09 Nov 1943
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 09, 1943
Page
1
The text appears as a chaotic OCR dump from a newspaper page listing notices and ads. It references lost items such as rings and ration books, missing persons and addresses, job ads, and service notices, with scattered names and places.
A jumbled OCR style notice shows mixed items including a sales listing, pharmacy ad, and estate particulars. It mentions Moynanans Pharmacy and a rouge color product, with pricing and subscription offers. The fragment references a Saturday event and various advisories about GST and savings, but lacks coherent details.
A fragmented report details attendance and a slow start on the green Sunday afternoon. It notes substitutions to stabilize the lineup, lists players and scores from various matches, and records upcoming games with Gordonvale, along with names of officials and participants.
A confused text fragment reports on a social afternoon event at a local venue with mentions of Adnan Tea and Dena. It references Bing and Seoreyas EWS in a garbled way, making exact details unclear but indicating an informal gathering for services and companionship.
A sprawling OCR page mix lists notices, sales, auctions, and public warnings from Commonwealth forces and local merchants. Items mention mining leases, pastoral leases, failed ad phrases, and scattered names, with ceremonial military references and incomplete addresses.
Scrambled OCR yields scattered notices for a married couple housing at Spencestreet Atherton listings, job-like entries for clerks and attendants, and a naturalisation notice. Readers are asked to ring numbers and contact points though many details are indecipherable.
Melbourne race notes list Skipton as a leading favourite alongside Dark Fell and Precept as contenders for the Melbourne Cup. Shown are late acceptances and bets, with column mentions of recent form and prior winners. The field includes Dark Pell, Mulbam, van flermer, and Seutzon Saul among others, with final lineups due after acceptances close.
Nominations for the ACE tournament to be held at Boboy Crane Stadium Parramette Pack Sinay ween November 11 due with the secretary care Box 5 RESA LL A on Saturday next. The snatch makers will meet Monday to arrange the programme which will be announced early. Submissions may also be left with Me Hunter Cummins Campbell or Mr FH Leale at Chand jer.
Matches played on San gay at Parramatta school courts between Australian Forces and American Peoples. Australian Forces won 10 games to 83 in sets 10. Only doubles were played. ACF banned soft drinks and bets, welcomed by the team. Participants included Cpls Keelow Norruin Smith Watson Bebb, P.O Reynolds, Pat McKee, Pyt Novack, Cpl Silvey, Ski Weeks.
The Callas Golf Club hosts a mixed match between Australian and American forces. Americans win 8 to 4 with multiple singles and doubles results led by Lt Opalka, Der Ber, and Russell, and a Red Cross reception terminates a day of golf with a hand made plaque presented by George Gollers.
A garbled OCR text hints at a cold remedy or inhalation method with references to drops and water. It mentions Drim Gut water and directions, plus several unclear terms. The fragment lacks coherent facts or identifiable entities to form a solid news item.
Fragmentary Edmonton notes mention Cruech Danta and Elchet with unclear context. The garbled text references a convention, possible meeting at Fen and various stray words like boy, lady, and country hints. No clear events, dates, or organizations emerge.
A Japanese news commentator in Batavia described Dutch and Malay broadcasting to Indonesians praising Dutch rule while urging Indonesians to resist renewal of Dutch governance. He warned Indonesians allied with Japan would suffer if the Dutch returned and suggested some Indonesians would cooperate with the Dutch to end Japanese aggression.
The Japanese occupation authorities announce the move to require military drill in all elementary and high schools starting November 1. Propaganda claims aim to mobilize manpower, while reports suggest limited resources and resistance in local education and language use varies across sites.
November at Atherton saw a war loan rally with marching band performances and speeches. The crowd crowded Shire Hall as the procession entered for a concert and remarks praising sacrifice and freedom. Local figures and school representatives performed, with songs by June Richards and Alec Bruce, concluding with the Treaments band.
Proceedings of the Australian Comforts Fund show a October treasury balance of 130 10 with Mrs Hiker and Mrs Muni moving to send funds to headquarters. Donations from Mrs Wright Barry and others were listed, including a cat quilt and a patchwork quilt. A fortnightly card party may be discontinued and Christmas parcels fundraising totaled 748A in receipts and various in kind gifts to the war effort.
Official race results list prizes across multiple placements with amounts in pounds and pence. It records first prize of 12000 pounds for ACORLMID Kant Taterm, fourth prize 500 pounds, seventh prize 900 pounds, and other sums, including South Prize 350 pounds, with various entrants and locations in Maw Sa Wales and related notes.
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