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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 13, 1950
Page
5
A lengthy Australian paper item highlights Air Force Week events, ceremonies, and personnel honored. It notes community support and recalls wartime contributions, with references to RAAF opening and memorials. The article mentions funeral notices and local observances connected to national defense history.
An unclear excerpt describes a firearm possession matter involving Lawrence Barnes and Becks and others. The fragment references a revolver and related legal actions with mentions of defendants and alleged occurrences. The text is garbled, but the key point concerns possession of a revolver and ongoing court proceedings.
Northeen Malntatte notes a primary rainfall forecast and speed readings for Sewars and Atherton. Mentions Cairne TD Mahants Pan and Halas Sah with a Breeane ertronponden context to past Docties.
Chairman T Maraswalt announced changes at the meeting of the Ceams Harsane Board Dorada. The board discussed and approved reforms and future plans, with key officials present and a focus on establishing clearer guidelines and oversight.
Fragmented notes describe a festivity involving local groups and a carnival setting. The text mentions testing, scores, and totals for the team, with partial references to dates and participants. Names are unclear but several entities appear, including people and local organizations.
Reports of a death in Africa and medical arrangements at Cairns Base Hospital outline a death notice and interviews with social services figures. Weather across the eastern coast includes showers, southeasterly winds, and temperature readings with rainfall totals. An unrelated court case in Cairns Summitona Court resulted in a fine for a driver with a faulty headlight.
Cairns, a typical tropical city, stars in an 11 minute National Film Board short featuring John Mastin Jones and Cameraman G Lowe. Filmed across Cairns streets and the Park Sarte, the project documents life and a country town while highlighting northern Australia. It will screen across Australia, Britain, and America, with local production by Savion Film, reporting on the Far North’s film industry and city landmarks.
Martin Jones waits for Cairn esriter film script and expresses excitement over the variety and color of Aim marera in the film. He complains about a two and a half hour wait on Kurands road for a bite to eat during a trek through Horm clots of sunny North Queensland.
The board discussed accident insurance costs and approved raising the indemnity. The State Government Insurance Office noted a 4.64 percent rate on existing coverage, and a move was made to lift the policy from 134,000 to 210,000 in coverage. P Kiats seconded by GP Turner, and the motion passed.
A furniture panel was formed to address ongoing management issues, aiming to mediate tensions within the industry. The move follows calls for improved collaboration among manufacturers and suppliers to stabilize pricing and standards.
Mrs Alice Wainwright of Hamma died in Brabeca on February 2, 1986. Born in an earlier date, her husband Mr Wo Wainwright and a daughter Mire A. Busser of Earlvilis survive. The obituary notes a son and other relatives.
Local notice records the death of Mrs Gertrude Malsee in Tully on the ninth day, reporting the passing of a longtime resident. Relatives and community members are asked to note the date of death and regional obituary details.
At Cairns Harbour Board monthly meeting the dredge worked longer hours shifting spoil off False Cape to keep shipping lanes open amid low Trinity Bay coal supplies. Chairman McManus said ongoing dredging was necessary to avoid stranding. fuel and coke costs rose. Mechanical issues and weather delays slowed progress, but depth and width targets remained a priority as Christmas approaches.
A damaged letter reveals a dispute over channel lighting and ship safety. The Barbour muster reports misalignment blamed on Port of Queensland signals and a claim that duty failures during a night blocked the lead. The board questions responsibility and seeks harbour support to fix the faulty system.
The board discussed cooperation with The Quesnaland Port Master to avoid adverse publicity after the Kindat incident. It proposed closer ties between shipping interests and mariners who visit the port and supported dredge work at Cooktown to improve the channel for vessels like the Katha and We Waipewal.
The Cairns Regional Security Board saw Aid WJ Putor unanimously reappointed to the council on motion of Aid DE Chateay with Aid B Creedy seconding. Ald Dillon was welcomed by Mayor Murchison as the new council member, praised for community support and past service on the Carrs Farbom board.
Sept 11. British authorities say the demilitarization programme in the Refist zone of Germany has begun. It involves destroying arm factories, removing equipment, blowing up surrounding structures, and scrapping shipyard gear and cranes. Production remains prohibited by Allied regulations.
A chaotic report notes extended registration and shipyard actions at Brisbane. It cites the Alpine company and a port board approval amid a 60 day work window, deterioration, and a plan to move a dredge vessel from Brisbane to Townsville with expected timing around July 1061.
A report discusses lay out, methods, and proposed controls for cane disease in Queensland. It cites Mr Young and Queensland Bureau of Sugar Experiment Stations, noting controller measures reduced disease impact and that seedling production and planting practices were central to sustaining the cane crop amid ongoing plant health challenges.
J 2 Martin of the Sugar Planters Association outlined global cane diseases affecting plantations. He cited Queensland breeding aims to raise yields, develop disease resistant and drought tolerant varieties, and prepare for mechanical harvesting amid outbreaks.
A Cairns board seeks government relief for harbour costs amid railway competition and wagon shortages. Delegates from Gladstone Mackay Bowen Townsville and Bundaberg plan to discuss waiving dredging and maintenance charges to ease liabilities and encourage port development. Representatives from Cairns Gladstone Mackay Townsville Bundaberg and the Tableland participate. Bundaberg will not be represented.
A government notice outlines mill rate increases over three years, with a 72.300 per unit rise for one mill and 38,400 tons allocated to the new iron area at Tayhai. The plan includes a 16,100 cane per CSR mile increase, contingent on company compliance and regulatory approval by the Governor in Council.
The fragment discusses temperance, hotel habits, and policing in Cairne with references to Peoples store, North Beery town, and Metropolitan police district. It notes low hotel experience, a note on licences, and crime or disorder statistics per thousand. No clear narrative or coherent details emerge from the damaged text.
Reports from Cairns detail a surge in employment for fruit pickers and seasonal workers across the Far North. Scarcities of labour were easing as stringing demand for harvest tied workers to plantations, with counts reassigned to various districts and roles as seasonal work winds down.
The narrative traces a vessel renamed Empire Conifer after British era anchorages and interventions. It notes its 184Seeras era and later repurposing under the 19Crmamnp government. Details mention a captain steering from the ridge by punt, a steering wheel, and a cargo destined for am in October.
Fragmented OCR text hints at a political or territorial dispute involving Bulgar and Istanbul areas. Mentions Porter, Premier, and enforcements, with unclear chronology and names. The readable parts suggest a closing or resolution event but specifics are obscured by garbled words and misspellings.
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