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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 05, 1946
Page
4
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Reports from Atherton and Innisfail detail multiple bowling results and player pairings. Matches featured Beater 2 ink competitions, ladies events at Babinda, and social games with names such as Glinster Crane Hard and Culverhouse. Next week Venables, Williams and others set to compete in singles and rink events.
Clary Hendrie Ix, holder of every North Queensland record, will race at Freshwater Velodrome on Sunday. He remains dangerous despite four-year layoff, racing as scratch man against younger rivals amid a list of handicaps set by C. Smith.
Amateur boxing heats in various divisions begin at Hibernian Hall tonight, Cairns Amateur Boxing Club fundraiser for Legacy apes. Notable fighters include Fraser and Farley heavyweights, Johnson Fox Peterson middleweights, Jackson welterweights, and Weare Brothers. Weigh-ins under Don Ross and Cm Lamrus. ring duties by Mark Ruge, Ivancovich, and Moore. Finals next Saturday with trophies for winners and runners-up.
The report records Ivanhoe Football Club activities and events including a wheelbarrow race and several open and senior races. Participants include Tarver, Tsubo, Bradford Paine, Banahan, Murray, Turner, and others with results noted for placements. Afternoon tea followed the events, concluding the club meeting.
The Cairns Racing Club holds its usual weekly meeting at Parramatta Park this afternoon with seven events. The main event features the ninth course with nine nominees. Sol's Cash, a noted dog, is scratched and will concede several lengths. Cairns Flier recently beat Broken Memories while Dainty Flirt is improving. Bradman and Master Spitfire are mentioned among others. Best bets include Halo Girl and Sol's Cash.
The trophy donated by Dr Am Langan will be played for this afternoon on the Calms links with many players listed in the pairs and teams. A social event and October medal competition followed, with J Dawn Bravery senior winning a draw and notable low scores by Daw son Zillman Carling Waldby Tadd Moses Wason Jattes.
The Full Bench of the Industrial Court in Brisbane delivered a reserved decision today in the King v. Chante Factors award appeal from the Kingaroy Industrial Magistrate. It held the employee should be paid the rate prescribed for cave or bow making, noting the factory worker simply folded box ends with a catch. The judgement could affect butter and cheese factories across Queensland.
William Fen Clarke, the victim of a Pit Street assault on September 12, escaped in pajamas from Sydney Hospital and was chased 800 yards through the Domain before recapture. William Blanche, a hospital employee, was severely injured after falling 12 feet from a roof during the struggle. Clarke was seized in the Domain with no trouble, and doctors attribute the escape attempt to a temporary brain storm from head injuries. A man remains on remand on charges related to the incident.
Commonwealth Statistician reports extensive drought driven losses across Australia. Sheep and lamb counts fell sharply from peak 1942 levels, with Queensland among hardest hit. Cattle declined from 4.815 million in March 1945 to 4.607 million this year, dairy and beef sectors down, pigs, horses also easing slightly in the year ending March 31.
Pumpkins sold at Roma Street with lines fetching 81/6 and 25/-, other lots at 20 on offer refused. Sweet potatoes sold at 24/- each, Swede turnips offered with 10/2 refused. A single jot of oaten hay sold for 8/-. A lot of saccharine seed went for 3/-.
Industrial Court approves variation of the Furniture Manufacturing Award to switch to weekly hiring. Employees gain one week sick leave and two weeks annual holiday. Wages for highest paid employees rise to £8 11s 0d with 4/8 war bonus. Union and factory delegates present. representatives from Queensland Chamber of Manufacturers and Employees Federation also involved.
Herberton Shire Council invites sealed tenders for works including road concrete supply and equipment, with auctions at Warehouse No 32 and Main Street Atherton. Public notices list items such as tractors cranes and amplifiers to be offered for sale by King and Co and local contractors, with details and dates provided.
Guidance on selecting planting directions for pineapple crops on sloped ground with heavy rainfall. Instructions cover drainage cutting every two to four chains, hand harvesting to tracks, east west row orientation for shade, and four planting material types tickers slips tops and butts.
Farmers face a wet season supply challenge for green beans in tropical coastal zones. The sword bean Canavalia gladiata grows as a vigorous woody climber with pods up to fifteen inches long, harvested at eight to nine inches. Seeds planted on a trellis need weeding and watering, with DDT sprays for late pest damage. Windbreaks reduce soil evaporation by up to 6 percent at dawn and about 30 percent overall, creating a buffer layer of breeze to protect crops. The windbreak effect may also boost rainfall in surrounding areas during dry spells.
The Cairns market reports ample fruit and vegetable stocks except apples and mandarins. Bananas, papayas, tomatoes, and peas vary by week with midweek dips and some higher early sales. Overall quality affected by heat and late-season fruit nearing end.
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