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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 11, 1946
Page
3
The Gordonvale Mack Ghibte race meeting schedule is in this issue with nominations closing at 4 p.m. on Monday September 1. The event is planned for Saturday September 21 and the programme is available.
The Innisfail Turf Club held a meeting where members criticized the starter's performance at past races. Mr. A Gordon was unanimously reappointed starter for the spring meeting after brief discussion. The session also touched on weather and barrier issues affecting starts.
Fragmented OCR text lists names and figures likely from a race card or meeting schedule. Key entities include Albion Park and multiple participant names such as Greer, Divine, Frege, and Megy Ed. The text also shows various numbers, times, and race notes, though details are unclear due to garbled formatting.
A readable fragment notes Mosaman 5 Club played a September Friday game at RL Twiling Club causing multiple players to miss or score. Scorers include Cree Mesdauies Ziegler, Le Wond, and Johnston. Sunday results show 38-11 and 36-16 margins with Marden and Crawford leading.
Deeps shows promising form at Ascot during a morning workout. He finished a fast half mile in 41 seconds with strong finish, edging a stablemate over three quarters. Other Guineas candidates, including Buncoll and Palm, posted solid times on turf and dirt tracks as Doombén sauntered through morning drills.
The Bowls Cline Club reports last weekend’s results with numerous players listed and scores such as 17-17, 20-23, and 27-48. The report notes strong play by Purcell, McKennie, Wiseman, and Gabrel, plus attention to competition results and paired events. The Cairns touring party arrives to face PNQOBA with plans for a social evening at Cairns Masonic Club and visits to Barron Waters and Cascades.
Atherton residents attended a Wednesday session as Mr. A Mosse urged reform of the Atherton Swimming Club viewing amateur swimming as the town’s best sport. E Hopkins announced plans to reopen, with council support for a functional pool, while a vote elected J Mazlin patron and Majlor as president, outlining roles and forthcoming meetings at the pool and with Shire Council.
Fragmented report lists multiple players and scores as championship games are referenced. The text mentions enforcement of a play or forfeit rule, social games, and a long roster of players with varied scores such as 29-43 and 37-16, but details are unclear due to garbled OCR.
Fragmentary report recounts a hockey game with key players mentioned as Asan, Vind Cann, Gorlmeale, and We Sorntirs. It references a grand premiershy Tivvetwolt and an Arla action, noting a sole goal at midway and reactions of Abe Uriel and Willett. The text decries a perceived revival as sinful hockey.
Last Saturday two qualifying rounds were played for the member's championship across A and B grades. Winners included JR Warner and W C Balzer with 74 in A grade and G Barclay with H Littleton 17 4 in another pairing. Sweepstakes winner was T Warner partnered by W Baker with a net 64. Upcoming matches and schedule details listed, plus notices of a social invitation and committee meeting.
Mossman results summarize a difficult weekend with a major stroke affecting play, revealing Corones as a winner in a Preston event. The Fort Hope competition saw J Deneven and Mrs P Dontan take a township title after several rounds across the weekend, with further rounds anticipated.
Wyedney September 10 The first ever preparations for the cricket Tests against England will be carried out by the Australian Board of Control. Players Dwyer Maser Bradman and J Ryder were in the 1930s team and expected to be reappointed for the coming Tests. Bradman has not had recurrence of fibre ailia for some time and Adelaide opinion says he will be thoroughly tested before deciding on Tata availability.
September 10 report states no change in state cricket selectors at the GCA meeting. Re-elected were last season’s selectors Mesera Christ, T Burge and V Bonohr. Rockhampton Cricket Association received a £100 loan and another £100 grant to buy four snow nets and equipment.
Brisbane reports drought driven cuts in butter and cheese. July and August yields fell to 119,038 and 56,912 boxes respectively, halving earlier output and costing producers nearly £300,000. August cheese manufacture collapsed to 47% of last year, with about 110,000 tons lost. The Butter Board forecasts no near-term recovery, hoping seasonal gains from January to March may offset some losses.
The Japanese government petitioned Allied headquarters to keep 20 vital electrical power stations from reparations. They warned removal would hinder Japan's plans to rebuild industry and general postwar recovery, arguing the plants are essential to economic revival.
London reports Britain's Attlega urged the Austrian government to restrict rapid nationalization of British and American owned properties until compensation burdens are clarified. The envoy noted Austria may nationalize as it sees fit but resists ensuring fair compensation, seeking to avoid burdens that could force Austria into dependence.
In Prague on September 9 the Czechoslovak duo Drobny and Caska defeated J Harper of Australia and M Pallady of France in a men's doubles final. The match scores are not listed. The French final of a preceding event and the overall outcome are noted but details remain incomplete.
On Friday night September 20 Edmonton club hosts a multi division tournament with trophies donated for all divisions. Details indicate strong turnout and entertainment planned, with play scheduled through the coming week, in Cairns.
Brisbane reports the amateur boxing carnival began with bouts across divisions. Notable results include Beaney defeating Lewin on points in a 301 division contest and a win for Brisbane’s J from the 114 division, details abbreviated due to imperfect OCR.
Last weekend saw Wockers beat Comets 21 to 2 while Gordonvale 1 edged Edmonton 36 to 30. Wandow defeated Mosman 104, Fredhe defeated Blues 11 to 3, Remblers beat Wrens 13 to 8, Eure beat Robina 14 to 0, Gordonvale Ts triumphed over Gordomvaleit 6 to 3, Mom Man defeated Creenards 16 to 6.
Alfred Taylor Ketwetee leads a legal matter involving Ulар Merchants Larloteert Calne in a terse public notice fragment with limited readable details. Names appear distorted and insufficient context is provided for precise facts.
In September reports from Berlin indicate the Russian news agency claims the Socialist Unity Party won an outright majority in Saxony and Thuringia. The alleged results show Socialist Unity leading with 152,396 in Thuringia and 1,234,120 in Saxony, while Liberal Democrats and Christian Democrats trailed in both states.
The Commonwealth Government signals arrests in building trades applications. Immigration Minister Calwell says skilled British servicemen will be prioritized with about 200 to depart in November, rising to 600 total by early 1947, to support housing and building programs at Canberra with special accommodation arrangements.
Washington reports continued restrictive export policy from the Civilian Production Administration. Only 36508 cars or five percent of total production and 87010 trucks or ten percent of output were allowed for export from September 1, 1946 to June 20, 1946. The CPA denies permitting truck exports and notes UNRRA shipments were for its own use in Ethiopia.
Hollywood voices concern as Universal Films representatives plan trips to Australia to discuss J Arthur Rank productions with Melbourne cinema executives. Rank's alliance with Universal sparks anxiety about American film influence and industry ties in Hollywood.
Horace Worster a Canberra resident with four children faces eviction from a Government house after moving into a vacant cottage in July. He has been ordered by the Supreme Court to vacate the premises by next week amid a bitter attack on chaotic Canberra housing conditions and rising rents. Police have received appeals from desperate residents and visitors, highlighting a disgraceful state of affairs for Australia's capital.
London September 10 AAP Air Vice Marshal Lord Tedder warned at a press conference that the Royal Air Force faces a dangerous decline in power due to a shortage of volunteers. He urged filling vacancies to avoid a collapse in wartime personnel and emphasized the need for national support to maintain force strength and credibility in world and UN affairs.
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