28 Dec 1943
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 28, 1943
Page
1
A jumble of ads lists cargo sailing dates, musical instruments, used vehicles, farm animals, and machinery. Listings include guitars, banjos, gramophones, batteries, tractors, truck parts, and a Ford, Chev, and Dodge for sale or trade. Also feature want ads on various supplies, farm stock, and miscellaneous goods with contact hints and prices.
A dense classified page fragment lists job postings for cooks secretaries laundresses and nurses, with positions at hospitals hotels and offices. It also includes numerous lost and found notices for bags wallets purses and papers, offering rewards and return details, plus ads for rooms rentals and miscellaneous goods.
Nominations for the New Vere meeting are due today with fees. A horse racing program includes a Friday draw for stands and upcoming events in Cairns, with a public warning on mortar field firing practice and water restrictions across the locality.
A cluttered classified fragment shows adverts for wanted to buy marine engines and law orders, plus an array of consumer offers. It mentions leather goods including ladies handbags, kangaroo wallets, calendars, and gifts at a Cairns shop, with notices tied to local businesses and an auctioneer.
A record crowd attended Cairns Hack Club Boxing Day races at Cannon Park amid heavy rain. Miss Merle won the First Division from Pencarno, Luna Dream led all the way to take the Second Division from Prince Mantem, Laurel Red beat Exchange in the Third, Riverston edged Suits Me in the Fourth, and Jackie won the Fifth. Come Again took the Sixth Division in a close finish. Broadcasts failed for southern events, and Gordonvale's club sought to race Monday amid scheduling changes.
Mareeba Hack Club announces nominations for a local event. The meeting is set for 5 p.m. with permission pending. Programme costs £100 per entry and advertising details will be announced.
Brisbane turf meeting at Albion Park reports winners and placegetters across events. Notable performances include Master Gaine 5 2 in stakes, Noble Hero 9 4, and Yankee Pal 14 3 in maiden handicaps. Officials note times and margins, with multiple contenders listed across divisions and a three-paced finish in one race.
Brisbane reports Eve Spearfelt finished third by a length in the Albion Park Christmas Handicap as rider Curran lost his stirrup leather at barrier release. Curran struggled to balance the horse and used his spurs, later saying he had difficulty keeping his seat through the turns.
Randwick races in Sydney feature the Christmas Trial Handicap over seven furlongs with Night Parade among top entries. Podmoce Alertful Dean Kookaburra and White Feather Eartrada headline the field, with close finishes and times noted across the day’s events including Summer Nursery and Chisholm Handicap, and major placings recorded for Majestry, Majesty and other contenders.
Cream Puff won the Summer Cup at Randwick, the second mare to win in 30 years, beating Grand Fils by a short neck with Lambeth as pacemaker. Queenslander McGrowdie rode Grand Fils, while Abspexualas and Lady Hamilton posted notable finishes. Darby Munro won Tahmoor in the Chisholm Handicap, later admonished by stewards to maintain a straight course.
Flemington December 27 meeting includes the Shoobee Hurdles over 2 miles won by Grain Trader by a neck. Odds listed for winners and placers with payouts including win and place dividends. other contenders named include An Papejo, Wirile, Valhalla, Proteus, Kevasier, Glen Elen, Seaway, and many ancillary runners.
Melbourne December 27 Macrob returned from a long win drought to triumph in the Hopetoun Handicap at Flemington. Spectacular moments included Sir Tromas losing his rider near the mile, while Legion Chief, who had just won three straight races, broke a foreleg in the straight and had to be destroyed.
The Auckland Cup winner was Lord Chancellor by a head over Merry May with Lou Rosa third. Time 323.35 seconds. The hot favourite failed to win, as Lord Chancellor claimed victory by a short head.
Western Australian jockey Tom Unkovich, seriously injured in a Moonee Valley fall two weeks earlier, received an 18 minute hospital visit at St Vincent’s Hospital from Mr Curtin of WA. Curtin forwarded a letter of sympathy noting admiration for West Australians who keep the state’s name before the public in the east.
Greyhound racing opened at Bala clava Park with a large crowd and ten bookmakers. Finales of £35 each set for next Saturday. Wollard Jack, Sol's Cash, Young Kildare and others qualified. Results saw Beau Barron, Grand Luck, Above Deck and Wirraband among heat winners. Beau Barron first heat, Above Deck second, Sol's Cash third heat, Wollard Jack fourth heat.
A Soviet writer in War and the Working Journal argues Japan faces internal strife and mobilization as Tojo's government grapples with shortages, air raids, and mounting war weariness. It notes industrial strain, Ministry of Armaments, and attempts to bolster planes and ships amid Allied pressure in the Pacific.
London dispatch reports General Eisenhower, aboard two British destroyers, visited Capri for the first time on December 25. The Naples correspondent notes the trip as a Christmas present to himself, marking a rare public foray by the Allied leader to the island.
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