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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 05, 1952
Page
3
A report traces gradual council efforts over years to secure river gravel for construction, noting procurement delays, weather impacts, and competing loads. Amid game scores and cricket notes, the piece records teams like Waratah and St Josephs, with players and bowling figures, alongside public notices and school results, painting a dense snapshot of local sport and civic life.
A fragmentary sports brief lists players such as Smith H Owens Tington O Farrell and others with scores like 29-20 and 22-10. It notes championship rings including Ebring ton Loum Brown Haupti and Townson. Grade singles show Quaally Sues and Sanita Hughes with 32-21 and 33-10 respectively.
A garbled Chicago AP item hints at a leather tanning process claim tied to Cincinnati and a chemical trail. The fragment mentions Blasers Exmiiion and varsity references, but details are unclear.
A fragmentary note recalls the weather cock tradition on Waay church spires dating back centuries. It notes yearly wardens and a pope of the cock, with crosarias bearing NS E and W, a custom believed to endure from an earlier mining era.
Notices invite applications for the post of nursing trainee at Hillgrave Central. The position requires basic medical inspector duties and involves supervision by the Forests Office. About 14 080 square feet of timber available at the railway PMP 3c WD, offered for public sale. Reading on Wednesday at 1:30 pm.
Fragmentary report notes tensions within a labor organization as members confront internal disputes and accusations of misalignment with official party aims. Details are limited due to damaged text and fragmented OCR.
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