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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 04, 1946
Page
3
Fragmentary report from Ascot forces mentions horses Weetwood Blssies and Fiero with scattered scores and placements. The garbled text references pacing, races across short distances, and conjectures about leads, feats, and a trainee approach amid unclear results and names.
Race card notes RAWSON STAKES over 2 miles 1 furlong with 35 pace figures and TOOWOOMBA meet listing AVON HANDICAP and POWER COURT HANDICAP. Entries reference horses such as Seeana Divaige and Fitin ae Thrust with Moonee Valley mentions and distances around 7 imperial miles.
The Cairns green social event featured teams including Horwood Kerr Welch and T May versus Roche Archdall and Dowling Davies, with match scores like 30-1 and 26-22. Players from various clubs competed amid lively tea interval welcomes, while officials noted improvements and consideration of future league arrangements.
Fragmented OCR reads as a sports brief with unclear names and events. It mentions team names, a game and possible scores, but many words are garbled, limiting precise extraction of participants, location, or outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions names and dates with unclear context. Core readable items include Arua and May, plus scattered proper nouns. Summary presents the visible entities as a brief note without clear event or outcome.
Fragmentary OCR text shows unclear names and garbled phrases. What can be read suggests a local item or notice with misread names and places but lacks coherent facts, dates, or events to anchor a precise headline or summary.
Sunday program lists matches across Cairns and Gordonvale with minor players named J Woodward and G Gordonvale participating. Several clubs including Edmonton Mangare and O Gorman set to play, with fixtures and byes noted amid a misty, fragmented listing of times and venues.
Britain moves to build a 1500 cc class midget racing car under Royal Automobile Club leadership to compete after World War II. The project aims to match German dominance in Grand Prix, focusing on small, efficient British machines like ERA MG and Austin.
Readable fragments describe a greyhound racing meeting with multiple races and listed dogs. Names such as Terminus Maid, Lusty Trail, Dark Bin, Scarlet's Pride, Pretty Black, and Black Boston appear, along with placements and prize hints. The text is garbled but centers on race results and participant rosters from the event.
A local fishing club reports mixed results from a recent work bee and preparations for the Arbuckle trophy final Sunday. Members praised efforts while noting disappointing turnout and ongoing plans to arrange new sects and purchase additional gear.
Account from Manila dated April 1 reports General Homma executed by firing squad. The dispatch notes confusion and garbled lines but confirms the wartime order and death of the Japanese commander. Independent details about timing and precise circumstances are unclear due to the damaged text.
Readable portions describe men altered by war, adopting foreign terms and dreaming looks. Fragment mentions Australian influence, tram fares, and a sense of altered language, with unclear references to women and fear of wartime changes. The text is torn and partially indecipherable.
Fragmentary OCR notes accuse Maloney of halting a smear campaign after a disputed article about the Australian Association. The Times claims a wave of misinformation and misquotes circulated about Rissa Alt Gums and other figures.
London April British White Paper reports six figures of war costs and household incomes. The lowest annual figure drops to under £9 percent while the highest reaches £4582 million. Net growth cited for Britain’s national income contrasts with prior years, and wage bands mention earners around £300 to £1000.
London April 2 AAP South Wales coalfield has supplied about 40 percent of Britain’s coal for many years and could sustain output for 30 years if reserves remain economic. A government fuel and power ministry report urges no major decline in activity across the South Wales coalfield and calls for moderating older mines and urgent action to save the collieries.
A defective wartime clipping notes a government rationing order by the Minister for Commerce revoking controls on bran and flour. The piece mentions approval by the Commonwealth and ministerial actions, with references to bread supplies and shortages.
Fragmentary report notes a seven year sentence for a serious charge. The text mentions Australian women and a case connected to a crown, with unclear names and dates due to damaged OCR. The readable elements suggest a court outcome and ongoing legal context.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a monetary claim of 360,000 with references to years and sums. Key entities are unclear. no definite names, dates, or organizations are readable.
AAP reports Jaglal political figure referred to ministry in Bombay. No further details available.
An item notes a new air service listing with references to a website and European routes. Details are unclear but suggest startup plans and possible online booking.
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