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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Aug 12, 1942

Page

6

BRISBANE MEETING FEATURES TRACK EVENTS AND SOCCER

A weekend sports page reports ALBION PART and BRISBANE hosts with track races including a mile and five furlongs, noting Medal King and Sorwood contenders. It also covers local football results with Brothers and AME junior games, detailing goals, lineups, and key players like Collins, Birch, and Smyth as the season progresses.

Brisbane Albion Viner Taranas Mugen Ted Buzara Tada Bergman Maronic Club Walle K Collin Fea Purlonger St Snythels Ankhi Etviven Pres Jorgensen Bob Ralf Rockets Rniey Lafiez Aery Madie Kcauser Girmans Sears Blues Leary Egerves Pievers Empire Rocket Gongrawuisubes Smui Leary Purlagger Ravine le Sitsurtof Mcgowan Denny Jacks Brothers Gerdanvale Nugent Bereman Shang Torwarne Fred Hallet Geo Me Taten Champananip Pi Torgensen See R Iorniey Chamuen Rehardaon Montgomerie Staw Draper Boe al Sauk Mamigamerie Jaca Ceef Mamgamene Black Thornley Stawilee Sn, Roberson and O'Brien

Veteran Planes Demonstrated for Training Squadrons

A portion of crashed and derelict planes from both sides is shown as serviceable for weekly demonstration to twelve training squadrons. Veterans and cornered pilots, including notable figures, contributed to the display, highlighting the learning value of repurposed airframes.

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Our Speech and Its Critics As Australian Dialect Discussion

A reflective piece on modesty and self respect in language, arguing that Australian speech is a heritage shaped by settlers and regional roots. It defends national accents as legitimate varieties, notes pride and misrepresentation, and calls for tolerance toward diverse pronunciations while acknowledging evolving standards.

Tieve Australia Fale Idwme Reafland Yorkshire Sykes Austratia London Billinescate Edinburgh Cownate New York Bowery Australis Eich Cape York Scotland Oxford Sxco Phamtic Gymire

Mareeba Notes on Expenditure and Finances Report

The document outlines a financial statement with income from government endowment and refunds, and expenses including domestic costs, sundries, and motor maintenance. It notes employees’ contributions rising, healthy support from donors and revenue, and a balance carried from the previous year. The year ends with a positive balance and details of calls and mileage for the Transport Receiver.

Bielon Owinie Boing Ets Wiiten Wee Railway Department Parker Imne St. John CH Knott Mareeba Genstal IMI Credit Iance Ft Kinnear Atanee Maweted Emle Elsele Simos Ilen We Centre Own Esariet

Answers to What Do You Think? Fragmented Notice

Fragmented OCR style note mentions “ANSWERS TO WHAT DO YOU. THINK” with disjointed phrases including “1 dames the First My Lady Nicotune” and “3 Baoan” unclear context. Likely a local column fragment or puzzle teaser with names or titles.

Dames My Lady Nicotune Che Uns Sre Sealea Nowelews Baoan

Varicose Veins Reduction Claim Misleading

A fragmented notice touts danger from varicose veins and promises quick relief using an unspecified stone. It mentions refunds if improvement is not achieved and hints at continued treatment until veins normalize. The text contains garbled phrasing and unclear sources.

Call for inventions in wartime innovation drive

A historical notice urges civilian inventors to submit ideas to national and Allied bureaus, highlighting tank, submarine, machine gun, smokeless powder, and cannons as pivotal wartime inventions. It explains the Army Inventions Directorate taps Australian and British expertise, seeking viable concepts to accelerate production and strategic advantage.

Wien Nottingham Lawrence Hargreaves Ith Eriss Presen Ie Army Sections Tus Austraia Tull Army Cormadere Tee Army Ise

Premier Senuts Returns to Pretoria from Egypt Stop

JOHANNESBURG August 10 Sudan field marshal Senuts returned to Pretoria after a brief visit. The Tunisian Agocisted Press reports the premier’s return from Egypt following talks.

1Aunisian Johannesburg sig@erally South Africa Marshal Senuts Pretoria

Advertised Events and Double Eucalyptus Remedy

A garbled ad lists two advertised events at the Crown Hotel yards in Innisfail with sales by an auctioneer named Venables. It also promotes Double D Eucalyptus as a cold remedy with ingesting, inhalation, and external use claims, urging readers to try it for rapid relief.

Atheron Venables Innistaft Crown Hotel Innisfail

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