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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 04, 1928
Page
9
Cairns Jockey Club schedules trains for the Saturday meeting. A train leaves Cairns at 145 pm and returns from Woree. An evening train to Innisfail departs at 6 50, and another to Mareeba at 6 pm. Horse owners must book at Woree after the meeting.
Cairns Jockey Club April 3 1928 race card lists First and Fourth Division entries with horses such as Merry Chip Highluva 98 Scotch Knight Pride Black Angus Tichburn and others. Handicaps and weights appear alongside mounts for each division as official entries are shown.
Sydney April 3 Doncaster prospects suffer as Attraction withdraws from the race after weights. Cromwell to ride in place of Attraction with Duncan set to ride Simeon’s Fort in the final watch. Limerek’s Randwick engagements remain uncertain. Lady Constance shows form and Aorangi may play a major role despite slow start.
The era of big matches looms as Nevins seeks a heavyweight title shot at Otake on Easter Saturday amid growing public interest. Easter Monday features Eddie Heldke versus Geo McKensie, who recently beat Sid Delaney on points, adding to the suspense around Gordonvale. On April 14 Herb Ackworth challenges Rey Francis, promising further action in the boxing lineup.
A commentator argues for centralized oversight to curb unregulated promoters and protect amateur sport integrity. They warn against small centers rushing to stage tournaments for personal gain, risking the game’s standards and proper governance.
Nomination and fixed outcome contests end in professional status risk for participants. Promoters and fans face pressure as the Amateur Athletic Union and boxing authorities argue against professionalization. Amateur boxers wary of losing amateur status are urged to avoid misled participation and maintain fair play.
London April 2 reports a Bristol fighter taking part in a Garrion sham attack on March 2 crashed after becoming entangled in a tree on the Marching Road. Pilot Flying ick Hadden and airman George Henry Towers were killed in the incident.
A jumble of notices lists auctions by Woodward and Carter, Campbell, and others for household goods and property. Carnivals, tender calls by Hill and Taylor. sport events including a ride club programme and a football race. Easter dances and excursions. and social dinners and charity events across Abbott Street, Lake Street, Freshwater Hall, and local venues with dates in April and May.
They claim to provide relief on hot days by acting on the bladder and kidneys. The ad asserts the pills remove poisonous urinary substances and quickly ease backache debility and kidney related troubles. Sold in sealed packages with promises of reliable kidney and bladder disease relief.
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