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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1947
Page
4
The Board of Trade announced new controls on trading with Germany, aiming to tighten measures after the Mach affair. The policy will be fitted in March, with the United States considering similar steps as parties monitor wartime commerce and bloc activities.
Captain Charles Bond reports severe weather forcing the western tank party to turn back after penetrating more than half the voyage around the Antarctic continent. Radioed from the USS Mount Olympus on February 24.
Canberra February 23. Australian Minister for Administration CAL Calwell comments on Polish troops who aided Tobruk defense receiving possible preference over eastern migrants. He warns that anti immigration sentiment harms the union and questions Australia’s stance today as foreign feelings persist.
London reports that 3181 exhibitors have been allocated 25,000 square feet for the British Trade Fair from May 3 to May 3. The event is expected to be the greatest ever held.
The second race of the penes for the oghien presented by Northern Build was led by NBS with F Black in charge. Sens Sn dace in the Sal cores Se tat, and the double 1s on with the enone of threa, Mims Dignity tied in good style. See race, waa alway Indy.
A cluttered Sydney letter discusses weather effects on junior meet heats and a club championship trophy by Mr G Crowley. It shifts to crime tales of Allen Le Rue posing as an insurance detective, Pearl Lusk, and a jewel theft involving a fake X-ray camera, leading to a gun duel and a fatal shooting of Al Rocco. The piece then touches on Australian firms keeping pace overseas, carbon-black and carbon-white tyre compounds, and the future of colored tyres.
Pate We Cara led a long day of racing as Nim surged to the front early, with Miss Dignity and Mavor trading places across the course. Final placings showed Nim, Blossom, Sally TIL, and Wivorl among the top finishers in the light breeze, while Caroleen led the other fleet through the north west marks and rounds.
Sresty Whalley won 6 4 and Brest Williams son G1 Ward beat Webb 4 2 in club events. Webs defeated King by 2 points as part of the night’s fixtures.
A fragment from a local bowling report records Wednesday February 1 results at the Wel Club, listing Mesdames Per Aine Foutte Trombvil Mesdanie Anderson Starrie Sues and others with scores 24 11 and 16 17. Sunday championship saw P Crees defeat J Young 27 23. Bowler meeting named Mr WH Crawford as green director and Mr Muchlewak along with Mr W Mackay as electors.
Speciesm Dine led early with Swallow and Just close behind before Min Hartley. Caroleen surged to a clear victory in the championship final with 434.28, followed by Ougle at 447.55 and Kanga at 430.38. Miss Hartley and Swallow posted notable times. After handcap adjustments Caroleen was declared winner over Olgle scratch, with Mien Harte third and On Target among others.
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