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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 11, 1945
Page
2
Australian racing notes show weights and early form for Mareeba meeting on Saturday. Entries include Solara, Sprinkle, and Mass Noreen with hurdle and sprint trials listed, plus barrier trial outcomes and times for several horses.
Beicht sunshine and fairway praise mark Saturday outing. Four ball best ball led by Dr. A tel and ******* with 4 up. Detailed scores list pairs with wins and downs. next Saturday features a handshake event at Alien Park and a Two-Year-Old Handicap with Pendulum and Met ieee. Local visitors noted including Mrs. McNab and others. weekend balls dropped in the charity box with plans to fill it and forward repairs south.
A community event organized by the Aloombs featured a Saturday dance with Mr Bennet supervising. Winners included Irvin and Moss in men’s singles and Leighton and Masa in ladies’ doubles, with a novelty door prize won by Steamer teianog and Wow.
Permits were granted for Ashton Sevag and W Eine Trainers R Canskey CA Smith with racing dates set July 1 to December 31. The Innisfail Beck Club and others must supply a date list to the board and work to establish a 4 calendar period. The board advised Cairns Gordonvale Innisfail Mareeba Atherton clubs on policy under current racing conditions with protection for annual events on other dates.
The report lists multiple players and teams including Mert, Singer Eine Ti Rome, Brown, Carroll, O'Brien, Edyard, Watson, Sea in Greenwood, Gilbey, Brown Blake and McDonnell. Final Patron match featured Davies' team vs Mele with Davies' side winning by points. weather and course notes mention improved playing surface and rolling weights.
Unclear fragments show a Mareeba club entry with names Deena Mandicap Six DiVaiooe and Mon Monday April 16 with a secretary role listed. The readable parts suggest an organizational notice or meeting detail.
Dr W Whiting Atkinson and Ald Crowley press for a state response to a railway project from Porcupine to Grodan as the Northern Local Authorities Association meets in Innisfail. Mr J Smith notes awareness of regional possibilities and pledges to push authorities for development before the election. The motion to request the Premier’s attention is carried.
In a Cairns case, SQUCTOR faces theft accusations linked to a civil matter between Mr Hoare and Mr Pluetroet. The testimony details loaned sums, mortgage funds, and ledger entries as the case unfolds in Townsville and Brisbane.
Witnesses described certified copies of bank entries and Pluckrose signatures. Edward Stapleton Young testified to ledger entries and the cheque signature, while Taabel May Short detailed Hoare and Pluckrose agreements and a 1940 £200 firm transaction. Further evidence will be heard at 10:00.
Fragmentary text mentions Labour Day awards and penalties with scattered names and terms. It references Building Trades Award and possible workers, rates, and dates but contains many unreadable words and misprints. No coherent events or entities form a clear summary.
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