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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 07, 1946
Page
8
A garbled text fragment mentions immediate action and safety concerns around a person named Mller or Muller and a skier. The wording is unclear and lacks coherent details, making it difficult to determine a concrete event, location, or outcome. The piece reads as a rough OCR snippet with possible references to help, harm, and presets.
Cecil Henderson of Sydney, a veteran stock whip craftsman, explains his apprenticeship and plaiting craft learned over decades. He shows clients across Australia and globally, including film stars, with whips designed for strength, durability, and artistry, and recounts early lessons from shipping losses and naval service.
A fragment from a 1930s feature highlights Cecil Henderson crafting kangaroo leather items in a workshop. He explains tanning problems and drying to preserve hides, noting Australia’s top riders and a Perth dressmaker showcasing his whips and crops. Pauline Frederick reportedly collected his work during a visit.
Reported in wartime notices that Dutch ships linked to Communist influence have been remove d from Australian trade routes. Officials claim this action aims to protect the nation’s vital export markets and limit red interference in unions and port operations.
Horticulture notes advise watermelons need ample space and regular irrigation, especially in the dry season, to avoid pinched or misshapen fruit. Rock melons suit small gardens. sow six to eight seeds per hill, control pests like wireworms, and apply nitrogen-rich top dressings when fruiting begins.
Babinda notes report dry conditions delaying rain, cane supplies at the mill, and a farewell afternoon for Mrs Bradshaw who leaves for Childers. Mrs Blake scored highest in a tea gathering. Mr W Bradshaw departs, Mr W Clarke assisting. Fire Brigade Board notes discuss water supply, reservoir pressure, and a grass fire near Coun Al Lane. The brigade responded quickly, quelled the blaze, with low water pressure due to old concrete pipes.
Malanda notes recount community events on Sept 3 including staff changes at the post and movement between Tolga to Cairns. visits from Sydney guests, CWA meetings, and local exchanges among residents. Younger Set active, Queen concert planned, and a local basketball result from the weekend with Malanda teams beating Millaa teams in a close game.
The article outlines how to treat infant diarrhoea, stressing seek medical help for severe cases and vomiting. It notes dangers of unnecessary purgatives, highlights signs like restlessness and weight loss, and advises breastfeeding continuity, rehydration, and consulting a doctor for suspected dysentery or fever. It references specific care steps during illness and cautions against delaying professional evaluation.
A report covers fruit and plant care including propagation notes on Beaumontia Grandi Flora and related melon varieties, with guidance on lime sulfur sprays, cuprox applications, and timing after petal fall to control metanose black spot and copper deficiency. It also details a CW A Younger Set meeting with 2000 attendees, charity dances, fund allocations, and officer elections.
New Delhi reports the government has granted Siam a loan of £3,750,000 for 20 years at 3 percent. It is the first such loan from India to a foreign country and aims to boost trade relations between the two nations. The report notes the arrangement as a landmark in bilateral finance and cooperation.
Capetown wool prices in London trade show demand strong as average prices rise to twice pre war levels and 25 percent above last year. Top price reached 261 pence per pound with various lots sold, reflecting tight supply and robust buyer interest.
The Serpot of Arts committee met with ten wax prasifid present. They seek to spend on forthcoming weeks and new books costing £4. Books now obtainable at cheaper prices. Working bees will repair books with subscribers asked to help. New titles include Ernestine Mill works Australian Loneliness and My Love Must Wait. Soil erosion exhibit from Brisbane Agriculture Department will be shown at Malanda Show on September 20-21 and Millaa Millza show on October 5. Exhibits deemed informative and thought provoking.
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