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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jun 23, 1942

Page

6

Albion Park Race Card Sparks Wide Turf Action

Dozens of pacing events and sprint races at Albion Park feature top performers like Highland March and Paramente. Trainers and bettors eye Doomben and Newmarket Handicap context with strong stakes and shifting favorites while horses race distances from five to seven furlongs amid shifting field dynamics.

Albion Park Furst Burwell Paula Manerertey Cee Bi Gare Carrington Spearfelt Tag Tenathe Tor Newmarket Lebuhvahes Plage Carly Canning Cares Tevelcit Rigson Lesper Nelah Hamner Berjiga Marten Handicanre Auhiun Park Ord Erie Tories Neadhersel Pauly Aiway Artes Sydney Satan Syaney Teuwvena Ana Fat Raver Vitoria Dan Sper Parament Monstar Cambria Fleington Raven Paramente Maten Arlee Harsee Hendrick Doomben Newmarket Petore Roy Beauvre Sveney Gill Albion Park LL. Werrie

Head noise remedy claim prompts cautionary note

Fragments describe an ear ringing issue and a suggested remedy involving double strength Parmbott and hot water. The text lacks clear sourcing or medical endorsement and conveys uncertain instructions for quick relief, with references to an individual’s bearings and headaches.

Feu Demeerte

Doomben Cur Haxnica and Domestic Life Reflections

Fragmentary account mentions Doomben and archery targets, tarpaulins, and servants, with musings on family life in the US. It notes tension over chess and cabbage games, and a 15 percent rise in borrowing to sustain home life during wartime. Names, dates, and clear events are unclear due to garbled text.

Brisbase Alwon Renter Galtivs PINES Fannie Cook

Sugar Situation Defrosted. Refineries Urge Ration Increase

The article outlines a sugar surplus due to imports from Hawaii and Cuba and domestic beet sugar increases. Refineries and producers urge the Wet Production Board to raise public rations as the surplus may be waved.

Wet Production Board Hawaii Casa

War weariness reshapes American summer plans

Americans faced with wartime demands shift from travel to near home activities. Many teachers retire from campuses, business leaders worry about finances, and families stay home as civil defense drills, victory gardens, and packing for mobility reframe summer routines.

Wrestler Charged After Australian Middleweight Bout

Adelaide June 21 after a wrestling match Sohne Paradice faced charges of occasioning bodily harm following a bout with Hughie Whitman for the Australian middleweight championship. The match included biting, kicking and punches with a broken chair weapon used by Paradice in the fourth round and a referee struck during the incident. Whitman sustained a head wound and was carried to the dressing room as his wife watched.

Adelaide Six Sohne Paradice Paradice Hughie Whitman Whitman Woods Ried Alo King White Whitisa

Local wartime social notes and military updates from town

A fragmented report covers welcome greetings for Private Bil and Private Kirkby, remarks by officials, and brief mentions of local residents and farms. It notes responses from Kirkby, Captain Casey, and others, with references to the crushing season and surrounding community actions.

Aloomma Bil Kirkby Casey Toresse Bogentet Street

Uniforms and Civilian Roles in Modern War

The piece argues civilians stay vital to wartime effort through workshops and services behind the front lines. It notes non-combatant corps, legal officers, public relations sections, and administrative ranks expanding in war offices, with questions about who wears uniforms and the purpose of such display.

Morley Raverwcan Ambasaador Americar Assivalig Service RAAF Australia Australis Vietaral Becca Blanta Iy Messerre Joey Mier CSTH

Fragmented Editorial on Uniform Rank and Army Service

The passage surveys military uniform and rank debates, noting Canberra rumors, a 1930s tone, and questions of whether a naval commodore could be granted army equivalents. It hints at service reforms, salary lines, and shifting authority without clear resolution. obscure names recur as part of a sprawling, garbled discourse.

BUDLC Canberra Persatiunl Barracas Arly Artbeck

Athenian Patriotism Highlighted at Patriotic Dance

In Atherton a Patriot Dance featured a presentation of comforts from the Patriotic Society. Speakers like Mr Leister urged support as residents prepared for wartime sacrifice. The event, intended to boost morale, drew townspeople and emphasized communal duty amid ongoing conflict.

Asien Baers Ch Whiting Leister

Employment figures show shifts in civilian jobs and enlistments

The Acting Commonwealth Statistician released figures on civilian employment noting a net decline in men and a rise in women in November to March. The data attributes the drop to higher enlistments and wage shifts, with women increasing and private sector unemployment remaining high amid government expansion.

Nemever Maren Commonwealth SR. Carvers

Explosives and Miner Position Dispute

Fragmentary report on explosives handling and miner positions involving authorities in Queensland and Western Australia. References to permits, storage, and regulatory oversight indicate a state by state approach to mine explosive storage and supply.

General Howpiter Seeks Assistant for Hospital Board

The Cook Hospitals Board invites Wealions for the position of sister Woodward and Calder, auctioneers will sell by pure auction at their Lake-street location at 01 a.m. on Saturday clima 27, including Draper Street. Wooded entry details reference Great Peppermint for coughs and colds.

General Howpiter Cook Hospitals Board Wealions Woodward and Calder Pageereet Draper-Street

Relief Tax Surplus Debate in Victoria Enters Budget Phase

Melbourne June 20 The Victorian Government weighs keeping about £1 000 000 in the Unemployed Relief Taxation Fund as a reserve for future unemployment needs While federal policy shifts abolish the relief tax the fund continues as an insurance measure Emphasis on ongoing experiments and the role of scientists in managing agricultural and industrial efforts amid fiscal planning.

Melbourne Victoria Beth Howes Fom VM Treaent Sumimue

End of War Narrative Mixed With Gum Ad Fragments

Fragments describe lingering war talk and a consumer gums ad. The text references a supposed end of war, a general and soldiers, plus an embedded promotion for Wrigley’s chewing gum with flavor varieties. Strong entities include Wrigley’s, Guam, and named generic soldiers. The piece blends war commentary with a later product pitch, lacking cohesive narrative.

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