruit grower in the district, and has long served in Muleroove Shire.
Walter James Grave, proprietor of De Line Taxis, pleaded guilty to breaching the State Traffic Act after hiring a driver without a taxi licence. The driver lacked a taxi licence but had an ordinary permit, and Grace was fined £1 with costs, or three days’ imprisonment on default.
A dated maritime roundup lists ships including Mananda, Artemer, Lute, Cywrus, Roma, Baresa, Tai Yang, Bidelia, Tarongs, Sallis, and Yurhung. It details departures, sailings, loading cargo for the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Portland, Gulf ports, and the Northern Territory, with routes through Sydney, Brisbane, Cairns, Townsville, and Townsville area ports.
An Australian gram about stamps notes that three postage stamps will switch color from red to green on November 14. The change follows directives to comply with provisions of an international postal convention. Postmasters General H L Anthony cited the plan as necessary.
A heartfelt thanks from Clarke and Dr Knott thanking urgent case staff at Carron Base Hospital for their care of Desmond. They express appreciation to doctors nurses and bearers and to friends and relations for sympathy and floral tributes during their sudden bereavement.
Several in loving memory notices for Albert James Dunn Tenbella Stuart Henderson William Henry Charles Muller and related family entries. Messages express remembrance from Ivy, Bill, Kerry and others with dates in October 1948 1949 and notes of peaceful sleep and loss.
The Executive Council approved a Treasury loan of 100 for the Cardwell Shire to buy a motor vehicle with chassis, engine and fittings. Acting Treasurer Walsh announced the decision. Weather and local notices follow, including school expansion at Mossman and fire brigade land reserve near Tolga Atherton district.
Brisbane Oct 19 Keith French the New South Wales welter knocked out Fredy Bunn in the eighth round of a 12 round bout at Stadium tonight. French achieved a technical KO on a scheduled 12 round contest.
Ringside seats for the Burns Johnson bout at Sydney Stadium went on sale today in Sydney. Morning week tickets priced at £2 each sold quickly, with manager Harry Millar noting it was the fastest ringside sale since the Burns Patrick clash in 1945.
Minister for Mines W Power showcased photographs of a fortified fortress bakehouse to illustrate alleged weigh and measure evasion by Dances Bakers. He cited a dough weights system as protection for the public and urged inspectors to have wide entry powers under a new Weights and Measures Bill. Opponents warned sweeping powers risk penalising honest traders. The bill passed to its second reading as Parliament adjourned.
Melbourne Oct 18 The Australian Council of Unions ACTU emergency committee will seek leave to intervene in the 44-hour week case. The Metal Trades Employers Association asks for a 40 to 44 hour week hearing set for October 29. ACTU counsel Mr R M Eggleston KC will represent ACTU. Federal AWU president Mr H O Davis said the union would also seek leave to intervene though not affiliated with ACTU.
In Brisbane, Harvey Montrose Graham, clothing factory manager of Crayfid, was sentenced by Mr Noyer AM to two months in gaol without the option of a fine for dangerous driving on Coronation Drive on August 12. He was not taken into custody pending appeal and was disqualified from holding a licence for one year.
The Australian champion Maxine Bishop won the New Zealand women’s golf title in Wellington, becoming the first Australian to win the event. She trailed early but rallied, defeating Auckland’s Rosemary Hod to secure the championship with a decisive finish at the 37th hole of the match.
Queensland opener Ken Archer hit 104 in 270 minutes, his first first class century in Australia, powering Queensland to a Sheffield Shield win over New South Wales at Brisbane. Mackay supported with 92 as Archer and Mackay added 118 for the second wicket, Lindwall and Walker bowled for NSW, with Ar cher dismissed on a Lindwall delivery near late in the day. Attendance was 2663 with takings of 44.
Canberra reports a six percent rise in the cost of living across the quarter with bread potatoes water onions butter milk meat clothing and footwear among rising prices. Sydney Melbourne Brisbane Adelaide Perth Hobart show varied increases while NSW Victoria Queensland South Australia Western Australia and Tasmania record overall gains. Prime Minister Menzies defends the system saying prices used for a basic wage rise must reflect actual prices not black market figures and arbitration court base wage concerns hinge on reliable data.
