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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 19, 1944
Page
6
Nominations for each day’s sprint and division races are listed with distances including five furlongs and four furlongs. Information appears incomplete, showing dates like Monday April 19 and a PO Box address for submissions.
The readable fragments mention runners and placements, with partial names like Kear and Bogert, a three dollar amount, and a one mile plus yard distance. The text appears to be a damaged sports brief with incomplete event details and scoring.
At Albion Park this morning Samari tan performed better in the half mile and the final trio times. Flaxen Fire and Urree were noted in sprint segments with 28 percent and 32 percent runs. Anema defeated Crafty Clare by eight lengths in three furlongs while Haakon posted a similar trio. Auction Warked moved slowly over two circles as Peels and polting entered the stretch.
In a Townsville mood, local officials push for the Federal Agriculture Minister to release results of recent cooperative trials on eradicating the Buffalo Fly. The Malanda life-cycle studies by Science and Industrial Research aim to booklet form best methods, with farmers already trialing traps and awaiting guidance amid government delays. The Hinchinbrook Council also seeks new bridges and stronger price controls, urging coordinated action between Federal and State governments to ease regional burdens.
The Cairns Amateur Fishing Club will hold an outing next Sunday commencing at 6 am with the water at 6 am. This is the final outing for the second series and Bill Balfour leads the standings by a close margin. Members are urged to attend a meeting at the Albion Tea Works to discuss important club business.
London April 1 The British United Press Naples correspondent reports Allied infantry and tanks achieved a successful beachhead advance. Forces moved three miles, entered Carracello, then withdrew with prisoners, signaling progress in the Italian campaign amid fighting near Naples.
A regional meeting urged federal and state governments to coordinate hydro schemes for North Queensland. The call stressed using water resources for electricity generation to benefit the entire north, with cooperation sought from the Commonwealth and State Governments. Returned servicemen and local authorities discussed housing, employment, and training, urging priority for veterans and local workers in ongoing development projects.
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