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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 23, 1943
Page
4
Esenhowers escape from a perilous setting is reported with limited legible details. The fragment hints at a dramatic move or breakout involving named figures and a perilous environment, but precise identities and chronology remain unclear from the readable text.
Fragmented OCR text appears to describe a local event or notice with scattered names and phrases. Readable elements include mentions of a meeting, date hints, and general local context, but key specifics are garbled and difficult to extract.
Fragmented OCR text references a produce market with garbled phrases about prices and items. Key named entities are unclear due to errors. No coherent event or outcome available to establish a factual summary.
Mareeba September 22 A rough Telegram from the Mareeba Tobacco Growers Executive reports discussions on improving tobacco growing and canal access to aid traffic, with MLA Riordan and Scully quoted. Growers express strong support for reforms and oppose current system, hoping for better quality and market demand.
A garbled notice describes the Fourth Liberty Bond drive opening officially in October with November deadlines. It promises improved rewards for subscribers and advance buyers, mentioning an air force blue badge and a patriotic display. The text notes a longstanding, recognizable campaign emblem guiding supporters.
Fragmentary text about caste and domain terms with repeated phrases and illegible segments. No coherent event or identifiable subjects emerge beyond scattered names and exclamations.
A garbled report indicates authorities plan to distribute badges for subscribers across banks and offices as part of a liberty loan drive. Officials emphasize rapid badge testing and public distribution to meet demand, with figures cited by a German representative.
A deciphered fragment from a wartime newspaper details Red Cross activity and typhoid cases around Colene and Delany City. It notes Beoks for Prionomere of War and mentions Evens and DOWEVET readers, with references to typhoid fever, Typhoid rate, and local treatment efforts during a period of European conflict.
Personal messages of gratitude from patients and families to Dr. Jana Ste othe Aaron Hospital Matron K4 Salmon and staff for compassionate care. The text also references Australia flax development, War contribution, and local sugar cane price board appointments, noting council plans for water chlorination at Cairns reservoirs and a nurse’s farewell amid community sentiment.
In loving memory of our dear brother Arthur who died on September 2. We think of you daily and miss you dearly. Your sorrowing siblings and friends share memories and honor your life, never forgetting the moments we cherished together in faith and love. Memorial thoughts remain with us as time passes.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions The Times London World Service Grow Britain Pape Alliwoce and SwUnDeDer with unclear context. Names like Manchester and Weviery appear, but the passage is fragmented and lacks a coherent event or claim to summarize.
The Cairns Post reports on Australia expanding flax cultivation from 2000 to 50000 acres and increasing annual fibre yield, as wartime demands strain resources. It notes drought, limited engineering capacity, and milling power shortages hampering production, with hopes that scientific advances will sustain the industry after the war and push breeding, harvesting, and processing toward higher fibre yield at lower labour costs.
The Cairns police plan a sale of unclaimed bicycles, with 15 bikes set for disposal at the station. Local reports note ongoing rent disputes, Red Cross fund drives, and municipal discussions on taxation and public works amid a busy period of civic matters.
The document records W Paden chosen as Leader of the Opposition and Hecleg Lamder elected Deputy Leader of the Country Party, while the TAP leader Hughes steps down. It notes a break between parties and plans for unity and new policies, including a forthcoming Australian Country Party association meeting.
The WAP held a meeting at the end of the caption corridor. The immediate question raised was whether to continue the coalition with the Country Party, and a strong demand was voiced for the separation of the WAP.
October 4 daylight saving starts in Canberra with clocks advancing to 7 am. The meeting discusses a coalition plan among AP and Country Party to build a stronger opposition. Mr Menzies secures leadership after eliminations, with joint sessions suggested for major issues. Aderman attends unexpectedly. Wilson absent, possible party exclusion due to Labour ties.
Report from Brisbane notes sawmill workers threatening a 70 day stoppage as of September 2000. Talks with employers stall over double time pay and holiday policies. The dispute involves AWU and Country Party elements amid broader labour tensions in Queensland.
Allied seizure of Kaiapit along the Markham Valley shields Lae forces from potential threat and disrupts Japanese supply routes. Australian and American units conducted a daring airborne landing, destroying key Japanese targets and repelling counterattacks. Additional air strikes damaged bridges and facilities around Lae, Bogadjim, and Madang, with No. 1 squadron losses reported.
War updates report Japanese night raids on Guadalcanal met with stiff Allied defenses. Allied air and sea units claim damage to enemy airfields, ships, and land targets across the Solomons while countering carrier and ground assaults.
Fragmentary report describes a meeting of interests about meat control and purchasing actions. It mentions the Meat Controller and a country butcher named Chano Fi, with references to authorized selling and upcoming events. The text is garbled with many typos and unclear details.
Ambitious reduction targets for meat supplies raise concern over potential rationing. Government survey suggests plan to curb consumption if targets cannot be met, with September 12 noted as a reference point. Public reaction and ongoing discussions reflect anxiety about food security and policy in the area.
September 22 Mr Curtin had been ill for several days and was unable to attend the first meeting of the new Cabinet in Canberra.
Cairns ACF granted new officers for the Australian Charitable Fund unit with Convener Mrs. M Ruge Welfare Committee secretary Mr T M L asie and publicity officer Mr J Orr. Hampers for overseas children near Christmas planned, 75 already supplied, drive to deliver 230 parcels. Donations welcomed at Chandler Radio Spencer Street. contact Leste on phone 2008.
A verdict favorable to the plaintiff was returned in a defamation suit against the Shalimnan at a Johnstone Shire Council meeting held June 24. The defense argued remarks were uttered during a caucus, but the court ruled the statements disparaged the plaintiff.
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