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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 29, 1952
Page
3
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To-night at City Beths at 1 o clock the final swim night invites entries and deposits for accommodation with handicaps listed for women and junior and senior events. Names include J Vincent ser, W Scholz, A Mulling, F Scholz, M Barria, L Muir among others. races cover 300 yards women, 720 yards senior A, 100 yards, 50 and 100 yard sprints, and various age-group divisions with detailed placements and competitors.
Distact Bowls at Cairns saw strong showings from Cairns players Menzies Barrington Leich and Boden against Tully teams led by Foster Taylor Mitchell Woodford and others. Results posted 17 32 31 15 33 19 38 16 31 18 30 11 32 15 18 21 with March 1 and 2 matches set including Lauder Mitchell Tyrell Fiegier and Threlfall Whitn E J Ryan Hassall plus several rink pairings.
Babinda Memorial Bowl week end results list several two player matches with scores 23 15 15 13 and 10 12 14 8. Notable participants include Mrs McDonough Mrs Brimm Cook Hanley Jenkins Covacevich Ward Evans Mullavey Novelli Falchetti and P Martinod. Next Saturday March 1 at 2 p.m. Mrs McDonough vs Mrs Brimm is scheduled.
Yungaburra club held social games and singles handicap events over the weekend. Results include Davis Williamson Wedderburn Ruttiman vs Burge Frawley 31 1 We Davin Seddon vs Amor Best Peaner 11 2. A new player F Winters 15 on joined. Palmer defeated in a dramatic bowls encounter 31 25 after trailing 9 2 and 17 4. Ryan briefly led 25 34 but Palmer surged to victory.
South Johnstone Bowling Club selects players to contest seven rinks against Innisfail on the Innisfail greens next Sunday March 2. Players include J Henderson L Cree Sconn Fences L Sail J Kelly G Panos Punezzo W C Larsen Bert Lindsay J Howe P Doherty A Davis Trevor Fletcher A Lad Brosk FP Garrone F Bilella J Neil Brentt A Cos Berghoffer A Hesius ve.
In a grim finale the Downes and Leonardi contenders tied after a John Verri trophy shoot off. Harold Jones and Sem Leonardi had earlier reached the final but a dead heat forced another tiebreak. Team scores list several athletes and totals, Mosman at 511 points and the other group 876.
After rain damaged the track, former caretaker restored it for a full week of racing. Sprint distances headline events with quarter mile half mile and mile handicaps plus combined races. A six lap scratch race offers a lucky lap prize drawn for the winner. Ron Clauss aims to win every lap. Match races feature Pat Sands versus Roy Attree and Keith Wildman against Kan Clark and Bouice KR Moseley. Racing begins at 8 o'clock.
At the Lyric Theatre Gordonvale the Southern Suburbs Football Club approved affiliation with Babands Rugby League in three grades. Jarrad re-elected president with J Anderson secretary. New executives named. coach to be hired. first fixture set for Cairns Club in March.
Uniteds list B grade players L Wolf L Winkworth E Pearce H Winkworth D Nash T Farrelly V FP Smith C Koch Reserves Vv Pears and E Granville
Reuters Cairo reports British Ambassador Sir Ralph Stevenson travels from Cairo to Ismailia for talks with military chiefs. General Sir Brian Kolon may brief on his Iraq visit with leaders about evacuating British forces from the Canal zone. Egyptian Prime Minister Maber Pasha holds talks with party leaders ahead of March 1 discussions with Stevenson.
A visitor from England warns Australia’s policy risks over absorption of migrants and erosion of its distinctive ethos. He argues for prioritizing British and Northern European immigration to preserve national identity, while acknowledging contributions from Italian, French, and Spanish groups and praising Australia’s broad welcome. Cairns letter dated February 73.
At the February meeting in Kairi, R Godfrey J Godfrey G Burton A Payne W Winchester L Favier and H J Fisher discussed a children’s playground. A sub committee of Winchester Fisher Payne was formed to pursue funding, with fundraising dances planned in March and later. The Kairi Danbulla Junior Farmers Club met February 13 with Leader T Andrews and D Byrnes among those present. advisory members included J Bonar W Winchester W Kelly and W B McDonald. Treasurer reported a credit balance of £32 18 8.
A science writer explains weight control, noting heredity and habits influence obesity. Weight loss hinges on eating fewer calories than burned, as fat stores deplete when caloric intake stays below expenditure.
A young boy played with a gelignite plug in South Brisbane. A man took it from him and gave it to police. Police believe the explosive came from a quantity stolen from a quarry at Kangaroo Point earlier in the week. The boy’s name is not known and investigators seek him.
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