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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 04, 1945
Page
2
Brisbane racing notes list Saturday events at Mabeeha Turf Club with Twelve races including a 7 furlong dash and 40 to 1 odds. Entrants include Pendulum and Tauren with anticipated weather and handicap adjustments for the meet.
A garbled racing card mentions the Maiden Randicap with weights for Weigie and others, listing entrants like Monte and Salers. It references stakes including the Hampton Handicap and Stuart Stakes, with numerous names and numbers muddled by OCR errors.
Placeholder text provided yields no readable names places or events to summarize into a proper news card.
Five country players join the Queensland side to face New South Wales in Brisbane with Cameron from Gympie and Power from Mackay leading a Brisbane contingent. The squad includes Silverton, Rowley, Magnr, Waddell, Bryning, Boldery, Hermann, Meakin, McCarthy and Gobby. An inter-State tour to Northern Queensland is cut back due to heavy military restrictions, shortening plans for late month travel.
The Australia team faced a disrupted draw with Belgium and the United States as match results showed a mix of wins and losses. Hugo Schwartz and Mehaffey led late rallies while other pairs struggled with setbacks and unclear scores amid a chaotic report from New York.
The Avatralas Air Force Rugby organisers announce a war era season across the United Kingdom with matches in London and Wales. A big schedule includes a Cardiff test on September 15 and training for eighty players ahead of the first trial game set for the weekend.
Ambiguous fragmentary note from November 1 reports a swimming record at San Francisco involving Brenda Halse and Ann in the 100 meter event. The text is garbled and omits clear results or affiliations.
The report lists hockey results from Saturday focusing on teams and players such as Corner A, Latriibée detated Rockees, and Sennen. It mentions grades and outcomes with phrases like Merten and Eucalyptus, noting performances and standings in a fragmented, OCR style.
In a late 1943 Australian patrol near Gumemire the team led by Lieutenant Perce Clements pressed through three miles of hostile terrain. The party engaged seven Japanese, killing six and wounding another before the final foe fell to a second patroller. Notable crew included Sgt Rick Philp and Corporal Rose Simmons as memory recalls.
Our war correspondent Graham Jenne reports actions at Bally Paper and Bolle Papror airfield sites. Massive earth moving, crater filling, and sand barriers are underway, with conveyors, sawyers, and carpenters constructing hard surfaces and drainage as units push toward completion.
The report lists numerous archery competitors by name including Rae, Mia, and Rae’s team, noting medals and trophies won. The piece highlights event results, venues, and positions while mentioning a Fort location and several sponsors or organizers.
Postwar Victoria faces coal shortages as strikes linger and rail and industry suffer. Calls grow to develop more black and brown coal fields in the state, reducing reliance on New South Wales and stabilising supply amid wartime and postwar shifts. The licensing poll and police recruitment reforms loom as government actions to reshuffle resources and labour.
Fragmentary OCR text references a federal public matter in Canberra dated September related to a pension or retirement notice. No clear names, organizations, dates, places beyond Canberra and a general public notice context.
A noisy OCR list shows first prize 686000-Ma and second prize £1000 Wa 208d HUTTON. Several third to fifth prizes of £500 £350 £300 are noted with various names and codes. The fragment includes unrelated letters, numbers, and possible date references, forming an incomplete prize sheet.
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