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Newspaper
Brisbane Courier Mail
Location
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 23, 1940
Page
3
A cluttered page fragment lists numerous sports items and results from Albion Park and other venues. It mentions basketball and track events, names of competitors, and scattered scores or placements, though OCR noise makes many items unclear.
A fragmentary report notes an unusual stone marker uncovered near a river bend, with unclear inscriptions possibly linked to ancient traders. Local observers, including researchers from nearby towns, urge caution while awaiting expert analysis to identify age and origin.
The Brisbane Motor Cycle Club outlines a Harris Road Race on the Hamilton course this Saturday afternoon. Notables such as Beaufoy, D. O'Weill, J. Hansen, D. Wert, A Coal and A Iredale are listed, with a handicap for Jasmine Kent who won the first event of the series. Hubert Opperman will judge the roller cycling championship at the Tivoll Theatre on August 15.
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