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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 06, 1946
Page
5
A satirical travelogue style piece mocks a phony naturalist Professor N Gubbing guiding readers through rural scenes. It blends comic observations of farm life, insects, ducks, toads, and fish with digressions on water quality, mosqui toes, and odd side remarks about eating habits and light humor about women and public life.
Jaca Malaka, veteran Indonesian communist leader, arrested in Batavia amid alleged involvement in Premier Sutan Syahrit’s kidnapping. He faces a death sentence if convicted as Indonesian authorities move to try him during a pivotal congress period.
Washington reports a calm in industrial labor relations may persist for months as unions like ICL and AFL seek to curb price pressures rather than raise wages. Despite strikes in rubber and maritime sectors, production policies aim to fight inflation while government and manufacturers adjust prices. Secretary Wallace warns of continued rapid price rises and later declines with employment effects expected within a year.
A 600 year old red rose was presented to the Lord Mayor during a ceremonial at the Tower and Guildhall. Charles Minsebrook attended as parish clerk of All Hallows by the Tower, where the ceremony links to All Hallows. The rose cushion bearer was Mr Arthur Pettifer, a long-serving batman and gardener for the site, who tends the ruined church garden amid the postwar city landscape.
Contributions from multiple donors including Smith, Sew Als, Hicker, Groth, Ryland, Graham, Cochrane, Anderson, Wilmer, Pyne, Ainscow, Turner and others total 49.17 along with time and labor. Funds advance for driving piles and completing the enclosure as part of the Machans Beach fund drive.
London AP reports the White Book predicts easier wheat imports next season, with grain surplus reduced by about ten million quarters from the prior year. It notes larger European output may ease bread shortages, and that countries will build reserves as imports vary. Data cover export estimates for Argentina, Australia, Canada, Russia and North Africa.
London theatres face space constraints as more than 40 houses run at or near capacity. The boom brings demand for new productions and bigger audiences, with hits like Sean O Casey’s Red Rose and Rodney Ackland’s adaptation of Dostoevsky drawing praise. London expects increased prestige and global schedules, though space and wartime legacies limit staging. Laurence Olivier stars in the See part, with plans for future travel to New York and Manchester openings awaiting.
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