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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 21, 1942
Page
6
In Brisbane at Alien Park on October 20, Prince Mor and Lord Bylong won sprint events with strong showings. Jerry and Lord Bylong each clocked 11.7 to 12 seconds for their victories, while Gold Force posted a 40 second effort in a fast dash.
The Crowley Cup, donated by Brian and Tom Crowley, crowned intercity league champions for northern Queensland. Trophied by Townsville, Cairns, and others, the cup bound leagues to five title wins before transfer of ownership. The series, dating to 1920s and 1930s, shaped travel and intercity sport across Townsville Cairns and Mackay.
MCC posted 478 for six thanks to McKillop 180 and Carr 130, while Ivanhoes replied strong with 414. McKillop hammered 31 off an over as Horwood and Duncan bowled tightly, but MCC held a slight edge before late wickets tilted balance.
Melbourne trainers field 20 hopefuls for Caulfield Cup semifinals as Velocity Tagano Darkrett and Hestia headline a day of gallops. Reports note times at Caulfield Flemington Mentone Curlfield and Wa, with Amazed and Une coli among riders for prominent entries and Percival tied to Ex clone Pura.
A fragmentary OCR listing names and nicknames from a social games weekend at the Cairn Masonic Club. The readable items include Shaw Seldon Sey Bus Winkie and others. several entries are garbled. The text suggests a club gathering with multiple participants and random words.
Last Sunday afternoon four matches were played as Steve Rage returned from hiatus. Scores included 19 and 23 for Tala 44, with notable results from Stratact and G Grifiths. Several cards were missing, detailing spared players J Rake and Woe Baler, while other entries list Wien HOA Towers 22.37 and Re Bima. Next Saturday’s event promises continued competition among members.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Waver conservation and Sir Juin responsible for the Assiman Tam. References a method of teaching by drawings and statuary in the North-east. Details are unclear and names may be misspelled.
An advertisement notes a sale by Crossland at Mulgrave Street Council yards on Saturday October 11. The event features a number of head from the Carnmere farm breed, under license of Auctioneer EH Crossland. Proceeds or terms include a price around £80 per head.
Australian Associated Press reports a skull of the famed Peking man, believed 40,000 years old, disappeared from a case at Union Medical College in Peiping. The United Press correspondent notes Japanese forces had earlier served and left.
John Burroughs recounts the St Lawrence and Great Lakes flow in sweeping imagery. He likens watercourses to world powers with the Great Cataract as a mighty passage from Superior to the sea. The prose blends nature, history, and Homeric sublimity in a travelogue of vast waters and enduring forces.
A letter from Ottawa to the Canadian High Commission details two pin tail ducks banded in the United States and Kansas in 1937 and 193? that flew 2000 miles to the Canadian Arctic near Queen Maud Gulf. Bird banding, a joint North American effort, aids conservation and lawmaking.
A reprintish overview recalls six summers of dust to green recovery in the Great Plains led by the Wheeler Case program and multiple federal agencies. It notes irrigation from wells and canals, conservation measures, and cooperative farming shifting from single crops toward a diversified, cash-based system to restore productivity and support local economies. The effort spans Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, and Texas, highlighting public works and farm security actions with broad taxpayer funding and community mobilization.
A partial line from an old text speaks of mercy and endurance amid suffering, mentioning verses about not needing to suffer the tor- and seeking solace through patience and faith.
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