Pontataney for the Doumben Newmarket van on Saturday
A fragment reports plans for a Newmarket event with a van on Saturday. Names and details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate local activity around Pontataney and Abto Eve Spenrtett.
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Newspaper
Bowen Independent
Location
Bowen, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 07, 1944
Page
4
A fragment reports plans for a Newmarket event with a van on Saturday. Names and details are unclear due to OCR errors but indicate local activity around Pontataney and Abto Eve Spenrtett.
A list of acceptances and entries for Brisbane racing shows numerous horses with varied form and numbers, including Ye gexsiranees, AE Mlon Porcon, Sully Hero, Golden Fipira, Dorries Own, John Silver, Wee Bill, Sovong Girl, Cortes, Golden anoel, and many others across multiple stables and classifications, reflecting a crowded betting card and diverse contenders. The entries span maiden, trial, and handicap sections with weights and trainer details present in fragmentary form.
Fragmented notes list farm products with prices and quantities including potatoes cucumbers tomatoes peppers chillies and other produce. Mentions prices like 12c and 1/5 and itemized counts, with references to British and American terms and assorted agricultural terms.
A garbled bowling notes fragment lists players such as Mackthn, Murrell, Atovwrts, Mosden, Hic king, and many others with scattered scores and institutions. Mentions of weekend play, potential lineups, schedules, and a call for volunteers appear amid the unreadable OCR, hinting at a local club or school event with numerous participants and informal results.
Details from Jap Mail indicate that civilian internees in Shanghai Assembly Centres are denied free postage for despatches. They may only send one message via the Red Cross Civilian Message Service, while POWs and prisoners in camps may receive through the same service. Messages must follow Red Cross channels.
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