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Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

May 08, 1943

Page

6

Home Purchases Offered to Returned Men

The program provides homes on small deposits free of interest. Homes would be sold to returned men at cost price. Purchasers may pay off the full amount at any time with no foreclosures.

Amber Aia Choos Seable To-Day

Racing notes for the day highlight Amber Aia Choos as a top contender in multiple events. Jentsit and Wiselot draw attention with prior wins, while Burwell and Trace show potential in the Nursery Handicap and Progressive Handicap respectively.

Jenteit Jentsit Wiselot Amber Malden Hen- Speartett Diesp Pergan Valley Boulder Ingnotto Inghetta Warison Eve Apri Shynes Burweil Surwell Hardicap Eve Pell Polmack Burwell Jiether Gorzilla Spear Amber of Air i Warney Trace Gee Lyon

Molloy and District Notes May 2

Delights of fine cool weather marked Easter week in Molloy and district. Residents enjoyed fishing parties, the ACF stall did brisk trade, and about five shares were sent to battle stations. News brought gloom from the death of J M Johnston, longtime Molloy Sawmill proprietor, loved by staff who attended his funeral in Cairns.

ACF Mulloy J. M. Johnston Bish Eriy Molloy Cairns W. Clark W. Tye Montague Marecha Marie W. McCalm Mulligan Stan Hunter Mareeba Knott G. Chapman Les Fullerton RAAF D. Fullerton Woolley Audrey D. Lawson G. Davies Mga Davies Durant Visting Malloy W Clark God Daughters-Law G. Covers Erberton Holdars

Probable riders named for Albion three year old trial handicap

Brisbane lists probable riders for the Albion three year old trial handicap with horses including Prince Eagle Conquest Briscoe Idle Greens Deerban Flan Logie O Buchan Lawrence Pearl Denis and Crafty Clive among others. Names appear with owners or trainers. The list mixes multiple spellings and fragments from race entries.

Brisbane Albion Prince Eagle Conquest Briscoe

Inter-Unit Fremiersh Rugby League Opens at Norman Park

Rugby league action kicks off at Norman Park under Amenities Service and Cairns League. The three round series determines the ADCS title with the first junior division clash featuring Marist Brothers under coach Davis guiding a £1000 annual prize.

Norman Park Amenities Service Cairns Donai Melbourne George A. Davis Fost P. Gall Ieee

Cairns Jockey Club Plans June Meeting at Cannon Park

Cairns Jockey Club's full committee met at the NDIA to arrange a June 12 Cannon Park meeting. Membership inquiries are strong, and a racecourse workbee is scheduled for tomorrow with volunteers asked to bring tools and refreshments. Mr. F Brady noted an NDLA treasurer’s ruling aligning with NQRA on unregistered meetings and admission charges.

Cairns Jockey Club NDIA Cannon Park Sportanen Workice Bee F. Brady NDLA NQRA Brady NQA

Anticipations for Balaclava Park Greyhound Races

Patrons will be well catered for at Balaclava Park this afternoon for a programme of eight races. Racing starts punctually at the gong and owners must have their dogs in the adding enclosure immediately. Forty eight dogs have entered with a refreshment stand available. The track and grounds are in perfect order and a second course flat and consultation complete the programme.

Balaclava Park

Yinka Event This Afternoon Amid Unclear Schedule

An afternoon event involving Yinka faced initial scheduling ambiguity as details remained unclear. No official times or venues were confirmed, leaving attendees uncertain about attendance.

Atherton Bowls Week-End Games Report

Atherton Bowls notes two days of play with social games and Patron's Pairs. Results show varied scores such as 29-22 and 7-22, highlighting players like Tait, West, Leinster, Rainer, Walsby, Caplan and Dawson across Saturday and Sunday events.

Atherton Thomicn Tid Ean Cpl. Blavey Speering Iathante J. Dunbavand Aldby V. Youn

New Airplane Engine Plant Opens in Central United States

A large new plant for aeroplane engines began operations in the central United States to supply engines for U S Army and Navy planes. The facility will reach high annual production, covers over one million square feet, and has recently received machine tools for 2000 horsepower double Wasp engines, with production starting soon.

United States Pal

Workers Rally for Overtime Pay and Weekend Shift

Workers and executives at Fay plant volunteered for a Saturday night shift from 8 pm to breakfast to push ore production. They had already collected £1000 and received special rates of pay from 12 shillings to 25 shillings as the management aimed to share in the effort. Kindersey of the National Savings sent a telegram praising the example set to inspire broader industry-wide sacrifice.

Kindersey The National Savings

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