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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 17, 1946
Page
9
London AP reports Gene Sarazen, 44, not regarded as a sure loser as the British open title defense shapes up. Garin, popular here, seeks another win after St Andrews runner-up and 1929 victory memories. The field features strong British challengers, with prize money totaling £20, to be distributed across several ventures this season.
Fragmentary report from Munich hints at a pending decision on a whisk offer tied to national issues. Details are unreadable due to garbled OCR.
A fragmentary Edmonton notes item describes an April meeting where officials discuss crime and black market activity linked to German contacts. The report mentions gangs, road checks, and efforts by occupation authorities to monitor social events and families of service members. Residents W Brown and Mrs Brown are noted guests in Edmonton.
A report details extensive use of Nazi death records by the Germania Central Tracing Bureau to determine the fate of displaced persons. More than 100,000 names were found at Flomenberg with personal data including birth dates and death or transfer dates, while the bureau’s own records contain 28,000 names.
Lord Riverdale, an 18 year old named Richard Tompiine, is noted for training in business under the Empire Air Scheme. He was awarded the Order of the British Empire in 1942 for services to the air training programme led at Soramodore. He has been a Freemason, churchman, and Conservative, later chairing Arthur Balfour and Co and serving on the national economic and advisory bodies. he is linked with the Association of British Chambers of Commerce and various inquiries during the war.
Fragmentary OCR indicates radio station listings National Radio 4AT 4QN 108 1855 and 730 The ABC Hit Parade. Band conducted by Vin Ghaney. Mention of Parliament system and broadcasts across stations. Contains names and numbers but details are unclear.
Brazilian motion picture critics vote Ingrid Bergman as the country's favorite actress. Cary Grant is named the favorite male star in the same poll conducted in Rio de Janeiro.
In Cairns the debate centers on who first proposed repatriation of troops and the fate of ALF. Mr Forde cites Churchill, while Beale claims opposition by Britain and the United States. The source condemns contradictory politicians and urges ousting them for a stable Northern Country Party return.
Red Cross and municipal workers comb the ruins of Warsaw for buried bodies. Officials estimate at least 100000 additional corpses lie beneath the rubble. One large grave under a street held hundreds of bodies.
The document records official results for Golden Casket N1026 with multiple prize levels from £6,000 down to £300. It lists participants or entries abbreviated by codes and names, with associated prize amounts and reference numbers, indicating a detailed payout schedule and classifications.
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