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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1940
Page
6
Queensland fielding three reps for the NSW vs The Rest match depart for Sydney for three days of practice ahead of Friday’s start. Names include W A Brown D Tallon and R Rogers with various other athletes and officials noted across a dense, mixed-sport report.
Melbourne reports drifting odds and doubtful starters for the Australian Cup as notes from the Centenary Cup and Antu Handicap weekend spill into final acceptances. Multiple horses such as Seven Fifty and Valmiki are mentioned amid withdrawals and a flurry of spelling errors in the day’s racing chatter.
The morning amateur skippers race was declared off due to rain and poor wind, with rescheduled timing to follow. Valera, skippered by Dave Chimes, led a tight finish ahead of Frog Top and Valoreta, as the James Roland Memorial series opened in light southward breeze and racing depth.
The report details sugar production and shipping pressures amid wartime Britain. Cane tonnage, harvests, and stockpiles constrain shipments, with forecasts of higher domestic production, rationing impacts, and export adjustments. Analysts warn of market volatility and urge stability while noting policy moves to support growers and mills.
In Cracow, on March 4, Hughes and Hen locate a marooned mail coach and wagon between Cracow and Exlavinte amid floods. They salvage five cases of mail and 12 bags plus luggage, transporting Mrs Hughes and other passengers by improvised ford across a creek. The effort follows a night of rain and rising waters threatening rail and road routes.
Fragmented report from Sydney outlines a sale of Spear Chief with mentions of Bay Spear Ver yor SMe finteas and high profile performances. Source text narrates memory hints and patience themes amid ambiguous names and events.
In the inter club billiards competition the cupers van For brusns Phidy and Warren tropines advanced last week before a large following. The Diggers won a decisive advantage over other teams and at this stage Trngres Ve castes are Ungeers 25 games 4817 points Raiway So. 2 21 games 4435 points ARH eins Railway Nost games AZ por.
Railway No 1 beat No 2 in a tight midweek match, 4-1, with standout play by Harris and Jock Abercrombie. Abercrombie led scorers with 22 points while Cooper and Barry added solid totals as the Railways posted strong team work and late momentum.
Owing to wet wickets at Normanark no play in the A grade fixtures on Saturday. Rain for the third day delays all progress with trials between CYMs and MCL and Karlwaye and Cairns More to be finalised next Sunday weather permitting. High School YAMS C grade final postponed to a finish.
Melbourne loses to University in the district cricket round while St Kilda overtakes at the top with a pre innings boost. Seven teams retain chances as Melbourne, South Melbourne, Northcote and others battle for position in the competition.
The Thomson River floodswath cuts Longreach rail access as riverside weather halts crossings. Ongoing disruption affects travel plans and local transport, with authorities urging caution and alternative routes while engineers assess the damage.
Fragmentary text references a defence loan and state contribution related to a railway project in Queensland. The readable parts indicate a military finance connection and a public works angle within an American context, but the exact entities and figures remain unclear due to the damaged OCR.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe destruction of communist buildings with unclear place and date. Details are unreadable, with duplicated phrases and garbled names. Further readable elements reference a possible political or wartime incident but lack verifiable specifics.
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