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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 29, 1945
Page
2
A damaged OCR fragment references named individuals and events in a local news scene. Readable names are scarce, with unclear roles or dates. The piece hints at a community or organizational matter but lacks concrete details or outcomes to confirm.
Fragmentary OCR yields a brief local note about Alsion Park with names Milne and others, lacking clear events or dates. The readable portion mentions a car incident and a person named He Waser Milne, but full context is unavailable.
Fragmentary OCR notes from a race meet mention Wak State and a Colorado-based event with sparse details on participants or results.
An OCR fragment details numerous horses and placings from a Sydney October meeting. Names include Bestan Prince, Wenie Dihere Onye, Pitt Raleigh, Bon Vile Beau Feit Fran jee, Dieppe ur Maton Huamiant, and more. Mentions Flying Handicap, Three-Year-Old, and Rosebery Turf Club events with times and placements, indicating mixed results across several stakes races.
A fragmentary report covers a Saturday greyhound racing meeting at Cairo with multiple races and stakes mentioned. Names like Red Per, Soldier's Dream, and Larry Do Fl appear among other dogs and handlers, plus odd crowd notes and running times.
In Melbourne the Leopard club saw Grimthe owner suffer a notable defeat as Leopards beat Dresiamn in the Mooney Valler Cup event. Tardy opponents and unclear phrasing shadowed the results but Leopards secured the win with strong laps and a decisive finish.
A garbled account describes Lawrence Palltre competing in the Moltrurne Cup at Rus Porm. The text praises strong form and speed, mentioning a likely winner Sidney and a fellow racer Puch with unclear details.
An uneven Melbourne Cup page references Lawrence and his performance risks on a slow track, mentions a rider named Cox Plate link and Flight, and notes a 25 penalty for a mare. It lists a betting order including Star, Great Victory, Spearmain, and other horses, with several misspellings and garbled names.
Fragmented score notes for multiple matches across Cairns weekend report. Mentions Globe, Warland, Vane, Barrett, Horwood, Carr, Renkin, Dunstan, Reid, Gear, Lazarus, Up ton, Manly teams, All Blacks, Railways, Eirekas, Downey, Mayo, and high school entries. Outcome summaries scattered with partial innings and totals. not all data coherent.
Fragmentary OCR text recalls a golf flag competition with players and scores scattered through names and partial phrases. Readers see references to a course, teams, and individuals but concrete results and full details are missing from the legible lines.
In Parliament and among the public, distress grows as Britain tightens food rations. Bread and potatoes remain basic, while other major foods face limits. Officials warn world supplies for the coming year will be scarce, risking famine in parts of Europe. Japan seeks Allied permission to import 4.35 million tons of food in 1948.
October 27 report quotes Eveaviarion Director Me V McVey Yotey after return from Britain and America. Australia Airways aims to begin full airline operations to New Zealand and Australia. March target for Commonwealth service to be established concurrently with Azeti, with rapid work needed to start.
Fragmentary minutes show Chairman chaired the May meeting of the shire council. Discussion touched on planning and building requirements, with suggested actions for future site improvements and scheduling.
Sydney October 27 Harry Rom, an engineer, appeared in Central Police Court following a Bank of New South Wales hold up on Liverpool Street. He denied using a red pistol and listened as four charges were read by the police prosecutor. He was remanded until October 31. Ball was remanded.
Five of the WREW members of the House of Representatives will be Labour preselection ballots. Decem ber Labour holds 2 of the State's 26 vent. The only Minister to Mr Boris Spasarini: the Housing ae Works or Members 9re M. Pelatein Watson, Clare Darlings, Wet king, J. Langtry Riverina.
Readable fragments show bowl results tied to Mesdames events and a list of named players such as Mor ia Locke Winkworth Stokes and Martha Locke. Another lines mention Tuesday sessions and trials for players like Terry Smith and Lewin Tierney with various misspelled surnames.
The text shows a broken OCR of a Melbourne bout report with garbled names and scores. Vague references to a court, a fight, and a 200 point or time detail appear, but the readable content is insufficient to identify people, places, dates, or outcomes clearly. The fragment lacks coherent facts to form a precise summary.
Canberra officials outline measures to expand hospital accommodation for tuberculosis patients and to distribute a 50 pound yearly Commonwealth subsidy for aftercare and nutrition. The plan aims to offset delays in state hospital capacity, with current forecasted cost to the Commonwealth under 300000 pounds this year and a future rate of 50000 pounds annually.
The Montreal Australia New Zealand wine Limited announces the resumption of its regular monthly shipping service direct from Australian ports to North America, with additions from Australia and the USA. Vessels will sail under pre war berths and discharge at New York, with anticipated posts in Canada. The Adelside Steamship Company notes prior line activity and aims to reinstate frequent sailings to the Tableland and veneer industries.
An old style advertisement promotes Double D Ointment as a soothing quick healing antiseptic for children. The copy stresses soothing relief and rapid healing, urging readers to keep a jar in the medicine chest for minor cuts and sores.
Tusa starts work at the new inn Werke, joining a staff lineup as renovations proceed. Local patrons expect a refreshed menu and expanded lounge area as the tenure begins.
The Associated Press reports that on October 18 American investigators confiscated a large cache of radium valued at 2,500,100 from a German state source, said to have been obtained from Czechoslovakia for use in Japanese hospitals. Lord Brooke begins his broad tour across Asia and the Pacific including India Burma Hong Kong and Australia.
The Humidated Press cites a Joint Senate House Committee tax plan approving a 1046 tax cut of 60 million dollars and the removal of 12 million in income from the Jolla. British and French bulletins note terrorism attempts in Saigon with grenades and incendiary attacks on buildings.
Fragmentary OCR reads Singapore strike spread across sectors as workers protest amid confusion. Report notes unrest at multiple sites with unclear details and scattered actions.
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