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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 19, 1946
Page
9
A fragmentary notice from a 20th century local page references a committee linked to fruit marketing in Bos, with unclear scope and membership details due to OCR issues. The readable bits indicate organizational concern over fruit trade regulation.
Washington reports sugar and related processes influence autumn leaf colors and their timing. Discussion covers plant chemistry, storage for spring use, and the impact of weather on pigment formation, noting machinery and factory work adjust with seasonal stresses.
A fragmented report describes Istanbul as a cats paradise with roving parents and wary dogs. It notes ships docking in Marmara bringing more animals to a damp fate and recounts a municipal office tally from June of 137 dogs and seven cats.
Britain and the United States push new air freighters using converted war planes to haul growing cargo. The aim is cheaper, quicker transport with designs like the Bristol Freighter and Miles Aerovan, plus U.S. models from Consolidated Vultee and others. The uses span mail, perishables, livestock, and even mobile showrooms across remote regions.
An ingham district report details a Waterside Workers protest over sugar cane handling and weights. hearings found weights near standard with some overages, and weekly crush totals show Victoria and Macknade mills operating near capacity with cane crushing up to 190 317 tons for the season.
September events in Mt Garnet feature a crowd pleasing welcome to visitors from Ravenshoe, a spirited school football match with Garnet juniors and seniors, and no basketball played. The Sports Club donated £10,105 to the Ambulance, while school committee funds funded social events and holidays. A farewell to Miss Wellman and multiple residents’ travels are noted amid a busy community calendar.
The British Great Western began steam navigation in 1838 from Bristol marking the first English steam vessel. The record notes the vessel operated to Quebec and Boston with trade routes, including voyages to Le Havre and Le ton. The text recalls 1839 as an early era of steamship exploration and commercial trips.
The article surveys postwar Korea with the United States and Soviet forces dividing the peninsula. It notes little cross border commerce, debates over government, and plans for a Korean Provisional Government under Moscow conference guidance. Generals Hodge Lerch discuss democratic self rule yet distinct from Western norms, envisioning local ownership of shops farms and industries.
In Johannesburg, Indians protest the Asiatic Land Tenure and Representation Act with daily court appearances and peaceful campaigns. Activists face fines or jail, while the movement traces ties to Gandhi's era and earlier conflicts, highlighting movement restrictions and social ostracism for Indians, and unsettling European and Afrikaans factions alike.
War veterans in Washington report near forty nominations for a 1.8 million prize in a Room and for State Ip. The text is garbled but indicates ongoing nomination activity and a summation of the summer event.
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