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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 08, 1942
Page
6
Atherton District Hack Club announces a Saturday July 11 race meeting at the Shire of Atherton Patriote Fund fundraiser. After months without racing on the Tableland, owners should nominate early for the event and additional festivities are planned.
At Albion Park the feature card centers on the Bunmmeare meeting with the Boomben Cup over a mile and a quarter. Gold Salute, Warplane and High Rank clash as Bloodstock rivals in a field marked by Hyspring and Salute’s recent form. Beau King Jenny Ratt and other contenders line up for trials and a main event capable of reshaping the sprint standings.
July 9 report from Doomben Brisbane notes Miah nang and Roller sgvourte feature amid Cup candidate chatter. Lady Buzzard Earls Berd Gala Salute among contenders as trainers weigh form and conditions for Saturday’s lukewarm field.
The Main Roads Commission revises applications for positions including cost clerk timekeeper, machinist welders, blacksmiths, racco merchants, and grader operators.
An obscure medical note describes a chronic cough finally improving after a home remedy used by a local group in a rural area. The fragment mentions Mr Gull and Priam, references a long illness, and hints at tracheal or bronchial distress but offers no clear patient outcomes or dates.
A parliamentary inquiry warns that transport shortages for wood and coal hinder mills, risking cane harvests and sugar output. It notes limited ship and rail capacity, storage strain at mills, and a need for faster sugar movement from canefields to southern mills to avoid losses and financial hardship for farmers and the district.
The report details labor shortages hindering the 1941-42 cane harvest, with 183 skilled cutters still needed. It notes high daily quotas, reliance on limited local labor, and the impact of wet seasons, rail transport refusals, and fertilizer shipment issues on production prospects for the coming season.
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