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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 02, 1945
Page
2
Horse owners and trainers prepare for forthcoming meetings in northern racing circles with keen interest and heavy domination anticipated. Acceptances for Marsete menting gp due today at 4 pm. Events listed include Elstonwick Staker and Palaclava Stakes with entries such as Godyrey Watson Steeplechase contestants and other standard races at Caulf ield Melbourne.
The report details a bowls match involving Cadene Club with numerous players named, highlighting standout performances from Dowling and Tadman. A tribute to the late President PMe is included amid notes of achievement and praise for the club’s efforts and future prospects.
North Queensland writer champion Milt Rain Rory Versue Cyril Hont faces a major test this Saturday week against Victorian Walter Ransbury. Cyril Johnson has rarely lost and holds 40 knockouts with only three defeats. Belin from NSW meets Neen in a supporting bout as management seeks fresh talent and invites nominations for local boys to take part.
Officials announce a race meeting this Saturday with ROREO and Madog set to participate. RSET Po Tee and WO Odonnell serve as secretary and organizers, guiding the event details and entries.
The Masonic club hosted a social bowls weekend near Gordonvale with multiple triples and pairs matches. Local bowlers, including Lehfelat, Brien, Roguescombi, Blackmore, Willis, and others, posted results from Saturday and Sunday fixtures, with scores like 24-18 and 26-28. Plans for an August 1 event and a 1940 Senate-closing ceremony were noted amid hospitality and club activity.
A garbled OCR segment lists many proper nouns and incomplete names. It mentions August and a Bahia trip with multiple individuals such as Braman Arc Favinell Punchar a and Dive Newman Robertson. The legible items reference a sequence of visitors and attendees but lack coherent context or complete details.
Disjointed OCR summary records a bowling club meeting with remarks on players and supporters. Mentions Montgomery Noyes Gordonvale, Cairns bowling, and a match scoreline 36-17 with a late 39 50 tally. Various player names appear, including Owens and Whitaker, in a ceremonial adjournment and praise of contributions.
In a rough season matchup between Rockets and Latrobes, Rockets edged Latrobes 4 3 after a tense final whistle. Notable performances came from Dunnylly and Holla with key plays, while cleanup by Kramer and Parrelly helped seal the result.
In Parramatta Park near Saturday, preliminary nominations and handicaps were drawn for a dogs racing program. The card lists multiple races with named contenders and assigned weights.
An old style advertisement touts Heenzo cough remedy made from quarried ingredients. It claims to make one pint and cost two dollars, marketed to adults and children with emphasis on ease of use and rapid relief, urging timely purchase.
A garbled OCR extract lists player names and teams with multiple incomplete phrases. It mentions emergency notes, positions like 1B, and various initials and parenthetical tags, lacking coherent structure or full details.
Yesterday three aided teams from South Johnstone United Babinds met three similar teams of Sabinda men on the Seorre in a lively junior game. The final whistle saw a scoreline of five all with tight defense and good back play. Baninds Locke earned a try for the home side while Power booted seven penalties for the visitors. Refs Evatt and McFred Lewis handled the junior and senior matches respectively with a 3 all draw in the rain-soaked main game.
Australia builds a fleet of small craft to counter Japan. The article notes wooden hulls, radio importance, and that these ships serve in the Royal Australian Navy, Army, and air forces. It highlights the Neame Gulf operation, a stand by native crews, and Lt. Phillips’ daring action against Japanese forces. The ships are mostly Australian-made, from hulls to propellers, and used for transport, patrol, and communications across inter-island routes.
A damaged wartime report records Britain reducing potato output for sale by March 1648 to 11a,000 1200 nallons and links this to total producers and retailers. It notes a 1945 subsidy withdrawal and mentions subched in Britain to £28,000,000 a year.
A damaged OCR item outlines a training program with figures such as 1.59 million and 39,000, mentioning 44 training theatres and a target of expanding to 300 meters. The text is garbled but references a scheme and numbers central to the plan.
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