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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1951
Page
2
The page lists prize allocations for a draw including second prize of 1000 pounds to Aad & Owl Symoncate with a cannon and other prizes noted. Numerous names, numbers, and codes follow, detailing multiple prize tiers from first to tenth with associated figures and participants.
A chaotic review discusses Brisbane city finances and looming council changes. It questions Labour resistance, ratepayer worries, and potential reforms including a city manager proposal. The piece cites past missteps, land value increases, and public works delays affecting rates and services.
A writer in the Mediterranean press cites a plan for a gambling casino in Libya to boost finances. The piece notes opposition, the potential for international events, and references ancient Roman wells as a contrasting point of contention about the country’s development and independence.
Commander-in-Chief RAF Far East Air Force Aie-Marnall Francis Poy, KBE CB DPC APC, will visit Australia later this month with Lady Rogarty. They will go to RAAP Bla ion near Perth and then to New Zealand. The minister stresses the trip is a holiday and good-will visit, not formal discussions. Rogarty, born in Cork, Ireland, previously served in the war and held key commands, including head of the Far Eastern Air Force since 1948.
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