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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 19, 1945
Page
2
Nomination notes indicate actions set for Monday in March with unspecified path destinations. The fragment suggests upcoming scheduling within a local event or meeting context. No clear names or organizations are discernible from the readable text.
Readable portions describe a horse racing program at Albion Park Brisbane in March. Includes Maiden Handicap results with multiple divisions and horse names such as Noble, Indelible, Flying Bandicap, and others along with times, placements, and win payouts. The text lists numerous horse and handler names, odds, and race conditions with varying divisions and finish orders.
Reports from the Easter race meeting note added money across divisions including first, second, fourth, sixth and seventh divisions. Distances and top weights are listed with results referencing Milother Dorward and other officials.
War era dispatch notes tense fronts and names garbled by OCR. fragmentary phrases mention bones and a Red King state speed, with unclear references to TI EE and other proper nouns.
Sydney reports racing results from Rose With meeting on March 7 including High Note winning the ENCO 2 furlongs, MacArthur Stakes results with Merry Avon and Anna Tien placing, and multiple stakes events such as Rawson and Railway Handicaps with winners Accession, Helier, and Nightbeam among others. details note times, margins, and dividends across each race.
Melbourne rider Marcy Moonee Vi wins a close race at Goma by a length 4 head with a time around 1 18. Handicaps and multiple contenders listed including Fairly, Gay snevelry, Provoke, Byron, Peter Con, William Teli, Bushlae. The card features Woodland Highweight and Ponds Mandicap with Triton and Spectre among others. Won by a neck and by a length, time 3 04 at Woodlandfs track.
Unclear report from a recent swimming meet notes disrupted events due to diesel fuel issues and heavy rain. Seniors dominated by C Burrows and Morgan, with W Abbott and J Murrell close behind. beginners and ladies events saw few entries and slower times, Betty Smelair winning the ladies and junior race. Postponement of the Salscave Park racing meeting due to heavy rain and rising water levels.
A Canberra report notes that far as can be learned, military offenders were serving terms in military detention. A minister for the army answered deputy opposition leaders on the House floor regarding the matter. The discussion touched on the status of troops and penalties and referenced earlier government statements from November.
Reports indicate Erisbase March Ba ming Australia received prisoners of war from Japan. The Quercamas branch of the Aur Traum Prisoners of War Association notes batches of casel shipments arriving in Australia. Details are unclear due to damaged text, but mentions of prisoner movements from Green F to taruery and related conveyances appear.
An OCR fragment mentions war loading and an industrial register with vague references to an application and dates. The readable text lists names and places in a garbled format, suggesting a partially damaged notice or filing. No clear event, date, or outcome is discernible.
A wartime meeting notes a postponed date for a key meeting and discusses the Far Northern District Gosnell selection of a Federal Election candidate. Topics include military traffic, wastage of manpower, possible removal of the Burdekin River Bridge, and urgent calls for public action on high level river defense. The discussion blames government inconsistency and urges unity in the war effort.
Sydney reports March 18 allegations that the Disputes Committee Trades and Cabosr Council sought to intimidate Ship Joiners Union members amid wartime labour tensions. Secretary Nicholl and Labour officials respond promising to resist intimidation and seek ministerial intervention, with protests lodged to Evatt Holloway Guru and others. The case centers on union registration appeals and potential disruption of water employment.
A March report from Washington notes a shortage of spare parts delaying mobilizations. Lieutenant Thomas Alles said spares had not arrived in time to complete ship repairs, though cranes were ready and 16 units were loaded.
The piece analyzes Commonwealth and government banking policy with criticism of central bank credit, and concerns that proposed measures would tighten controls beyond Nazi Germany while risking inflation. It argues for balanced monetary policy, warns against excessive centralization, and highlights the impact on development and spending.
Brisbane dispatch reports a dispute case affecting wage and strike clauses. The text notes two thirds of union awards include a provision letting an Industrial Magistrate intervene in local disputes and convene conferences if no agreement is reached. The clause aims to curb industrial friction but raises questions about intervention power and effectiveness.
Brisbane debate on the Apprentices Act second reading centers on fixing minimum apprentice wages. Speaker calls for Industrial Court to set rates. proposed increases vary by trade, with building and electrical trades cited. Government confidence questioned as wage talks continue amid calls for restraint and orderly adjustment.
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