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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 02, 1946
Page
3
Fragmentary voice touts a headache remedy called Res Powders as a substitute for Bex products. The speaker urges always carrying them at home and traveling with the item, citing a supposed healing effect and protection against pain. Beteiligung unclear, with garbled names and phrases throughout.
A 1948 report outlines the rising importance of the Indian Ocean in global trade. It notes Britain and the United States focusing on home demand while Australia and India supply expanding regional markets, with industries like iron and steel, cement, and agriculture driving growth.
A long discussion of price controls led by President Truman’s July action, with varied public opinion from urban workers to housewives. Readers debate OPA powers, inflation risks, and potential shifts in prices for goods, housing, and essential services as the nation moves toward peacetime production.
Scores of British families sought to adopt four young Black boys who stowed away on a ship from Liverpool to Nigeria. The boys were being returned to Nigeria this week after a voyage marked by anxious interest and mixed outcomes among potential adopters.
In London Maj General Sir Edward Spears argues Zionist calls for Palestine violate the Atlantic Charter. He cites the Arab cause and his past leadership in the Spears Mission, urging immigration pause and a constitutive Palestinian assembly to govern.
Fragmented OCR notes describe census advertising in South Africa and a leopard interaction during a visit. The jagged text mentions a director and a dubious incident, with reference to a censoring theme and a 1941 context.
The Tableland Cricket Association met at Barrett Hotel Atherton with delegates from Malanda Mareeba and Herberton. Finance showed a credit balance of 360 pounds and premierships for A and B teams were allocated. Malanda edged Atherton for A grade, Herberton B won the B grade. Election of officers favored Sime and Notting reelect. A Cairns meeting was scheduled for August 31 with union-wide motions discussed.
The inter-district competition, last held in 1998, is set for Cairns on October 5 with entrants from Mossman Bayvinda Gordonvale and Cairns. Nomination closes September 2 and the programme includes boys and girls sprints hurdles jumps relays and novelty events across age groups.
Sydney announces a new Around Australis Tours motor reliability test planned for June to span the continent from Sydney to Melbourne Adelaide via Alice Springs Darwin Brisbane and back. The project aims to stimulate interest in long distance motoring, with early route mapping underway and support pledged from figures and groups including the Royal Automobile Club of Victoria.
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