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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 23, 1947
Page
3
The event at Tonnay featured a men’s team led by A Trost with 457 points and J F McGreth. ladies' scores included Sree 2 and See 1.4, while junior entrants showed lower totals.
INNISFAIL BOUTS INNISFALL Sept 22 The poxine enthusiasm of Tamustall district will gain special entertainment on Saturday night next at The shire hall Aprogramme features Prandalisu Bros of Aubeers and Milas Dales Teblelands and Tullybexere aiming to appear The Bergin Wallace clash attracts keen interest with both boxers seeking victory Appoo Bros and J Gray prime trade The card includes grudge bouts and a later exhibition bout by Carlo Prandolini with another boxer to be named
Fragmentary OCR text lists scattered terms and names with unclear context including India Pakistan references, saffron green wheel flag, Pondicherry, Karachi, and 1847 dated material. The readable parts hint at a quiz or vocabulary exercise with geopolitical and cultural terms but lack cohesive narrative or verifiable events.
Unclear OCR text fragment mentions Turf-Rey Lad backing something named Syndmet on September 2. Details are fragmented. no clear people, places, or events to confirm a coherent news item.
Proctor, described by trainer Dan Lewis, faces heavy betting sums totaling 13000 pounds for the Caulfield Cup in Melbourne. The horse is aimed at the Colin Stephen’s Stake at Randwick on October 4, then a subsequent campaign in Melbourne.
At the Brisbane Stadium Pred Atzioa weighing 27.8 retained the Australian heavyweight championship with two falls to one over Pat Meehan 168, while Tewa and rough contest results were noted.
The report lists multiple tennis and doubles results from Tableland matches. Players include Atherton A and Atherton B teams, Hale, Newon, Carr, Neilson, Meidke, Langley, Wolfe, Langley, Wilson, Fong Om, Purcell, Blakey, Coad, Arbouin, McGurk, and others. Several sets show scores like 6-3, 6-5, 4-6, and 3-8 with Atherton A prevailing in key games.
The event saw Clauss take first with a 40 minute 14 second finish. Crappe faced trouble but rode 21 minutes 50 seconds for a minor junior victory while Langtree and Spowart claimed minor podium spots. Senior results list Omadio and Omusdio second and third amid a crowded field.
An announcement from Calcutta states India will depart for Australia on October 1. The team will travel by airplane chartered from a Melbourne company after paying an air charter fee. The board had not agreed to all Australian conditions, delaying formal approval for the operation.
Queensland bowlers beat New South Wales in a Bt George green match day with scores and players listed. Readouts include Biagio Biden Maynard Mendamey Kiskty Griffin Binions S Mentames Me Alloon Most Anderson and others with multiple individual game results and a note of a Wednesday September 24 match featuring Mrs Coliney.
The Gordonvale Sub-branch of the BSSALLA held its monthly meeting in Senata Hall on December 10 with 12 members present. A donation of 5 shillings was discussed for the Gallop Mental Hospital patients while a transfer plan to a special distress relief fund was debated. Erichs was elected to the vacancy on the executive, and thanks were given for the allotment of Norman Street by the sub-branch on Sunday.
Brisbane September 22 The Executive Council week is expected to appoint Mr D Muir Official Secretary to the Premier to the position of Acting Assistant Under-Secretary of the Premiers Department The vacancy arose after Mr E Ferguson became Director of the Queensland Government Tourist Bureau Mr Muir entered public service in 1933 and served as private secretary to Forgan Smith in 1939 He moved to the Cane Prices Board with him in 1942 and was appointed private secretary to Hanlon three years later
The Edge Bill Club lists Teams for Wednesday September 24 featuring Hodgetts Mise Wright. The brief notice names players and indicates competitive matchups for the midweek program.
The fortnightly delegate meeting of the Hockey Association will be held in the Railway Institute rooms at 5.30pm. All clubs must be represented or face fines for non attendance. Ramblers Brothers Colts St Augustin Railways Royals Gress 1 and Gordonvale risk penalties if not represented tonight.
Advertised posts and vacancies appear from multiple institutions including The Cairns Hospitals, W. S. Karleigh Company, and Richmond Hospitals Board. Positions include clerks, trainees, song assistants, and other roles with dates and location cues scattered amid fragmented text.
A manual public meeting of the Babinds Patriotic Fund is scheduled for November 29 at 8:15. The event will be held at BSP ALLA Cub Boome. The monthly Water Branch meeting of the ALP is set for September 24, in Verkgyis Knoterseree.
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