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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1945
Page
2
A garbled OCR fragment from a local page references a turf or sports note. It mentions names and events in an incomplete form, with unclear dates or places. The readable bits indicate possible match or sale references and a central figure linked to a regional league or venue.
The Pearce clan of Double Bay, 42 members strong, dominate a coastal street known as Pearce Bise. Sporting figures emerge across generations from rowing champion Harry to rugby players, with tales of a sword fight, boxing exploits, and a jokester nicknamed Pooky. The piece traces lineage, athletic prowess, and local fame in a compact family chronicle.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions names and places such as Sapo and Jalen with unclear actions. It reads like a disrupted report with partial phrases and dates, lacking coherent facts or a clear outcome. No definite event, participants, or location is reliably identifiable from the readable text.
Archery club events featured a Sunday shoot with many participants, some beginners learning on the day. Wy Kimora posted the high score with 8 and si, while W. Gilvear led team trials alongside R Edwards and Miss Hudson.
A fragmented listing from a Cairns hack club race meeting shows divisions and prize money including first division at £187, second division £27, third division £17, fourth division £87, and fifth through seventh divisions with varied amounts. The text includes race types, distances, and scattered notes, with OCR garble present.
Manila reports that authorities deny responsibility for Yamashita after pressure from observers. A Singapore tweet cites General MacArthur and a Supreme Court venue debate as part of the trial context. The piece notes mixed claims on punitive forces and international reaction amid wartime justice discussions.
Nine Indonesian seamen, former crew of the Dutch ship Bentekon, pleaded guilty in a Fiji court to transporting prohibited steamers. They received months in prison and three weeks on the charge of resorting their ship. The government said the men would not be kept longer than necessary.
Fragmented text describes Operation Dead Light near London with references to German ships and Allied actions. Mentions weather and attempts to sink or destroy ships, with garbled notes about escort, defense, and the Donegal coast. Contains many unreadable fragments and uncertain details.
Paris radio reports a four engine plane crashed near the Charente moat around 2 p.m. local time. Twenty people were killed and the line is believed to have been struck by lightning during the approach to Matta. The aircraft broke apart before the dive into Selge near Rochetard.
Athens December 3 AAP report The World Trade Union Federation plans to supervise the wlewdow of a general governing committee for the Greek trade unions early in January and to advise on the Polysmetin of the union move over a general secretary Mr Lan Balllant and Mr Victor Feather of Cheaff signed an agreement for this center ay.
Golf Cairns Club notes recount a four ball best ball event with several pairs posting scores including Morne and Canoplia and Watkine plus 4, while other teams register down margins. The article notes the upcoming Wednesday December 22 social afternoon and a boxed competition for the following Saturday, with catering arrangements and a call for players to confirm attendance.
Report from London describes friction among U S and British officials amid a possible peace strategy. Officials reportedly disagree on timing and scope of terms, while press depictions emphasise unresolved questions about international guarantees and allied unity.
New York dispatch reports a Russian secret service agent, under FBI surveillance for two years, living in a New York hotel. He allegedly worked in a Moscow disguise shop, earned seven dollars a day, and entered the United States from Canada in 1938 amid wartime atom bomb suspicions. Investigations by federal and State Department officials, with Russia's embassy, are ongoing.
At Newmarket sales attended by reserves from Troms and others, Argentine Dentauri Sweden and The Solicitor traded as part of a mixed market. The day saw a top price around 2.625 guineas with the December 2 loss noted.
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