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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 12, 1940
Page
2
In a detailed wartime account a destroyer engages a U boat off a stormy sea. Depth charges crash and explosions echo as survivors are plucked from the water. The German sub loses its bow on the approach and many crew are rescued. several are killed or captured.
Local notes describe a community evening with performances by Petersens and Collins, a solo by Jewell, and a reading from entertainment events. Reports mention presentations at St Dasies and gatherings with figures like Conk and Norcott, plus a note on Gunnecarrs Staten and Oak Park Patriotic meeting progress.
Australia plans new shipbuilding yards on the south bank of the river between General Cies and Wealth Aircraft Corporation works. The site will host 600 foot vessels with modern facilities, timber labs, and a secret timber reserve to support swift production for defence. The Melbourne laboratory tests timber species with 30 logs per test and 4000 tests each, ensuring exact data for aircraft design. Transport coordination remains tangled, awaiting a government system overhaul.
The article weaves wartime rumors, romantic sidelights, and bold claims from public figures. It mentions a 78 year old Australian machine-gunner who married quickly after a chance meeting, a bomb damaged suburb house surviving with no injuries, and provocative opinions urging harsher action against Germany. It also covers official actions on dangerous bombs and a boxing challenge between professionals amid military critique.
The text offers a garbled home remedy using Double "D" and Dowble "D" products, referring vaguely to a Dewble "O" short, Germs, and remedies like 15 drops of Double "DO" with bee eraser. It appears as a stray ingredients list or ad style jumble with unclear instructions and names.
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