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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 12, 1940
Page
4
A compact listing highlights horses and divisions including Gold Force, Silent Soldier, Weltar Hep, Fifth Division, and Tote bets. Other entries mention Sunchain and Smart Gut amid Courier-Mail style racing notes.
The Courier-Mail lists race details and rider entries for Deagon today. It includes divisions and notes on patriot fund implications and governor support.
Local notice lists a Miner’s sale event with multiple items including weights, various names, and dates. The text references auctions in zones around Evoyah and Gin Sale HH lawret Alliance, with trial mentions and Lavender ann 119. The fragmentary OCR shows several place and organization references and a series of dates and lot numbers.
Vague notes show anglers at Amity with quad spot and limited mackerel catches. References to Beech area and Ogunquit coast appear, but conditions were unfavourable due to a easterly wind.
A fragmented report notes Toowoomba weights and Brisbane wing play in a busy Australian football scene. Mentions include players Jasper Feeney and Sid Waived amid a Brisbane versus Sydney YMCA basketball night and Queens land union references.
The report outlines results from state athletic events with Brisbane winning and references multiple schools and events. It notes a possible statewide retention of titles and mentions distances such as one mile and three-mile races, with unnamed teams and participants in a chaotic OCR transcript.
Rugby League star Leslie Ridgewell was medically examined at the Brisbane grounds and passed fit for the southern tour to New South Wales. Coach Kelguroox-A and team staff praised Ridgewell's form as they prepare for the Sydney match and the trip south with other Queensland players.
Fragmentary notes show a seed list for the Southern Championships tennis event at Warwick Kalurang. Mentions players such as Ghats Collaghan Wil La Doma and Whit eomes Mi ferry with a doubles pairing Camie-Mre Locgian and others, details unclear due to damaged text.
Ambiguously read notes indicate the Northern Tour may be cancelled by the Queensland Lawn Association. Officials and witnesses are mentioned and a decision is expected at a meeting, with several names uncertain due to garbled text.
A Brisbane Women's Hockey Association coach Mr T Bye is at the center of a funding dispute over £8 10 and the purchase of wireless equipment. A. Sndadon was named a delegate to Queensand AAson IntIOT Miss Riinkey appointed. The text is garbled but references Brisbane tram and a July event in Toowoomba tied to the World State trial.
Reported planning for a hockey carnival last night struggled as the Bribarin Hockey Association’s executive noted omissions from the Country Week program. Events to be viewed Sunday include markets at 9 30 am and a Radhel on Markets venue. Andrew’s team may be affected if a player injures a foot.
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