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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 10, 1951
Page
2
Mareeba Turf Club includes a four Jubilee Handicap on Saturday April 2 with sixty entries in two divisions. The programme covers all changes including backs and nominations close on Monday April 18. Freight allowances are available to wishing horses.
Bobby Locke boosted his run at Durban with a strong lead, finishing ahead of Von Kids of the wad of 75 in the marathon. The event saw Locke surge to the front, signaling a notable performance in the field.
The report covers weight lists and handicap conditions for Doomben races on Saturday and future events in Cape Town and Johannesburg. It notes hot gusty weather, track conditions, and multiple horse names including Von Nida, Av Beau, and Grey Craft, with descriptions of performances and placing details from the day’s racing card.
Wanderers defeated Magpies White by 14 points in a rough contest marred by dual play and camerawork. Best players cited include Grimts, Brown, O'Brien, White, Gale, Hipworth, Milligan, and Hi Ball.
Aero club notes report a station landing strips debcubbed in a brief aviation update. Identified figures and entities are not clearly readable but reference to aero club activity and landing strip status is indicated. Further readable details are unavailable in the fragment.
A garbled listing details employment needs from Aud Draper Phy Ltd and Chandler's Pty Ltd for sales and electrical posts. It notes harvesting action near Cairns with Captain Bob Norman and advertising auctions by Dalgety and Company Limited. Mentions Marine Diescene and a public sale on a Saturday at 10 Ab. Ueclus Tuer Maths plowed. Further items reference stores, storemen, and a full time Grateador position.
Mixed bowls day at Edmonton drew sixty four players. Notables including Mrs Dew and Mr MacKellar attended as scores and match results shaped the event. Final of IME pairs to be held next Sunday afternoon. graded elim and mixed towi slated Saturday afternoon.
Ben Hogan wins the Masters in Augusta with a four under par 280 total. He defeats Ward Wilson by three strokes while Loyd Mangrum and Lew Worsham tie for third. Hogan's career earnings surpass 31,774 dollars as Perrier and others place in the money.
The article details a chaotic Grand National start with stumbles and delays. Key figures like Peterday and Firth are mentioned amid a tense race, with a competitor hitting the stewards’ yard and apologising after a disruption.
Maresba Turf Club schedules a meeting with multiple divisions including Mareema Handicap and Tinarod Handicap for various entrants. Divisions feature details on distances and entries with nominations closing Monday April 16 at 4 pm. Secretary Odonselia notes fee concessions for visitors.
The note describes long waiting lists for housing and flats as newly married couples and young people rush to secure accommodation. Real estate agents report steep demand from recent arrivals and locals, with prices and waits expanding in suburban areas.
Muted commission for Sydney arena fuels betting talk as Donegal and Bankstream loom in the Sydney Cup field. Treble figures win chances hover over several runners including Donen and Bankstream with trainers Maurice McCarien and Mr Blaney Wotton among a shuffled slate of entrants. Market chatter cites weights, eligibility, and potential non runners ahead of Saturday’s sprint tours.
London reports indicate officials fear Britain and Northern Ireland populations may exceed official estimates as census takers face distributing materials in towns and homes. Some residents remain unaware or unable to engage, with scattered districts reporting limited awareness of the census effort.
Reported moves to end the wharf strike include a new plan promising protection from seed and deploying a registered unit to handle cargo. Officials, including Minister Sullivan, warned the strike would be enforced if not accepted, with deregistered workers given limited preference.
A wartime dispatch describes disease threats on the Western front with mentions of dysentery malaria eye and throat infections and the use of inoculation and DDT. It quotes a British medical officer fearing typhus among Chinese laborers and notes measures to prevent outbreaks amid Allied troops.
Delegates from the W C T U arrive in Brisbane for the state convention opening today. The event marks the first Brisbane gathering in years with discussions on wine production, education reports, and the public interest in grape growing versus raisin exports. Local housewives face raisin shortages as government policies shift toward wine export.
A disastrous event in Garasron claimed nineteen lives with two others injured during a funeral service before more details emerged. Authorities reported the instrument and location as key clues while dispatches confirmed the airman casualty figure and ongoing investigations.
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