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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 14, 1946
Page
3
Atherton prepares for enrollment opening on Saturday. The event centers on the town’s color notes and involves residents in an organized civic gathering. Local officials encourage attendance and participation.
Cairns representatives head to the North Queensland Championships with a large squad led by Mr and Mrs Maclair and Mille. The team includes A Koppen and son, Colin Flave, and features Mra Mawdsley and Mra Mawdsley who fly in Saturday. The event runs over the weekend at Gordonvale and Durridt Tennis Centre with a dense schedule of singles and doubles play culminating in finals on Sunday afternoon.
Scraps of Wendesia referee shifts marked the selection as aldermen recalled players from Cairns and Toowoomba. Key backs and halves like EB Snow Lee and Wisely vie for spots. new captain Yetaran Bet Neel leads a bold forward pack including Wakelord from Townsville and Cairns veterans amid a backdrop of pace and steel in open play.
A Cleveland chemical subsidiary reports growing demand for passenger tires and rubber products. The firm highlights production increases to meet orders valued at millions, signaling strain on supply but robust market for automotive components.
The report lists multiple hockey matches with times 1:45 pm and 2:00 pm, detailing teams Railways Ramblers Uniteds Rockets Brothers and Hawthorn Uniteds. Umpires include G Lishs F Cairns D Mattevecat T Walsh and others, with lineups featuring players such as M Ab Bodeen Lepinath and J Bayes. Reserves are noted for several clubs as teams compete and officials assign duties.
A fragmented update covers Jennings and local bowl and social contests, naming players Jensen Symone McHench etc. It notes a Peace Day procession, a successful job by volunteers, and various match results including Diggers and Cougars with scores and participants, reflecting a busy community event day.
A disorganized weekend affected Bowiers in Innisfail as extra turns and space for ladies caused shifting team selections. Various players from local clubs including Martines Woodford and Connor fielded in mismatched positions amid a flurry of scores and lineups across multiple games and venues.
The piece notes rising interest in soccer and cricket among Americans, aided by editorials and publicity. It cites about 290 soccer clubs in the New York metropolitan area and growing participation phases, with mentions of teams, colleges, and junior programs expanding nationwide.
In a Cairns Post correspondence, Stephen Stephens argues that careless fire setting and smoky conditions harm wildlife and natural beauty. He laments cowed authorities and urges strong public action to protect forests, tourism, and native species before further destruction becomes irreversible.
The American shoe industry expects to produce about 390.9 million pairs of shoes in 1948, with the New England Shoe and Leather Association citing a high share of production. Resumption of handbags and last production after wartime controls eased the leather shortage, while manufacturers report adequate wood for wooden heels and ongoing skin supply concerns.
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