Brisbane Police captured three youth escapees from Muswellbrook prison farm after a chase through scrub at Indooroopilly. A car from Texas with New South Wales plates was found overturned on Moggill Road. Police recovered proceeds of two robberies at Inglewood and items from Warwick, with suspects detained by noon after residents reported the crash and youths fleeing into the bush.
Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh rode the Royal train through obscured scenery as snow reduced visibility. They paused at Esquimalt for two hours, were greeted by cheering crowds, and viewed countryside and a small herd of elk near the railway line in Canada.
Oct 10 Canberra reports the Minister in charge of the Royal tour Eric Harrison announced he had asked General F. H. Berryman to convene a conference of State directors in Sydney next Thursday to review itinerary changes made by Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh. Details will be released after directors discuss with the director general.
In Drere near Casine a man named George Ernest Rochford of Sydney burned to death inside his locked caravan after attempting to shoot himself. Police believe he intended the blaze as a final act, constructing an elaborate rig to start the fire. A Tenterfield council worker found him and the caravan burned beyond recognition.
The Champion Stakes at Newmarket goes to Mamster, trained in France for Marcel Boussac. Tudor Castle finishes second with Djelfin third, the victory earning £2000 to the winner. Race details include odds and sire lines and a close finish with minor gaps between placings.
Australian police seized contraband jewelry worth about £1000 from the freighter Union Pioneer in Brisbane. Officers found 450 triple strings of pearls concealed in a three inch pipe draining water from the engine room. The vessel had berthed today from Japan.
Obituary for Captain Jones aged 42 a veteran air pilot formerly with Donald Air Services North Queensland Airways and Australian National Airways. He logged 13 000 hours flew northern and western routes and served as aviation adviser to Aerial Ambulance. Survived by widow and three daughters. Body to be cremated in Brisbane.
Sydney businessman races for a life saving drug shipments from New York to Australia. A DC-6 and a Coast Guard helicopter coordinated a rapid move from Oakland to San Francisco and onto a BCMA plane for delivery to Sydney. The patient in hospital faces death without the drug within two days as doctors warn of a coronary occlusion and dropsy.
Fruit and vegetable supplies were medium with very good demand in Cairns. Bananas and oranges were scarce but selling briskly, apples and pears remained in short supply with high prices, cabbage and tomatoes showed limited availability, cucumbers and beets moved well, while carrots and pumpkins faced tight stocks and variable prices.
London October 18 metals market reports spot tin at £10 0s per ton for immediate delivery and £97 7s 10d for future delivery.
The Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations head Mr M J King reported that Hawaiian cane introduced over a decade failed to suit Queensland irrigation and harvest needs. He noted only a few varieties were suitable, with 22 month crops unusable for Queensland’s manual harvest. Production declined due to wet seasons and shorter growing periods, yet he projected a better North Queensland crop next season with favorable conditions.
A government study summarized by the Bureau of Livestiges outlines irrigation potential in a 80 000 acre range area at high elevations with low temperatures. It discusses early spring planting to harvest before heat, lack of official temperature records, and the need to collect local data from residents and air sources to guide future trials.
Colonel C J Cummings DSO OLD ED reviewed 11 National Service Battalion and praised trainees who will soon join 1 Inf Bn. The Military Jubilees Tatton event on Grieber Street drew a colour party led by Lt C G Nemvesn and others. The rifle shoot is scheduled for Saturday with teams from Coy. 6 and 2, and details on eligibility and targets will be announced by Col Cummings.
Fragmentary OCR text references names and events in a district context with unclear meaning.readable items include several proper nouns and potential figures, but specifics are obscured. The readable phrases hint at a local meeting or competition involving individuals such as Volk Jd Get and Bal svens and Tony, and a location linked to a district.
The diary fragment centers on a lawyer discussing with Riley the effects of a will and the role of an executor. They debate debt liability after death, landlord tenant dynamics, and the need for formal appointment to manage debts and contracts. References include terms of lease, equity rules, and the tension between informal arrangements and written commitments.
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