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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 05, 1950
Page
3
Fragmented garbled OCR reports on Australian education rules and schedules. The text mentions recruitment, fashion, and footwear in a distorted way with distorted names and uncertain dates. It reads like a partial wire service blurb with no clear events or outcomes.
A fragmented report notes Australia and Britain discussing advanced combat aircraft, production pacing, and government factors shaping the defense industry. It mentions efforts to accelerate delivery, preserve export controls, and align with wartime strategic needs amid shifting industrial support.
A Victorian ALP faction pushes for the party to back a proposed anti Communist bill, with CALWELL and Premier figures facing a growing split. The Senate composition shifts as two Liberal-backed Labor Senators replace defeated members, raising the prospect of a double dissolution if the bill stalls. The issue, tied to constitutional mechanisms, delays, and party strategy, fuels tensions ahead of potential elections.
Documentation records donations to an incapacitated ex-soldier and associated appeals. Contributors include A Jago, R Yous Mi Tywon Hota, Mulling Hon, plus many businesses such as Heat ya Sons Pty Ltd, Central Motor Agency, Northern Builders Supplies, Dodd, J.T Robertson, Ren Woods, Gordonvale Cash Stores, Slater & Klarweir, Musgrave Motors, Thomas Broa, and others. Amounts range from 1s to 10s and larger sums, totaling substantial community support as the appeal proceeds.
Irvinebank notes recount visits and holidays of residents including Mrs Parsons and son in Cairns, Mem Moran and W Cross at Atherton General Hospital, and several families from Irvinebank visiting Herberton and Cairns. Mentions of local events, travels, medical visits, and a state treatment works update with ore handling near Bowen.
Fragmented OCR text discusses Korea policy, debating American intervention and military aid. Mentions Republicans and Democrats, Bonn era, and potential for delayed counteractions. References President and public opinion, with unclear dates and places.
Aug. Weather in Chillagoe remains severe with strong south-easterly winds and colder nights than in winter. Bush fires stretch from Dimbulat to Pettord, burning large tracts of country while no fires observed between Petford and ullages. Local figures discuss road taxes to fund better roads, noting bulldozer work and planned grading on Wrotham Park area. Mr and Mrs J. B. McDonough and relatives visit from Daylesford Victoria. Sunshine Express trip brings guests to Chillagoe before a short stay with Mrs Pendrigh.
A scrambled radio timetable lists varying programs across the day including News at 6.15, Readings from the Bible, Hospital Half Hour, Light Music, Serial, Kindergarten, Sacred Music, Daily Devotion, Romance and Rhythm slots, School Broadcast, Children’s Season, Golf Championship, Sportcast, News Review, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Moods and Melodies, Talk, South Sea Melodies, and Evening Meditation.
A dense radio schedule lists early morning music blocks and market reports followed by biblical readings and lessons. It includes daily school broadcasts, Country Hour and news programs, serials and children segments, sport and talk shows ending late evening.
A misread dispatch reports a police chief claiming a gang of car thieves seeks to steal a new theft proof lock for automobiles. The Abendblatt notes the band plans to test the invention, while officials caution about reliability and practicality.
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