31 Jan 1944
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 31, 1944
Page
1
Numerous small ads announce sales and wanted items. Listings include hardware goods, farm machinery, household goods, tools, sewing machines, fabrics, books, and general merchandise. Also offers for buying and selling vehicles, motors, radios, and fishing gear with contact details and location notes across Atherton and surrounding districts.
Queensland real estate institute members announce properties for sale and set terms for inspection and auctions. Listings include hotels, cafes, homes, farms, and poultry facilities with attractive prices. Auction sales conducted on short notice. agents provide fire and general insurance services.
Fragmentary classified note lists ground floor flat and land for let or sale near Mulgrave road Lyons street with utilities issues and four acres. Mentions central location and various oblique items including a ground floor listing and a hair styling service reference.
The page combines a public auction notice in Mosman for property near Cairns with racing results from multiple divisions and a military artillery firing practice notice warning the public near Southedge and surrounding areas. It lists auctioneer Pen Wood, various local consigners, and racing horses with times and odds alongside a warning about unexploded ordnance and dates in January 1944.
The Cairns Hack ciphe race meeting at Cannon Park lists races divided into six divisions with distances for each, a 4 pm February 8 close, and stewards led by Mr Ft Brady. Nominations close 4 pm Thursday. programme for February 3 meeting advertised with conditions and eligibility rules.
Fragmented text notes metalworking products and war effort related to rust and corrosion resistant iron work. Mentions bridges pipes boilers and boilers plants with references to Australia and various industrial uses. Includes catalog style items like gasket sheets belting fasteners and pipe joint compound.
The page lists assorted ads and notices including purchases at Cairns Penny Savings, leather goods from Moynahan, shopping bags, and summer tonics. It mentions opening hours, a School of Arts building on Shields Street, and a kitchen scraper request at 210 Abpont Street with various product such as heat powder and germicidal soap.
A Mareeba dark meeting draws fair attendance with ten bookmakers reporting results across six divisions. Winners include Green Cin in Division One by 14 lengths, Toytime and Cuban Solo sharing top spots in Division Two, Blue Jay and King Rally in Division Three, Our Sister and Grand Slam among Division Five, and Whitefoot in Division Six with close margins and fast times.
Brisbane reports Speed Lad won the Maiden Handicap at Albion Park on January 30. Adoration led the field as jockey Aton Papas steered Speed Lad to victory in the Brisbane event.
Several handicap races are listed with runners and weights including Dowborough Dawnie Standfast and Game One. Results show winners by margins across divisions with times and dividend figures for win and place.
Adoration won the First Division Handicap at Albion Park in a tight finish over Valley Corner. Don Monash, returning after a long break, was ten lengths back, with Cashman another length behind in a five length sprint to the straight. Ruffle King failed to sustain a late challenge in the Fourth Division, and jockeys faced inquiries and suspensions during the meeting.
On Saturday at Lee, Grand Fils trained by Tom Murray won the Anniversary Handicap finishing a head ahead of Lord Neith with Two's Company a short head back. Owner S. E. Chatterton and Les Fines shook hands after the race before the start and both horses were prepared at Randwick.
Champion Sydney sprinter Yaralla will retire to stud after gallops at Victoria Park revealed the horse bled and was withdrawn from the Australia Day Handicap at Randwick. Trained by Fred Cash Yaralla earned £1915 prize money as Sydney's leading active stake earner. Flight, Australia’s top filly of the past decade, will be trained for shorter races and possibly Doncaster Handicap while owner B Crowley weighs future plans including Melbourne Cup selection.
A garbled report from Mentone Melbourne previews upcoming races with details on handcaps and horses such as ABRADOR and Wobbear. It lists events including the Clarendon Handicap and Ascot Summer Cup with scant results like a horse winning by a neck and four lengths.
Randwick races yesterday featured close finishes and dividends across multiple handicaps. Day Ring led the Bavilah Handicap with strong pace. Flight won the Australia Day Handicap by a neck. Grand ??? captured the Anniversary Handicap in a tight finish. Other runners included Beltaine Ascertain, Silver Bitch, The Artist, Whistler, and Corona in varied placings.
Melbourne January report notes Pickway, now raced by the executors of A de Marco's estate, won the Ascot Summer Cup at Fentone. De Marco died weeks earlier and Pickway had previously claimed two victories under his ownership.
The article notes massive World War I artillery use by the Eighth Army under Montgomery, detailing 37 aircraft guns firing 104 rounds per minute and heavy barrages. It cites sugar alcohol production for smokeless powder, and references American Meuse-Argonne and Saint Mihiel shell expenditures and records.
Attendance at Balaclava Park saw a dramatic dog racing program with Flirts Idol, owned by Mrs. Ko Brown, winning the third heat and the Arete Lass final. Exotic Lady and Lorn Rose also performed strongly in early heats, with Lorn Rose narrowly close behind Exotic Lady in the final stages and Exotic Lady placing near the front. With bookmakers backing the event, results featured Rosewin, Exotic Lady, and Flirts Idol among the top finishers in multiple heats.
The text outlines a remade Thursday play featuring Mesdamen Maravatl Healy and Mesdames Mills Gelling in a rink final. Names include Erickson Innes Tierney Pittard Winkworth and Lewin Stuart, with scores and participants listed.
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