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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 16, 1947
Page
4
The report details district rugby league activity around Mareeba with team lists, players, and upcoming fixtures. It highlights Carlton Shorthy Parramatta Park competition results, notable point margins, and mentions named players and backs across multiple clubs including Mareeba, Atherton, and Malanda with squad lineups and match implications.
A correspondent reports Polish travelers returning to wartime homeland with 38,000 Poles registered at consulates. Notes from the Amelia Rewcet Press discuss arrivals through January and May, citing continued returns and concerns about numbers and destinations.
A fragmentary list shows individuals including J. Lawn W. Allen eserves V. Donnelly K. Elcoste Brothers T. Ball G Horwood J. Horscod A. Roach Ball P. Lapinath Cameron BR Caulson and B. McKeown, with no further context or details provided.
Competition games slated for the coming stem end feature Saturday and Sunday matches. Players listed include Ryan versus Barden Morgan versus Martinus Roche versus McLaughl Mooney versus Norris and White versus Jensen with Houston Ashton Hollingsworth and BcKewen among participants.
The Atherton ladies bowl championship produced a close, extended match with Mrs Johns and Mrs Thomson sharing top play. Mrs Maulsbury faced stiff opposition from Mrs Leinster as the final set stretched to 29 all before Leinster edged ahead. The event highlighted strong play from Mary John, Walter, and other club members in a season of competitive bowls at Atherton.
Oddly garbled report details a hockey final with unfamiliar team names and numerous misread words. It mentions umpire assignments and numerous player and official names, plus references to a score or outcome though specifics are unclear.
The Hill Club team led by J Rolle faces Read and E Stanton with G Peterkin and others in a long schedule of matches at the Bungalow club starting 10 am. Later results from Sunday tennis include GrAm and St Michael Reds, with multiple pairs and scores detailed across several courts and events.
A lengthy invitation notes that a large number of players will enter the forthcoming competition. It emphasizes speedy play and finishing before a certain deadline. An informal reception or social at the club house is planned for tomorrow evening.
The Cairns Cycle Club will hold a 9 Tate meeting at Gordonvale on Saturday afternoon with racing starting at 2 30. Handicaps list senior riders Stiles Grahame McDonough Jensen Ernst Benet Langtree Gmadio Johnson and Deakin Ford Mose Kittner Lyall Crappe Frazer and others with juniors O Fisherty Deakin Lyall and Crappe noted. Handicaps to be declared on the track, the ladies race excepted.
Opening night of Malanda Boxing Club series featured spirited bouts among local youths and visiting fighters. Key matches included Kidner vs Parkin and Gel vs Jonson with crowd-pleasing moments, while organizers arranged seating and timekeeping. Next event set for May 27 with AI Gel and Jonson headlining the card plus numerous local participants.
A garbled OCR text shows Basketball AIH series entries with multiple teams and times unclear. Matches include Grace Ackers Gordonvale Parramatta at 2:30 pm and Norman Fark at 2:10 pm, Ramblers at Norman Pare 4 pm, Lovetts at Aloumba 2:00 pm, and several others with unclear venues and proper names.
Two schools draw after a tense junior basketball game at St Mouriss. Foster City notes and a late surge by Pulvune in a high scoring finish. Refs, players and coaches are named including Nia Brunero as referee and Mo...
Fragmentary report describes a fishing contest in progress with poor weather and high club attendance. It mentions a rule about prizes based on weighable catch and notes a trophy final and a meeting at an advertised time and place.
A truncated notice from AAP reports an unexpected lawn tennis tournament at Paddowe London where Sowell faced CR Pewee with a close score. The fragment hints at a sudden start or upset but provides no full details of the match outcome or event date.
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