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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 10, 1943
Page
6
The Cairns Bsc Club plans a meeting at Can non Park Ware tomorrow. Bookmakers will operate on local and southern rents. The event includes a 3/- train service with Cairns departing noon 12 130 pm and 6 pm. Betting stands will be in the secretary's office at 5 pm today.
The Mareeba Hack Club race meeting tomorrow lists weights for divisions including Grees Cinder in First, Gremline in Fourth, Chroricle in Fifth, and Gold 940 in Sixth with Turis ft the Becond Division Exchange unclear. The partial notice outlines weight allocations but contains several garbled words and missing data.
Match at Oonibian is expected to showcase the Cairns side lire weakened yet with strong backline. Key players listed include Cairns captain N Shang, Pendreigh, Bon face and Bunn with a mix of forwards and backs named in the lineup. Broad preparations are led by Rev Claude, Mr Bergman, and the Old Boys Union coordinating the event.
The notes outline Saturday officials for Brothers and High School games, listing umpire names A Ogden A Donnelly and A Otten F Malet. It mentions premiership points for Brothers and High School and notes a trophy donated by a porter of the Calms association with the decision to postpone voting on extraneous terms.
A wartime feature describes bulldozers carving roads through jungle and mountains in New Caledonia style terrain. It explains how heavy earthmoving machines advance, level slopes, fill gullies, and dump debris to create accessible supply routes, enabling rapid movement of troops and equipment along the coast and inland areas.
The cane growers hear of about 40 more army men heading north to join militia cutters. Cane output in two mills steadies as new arrivals offset withdrawals. August estimates show 67,188 tons cane for Victoria Mill with unlikely finish by month end. Macknade crop revised down to 100,000 tons with annual finish projected by Nov 13. Rain interrupted drought, two inches plus across districts, easing anxiety but not securing crops. stock losses occur as cattle move from other districts. Ingham area rainfall tallies include Mount Tex 404, Ingham 207, Hislitex 214, Palm Creek 230, Upper Stone 210, Pescock s Siding 275, Lanner cost 215, Toobanns 308, Stove River 282, Trebonne 270.
A fragmented note quotes Archbishop of Canterbury Archibishop urging the faithful to honor God and country by using their ears and powers wisely. He emphasizes resisting indulgence and maintaining the best condition of body and nerve to fulfill their share of service.
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