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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 10, 1947
Page
3
Results of play on Thursday show Mierton and Wickworth at 183 199, Stokes v Ewes, Terry 189 1 wg. moe yen Tierney, Dunstan rink Wophy. The committee will meet at 9 pm on Thursday.
The Vanwoe Club held its annual meeting at the National Hotel on February 1. Attendants discussed club affairs and future events while maintaining a cordial tone in the proceedings.
Report covers a confused scene at Melbourne March first involving 198 Colts and First innings by ONeill and Badass bowled by Owen, with protest murmurs about Bowling and figures like Barton Horwood James. Mentions Randwick, Perth events, and multiple names, but details are fragmented and uncertain.
Melbourne reports Attley defeating Don Pedro and Flight in the M Lloyd Stakes field of three, marking him as Australia’s best miler in training. Results note sparse scores and bowling details with Stev ens and Bergman figures, while other performances follow in a murky report on Don Pedro and related names.
Frank Kramer defeated Bob Pallin in the final of the National Tennis Championship. Petersen and Hocking ledScoring summaries include Dunston and Elcoele Rue. Royals and Brothers contested multiple innings with standout bowling figures Griffin and Bolton. High School and Norths had close finishes with High School winning by four runs in second innings.
In the Santa Anita Derby at Arcadia California on March 8 Trust won by a neck over Biekde with Tropical Sea King third in a a heavy track race valued at around two million dollars. The winner received 780 dollars while the purse totaled 20 000 and third place paid 15000 Warner owned Sickle, giving him a total return of 30 000 dollars from the two entries.
A fragmentary report notes a keen crowd at Vennohahy Course for greyhound racing. The races featured tight lengths with Pretty Black narrowly missing the win as Bond limped to the starts and Parson’s dog lame Bond closed the field.
March 9 report from Hobart notes Queensland cyclists in a race meet. Details fragmentary cite several horses or cycles with times and placings, including conflicts and injuries during the events. Names and precise results are unclear due to OCR damage but indicate a rough racing card with multiple races and outcomes.
Queensland defeated KEW in the first vigoro fest match at Ipswich on this afternoon. Puyi and Tesf starred as Queensland won by four points.
Stoney March reports a blaze at Raees Clothing Factory in Villawood, gutting the building valued at about £4000 with machinery and stock. Firemen could not save the structure and the cause remains under investigation.
Mr Withall cites Australian textile output at about 33 percent of needs with some products at 100 percent. He notes shortages of lighter fabrics and lighter fabric for shirting. He adds a major tailoring firm reports excess double-weft cloth offered and Britain keeping single-weft for home use while exporting top quality cloth.
In Chicago during March the International Harvester Company announced price reductions on harvesting equipment citing Ford Motor Co’s price cuts as a factor. IH reported harvesters sales at 48 million dollars for the year with a 22 million dollar profit after state deductions.
Bernard Quinn, 37, labourer, was charged in Maryborough this morning with unlawfully killing his mother Annie Josephine Quinn. Her body was found in a house on Queen Street on Friday. Detained after remand, with representation by Mr RL Weir. SerT Tomlinson noted lack of meeting with the defendant prior to arrest.
Mr Churchill keeps to chilly London mornings with a bed pot at his London home Pot Gate, propped up with a makeshift table covered with a cloth as he plans the day. The fragmented report notes his absence from work and lingering health concerns amid wartime duties.
London reports a weather tied disruption affecting malting supply chains. Officials note snow and cold hindered barley processing and storage, with shortages looming as trade groups scramble to secure essential malting materials and transport.
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