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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1946
Page
9
The council moves to call for tenders for Bedford road and related works. Millwood granted use of land under supervision of the engineer, while a plant row of trees is planned along the road centre. A bid of £30 for a road strip is accepted along with a £3000 subcatting facility at 3 12 6 percent.
A fragmented transcript describes German tactics and espionage tied to a feared third world war. It notes German promises and hidden accounts used to fund covert operations, with references to American investigators tracing secret books and wartime intrigue across nations.
A fragment from a wartime report outlines German financial maneuvering abroad. It notes neutral-country purchases of German goods, credit extensions, and German business links, plus wartime asset movement and plantation expansions. It mentions Telefunken and German plant investments overseas and discusses loans, debentures, and treasury actions during the period.
Port Douglas notes a busy social week with visitors to Cairns, Ravenhoe and Mowbray, plus hotel and motel visits. Local residents and guests from Townsville and Brisbane were mentioned enjoying holidays and events at Bree, Central Motel, Exchange Hotel, Thily's Hotel, and Baird's Hall, including a dance and euchre party fundraiser for Mosman Club.
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