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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 22, 1944
Page
6
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions divisions and a draw time at 3 PM and a meeting at ShuteCross, with references to bookmakers and a weighted thumb. The text is garbled and lacks coherent facts, making specifics about teams, events, or dates uncertain.
Racy fragmentary report from ALAION PARK TRAINING at SRISBANE on September 21 details several horses and times. Mentions Mad xold in 9 and Beere ene Me, Levin thee In fo, and Snow beating Gretique over three furlongs.
The Cricket Association meets to discuss opening activities and selection. Members are notified of the forthcoming annual general meeting date to be determined this month. Club representatives may contact the secretary at 17 Spence for arrangements.
The race notes a division handicap for £109 in the Mack Handicap featuring a Black named entrant Abe Ree Et.
Variant air raids target the Breton Peninsula and coast from the Loire to Saint Nazaire. Allied forces push toward Cherbourg Calais with a clerks plan in the region. General Taenhowera signals American troops and advancing units prepare for the invasion.
Details of a mutiny involving Private Wilson are released by General Forde. He faced a court review citing prior records. Wilson received five years and was discharged from service, amid broader notes on discipline and soldier behavior during wartime.
A damaged text notes officials warning about Western textile sales and UNRRA relief, with calls for free wheat and clothing aid for Europe. The piece cites references to Allied nations Britain America and France, and mentions political strain over aid distribution and potential government breakdown.
A Canberra dispatch from September 20 reports a debate on Australia’s White Australia policy. Speakers urge keeping white dominance to preserve national identity while noting misunderstandings about coloured allies after the war.
New York reports a featherweight title bout with Willie Pep finishing the scheduled 36 rounds in a decisive victory. The match featured Pep against a challenger in a high pace contest noted for its endurance and crowd reaction.
A garbled early 20th century report outlines plans for a transcontinental air route connecting North America with Europe Africa and Asia. The sketch mentions New York London Moscow and Cape Town with connections to Sydney and New Zealand guiding a Pan American expansion.
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