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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 21, 1943
Page
6
Weekend racing schedule at Brisbane includes a park event on Sunday with activities centered on the GEC race. Details are limited but indicate Saturday activities and Sunday races.
At Albion Park this morning horses ran fast times with Alster beating Oca Fox by four lengths over a mile in 82 seconds and last three furlongs in 40. Monash bin and Derisun sprinted three furlongs in 40. The programme lists bouts with weights, including Carter vs Henjiro and Mason vs Ine Hmeewakt, with services for servicemen.
April meets on the Innisfail green feature a series of results and pairings. The GrCavaragh Trophy sees McGregor Newman Martinus and Prichard defeat Wolff Newman Myers and Wright 23-21. Mesdames Butcher and Macartney 20-27 and Robertson, Hughes, Rom 22-72 highlight a busy day of graded threes and pairs as the club plans Easter events and the open green for play next weekend.
Last Saturday's bogey competition had good turnout with about 25 players led by Colonel. Griffths and Woodward tied for first with all square cards. Dupain Horne and O'Meara just behind. Next Saturday offers a stroke handicap. holidays may affect attendance. Committee members urged to attend monthly meeting in Secretary Woodward's office at 8.
In Innisfail on April 19 a meeting of Goondi mill suppliers considered the proposed 19 crop purchase agreement by the SH Company. Chair J P McGowan noted overall satisfaction but growers attacked penalty clauses. He warned rain is still needed for cane growth as April was dry and cane fields suffer from arid weather. An unrelated incident described a man knocked down by a mail car, a motorist offering help with a joke about instalment payments.
The Atherton Hospitals Board discussed securing a full time assistant for the superintendent amid rising patient numbers. A Queensland Medical Co-ordination Committee election issue was noted as unresolved, with the board deciding to push the matter through Parliament.
The chairman cited figures for obstetric patients at end of February with births in March totaling 9 males and 3 females, plus 0 male discharges and 2 female discharges. Remaining in hospital at end of March were 4 males. Mothers remaining in hospital at end February were 5, admitted in March 17, discharged in March 16, with some births and overall hospital status improving. Special thanks were given to Mr Sherrin for improving finances and to the medical superintendent and matron for loyal service.
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