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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 10, 1931
Page
6
In a brisk local meet, TRONMOMUER and PLUMBER tied in the ml classes as spectators watched. Officials cited strong finishes and emerging talent from both teams, with close results across multiple events highlighting regional competition.
Brisbane October meeting features six to seven races at Ascot with notable runners including Fast Jim Zamber Empty Purse Lay Viet Mine Peesag Thurber Higher Pee and Ass Yatsaiy. Athletes compete across divisions with recent form cited for Albion and Downey venues and favorites like Gay Plumage Gift Gun and Lady Bine among challengers for the main events.
Canberra reports under the new Sugar Agreement Australia will embargo foreign imports for five years and fix selling prices. A Fruit Industry Sugar Committee has been created with representatives from the government, Queensland Sugar Board, growers, canners, manufacturers, and cooperatives to determine minima and prices for fresh fruit products and manage subsidies and export rebates. The committee will handle distribution of a 610,000 annual subsidy and oversee export credit schemes while promoting the use and sale of fruit products. The minister for customs, Mr. Forde, notes the move aims to protect sugar and fruit industries and expand export trade. The piece also mentions horse racing results unrelated to the main topic.
Doubloon, Goldscam, Tradecrat, Revel, Tolgus, Robiee, Tabletander read strong in the seven furlong Highweight handicap. Doublown placed in the Welter last meeting and won the Firs Division at Albion. Grand Revel and Tradecraft near form, with past Welter placements and Purse wins noted.
October 6 entry reports the Denbutle School of Arts holding an annual ball in the hall on October 17 with the Tolga Crusaders Orchestra engaged to provide music. The note also mentions Mr Thorpe TeedeT’s illness and his recent absence from conducting duties, with concern for his serious condition and location in Atherton.
A fragmentary inventory lists vegetables fruits and goods with prices and quantities. Entries include lettuce carrots ducks cockerels mandarin oranges apples and empires with scattered dates and amounts, reflecting a market ledger style snippet.
An executive minute from Brisbane dated October 8 announces the appointment of Messrs. W Gall R Cole and F Harris as commissioners for the electoral redistribution with Gall as chairman. It also notes Mr R Robinson senior clerk in the Home Secretarys Department named secretary to the commission which will commence duties almost immediately.
October 7 report notes deep sea measurements in the Arctic Ocean with vessels Neptine and Lady Wring. Scientists pursue samples from extreme depths, testing theories on ocean basins and bottom fauna amid engine troubles and ongoing research plans for Sir Hubert’s forthcoming tour.
The readable fragment mentions a red cover the whole ut at 2A sent of RLS re one eng as. The text is incomplete, providing only fragmented clues about a cover and a distance reference near RLS with one engine noted.
A terse note highlights W. Ratfield as the author of SeepIyates with a provocative phrase about smoke signals. The fragmentary text suggests a literary critique segment or blurb. The wording implies a nonfiction or promotional item rather than a full article.
A first person narrative recounts travel through the Great Stony Desert between Paraytina and Cooper, detailing harsh landscapes, washed-out tracks, and improvised camping as camels and cattle disturbed fragile creeks. The narrator describes rough terrain, scarce water, and a plan to rest then pursue an ambush at dawn near Taronga Park, with the Green Goddess vehicle and field gear in use. The account preserves rugged terrain, mock combat with “gibbers,” and survival features amid a dry, challenging desert expanse.
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