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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 09, 1945
Page
2
The Turf notes the Cairne race where Lena Dream Again led early and faced a late challenge from rival Zah Tem Rail. Officials report no serious injuries as horses completed the stretch in a close finish with one horse edging ahead just before the line.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a race meeting scheduled for Saturday April with a 20 programme and 250 first division seedings. Mentions FIR DIVA MACK 38 and tax fee context, but exact event names, locations, and full participant details are unclear.
A garbled OCR style fragment mentions figures, trucks, and a sandal shore scene with unclear names. The legible bits suggest a cryptic decree about a parade or machinery, with scattered references to people and instruments, but no concrete event or place can be confirmed.
The report catalogs multiple divisions of a race meeting with horses like BEST TREASURE, BLUE GALE, MASTER HERB, and COLLAROY. It lists divisions, distances, riders, betting, placings, times, and dividend figures, highlighting winners and margins in a period voice.
A fragmented OCR snippet refers to a sixth division race with entries like ARABIA QUEEN and Merahern, plus unclear places and times. Names such as Clarice and Lillie Tom appear amid distorted race details and divisions. No coherent outcome or full event data can be confirmed from the readable text.
A scrambled race card review lists various horses and drivers with times and dividends. Mentions Winwell, Stretton, Everson and Godiva among others, with references to positions and payouts, showing a chaotic but detail rich snapshot of a historical betting card.
The reader text is corrupted OCR with multiple garbled phrases and nonsensical word clusters, making extraction of a coherent event or subject impossible. No clear people, places, organizations, dates, or actions emerge to anchor a factual headline and summary.
An unreadable OCR fragment mentions multiple names and places in a chaotic stream. It references individuals like Bruce and Josie, a June timeframe, and various scattered terms implying a local event, wages, and a trial or meeting, but the text is too garbled to extract a coherent event or outcome.
Randwick Sydney April 4 card lists a long race program featuring horses such as Sir Fran Bratuer Junale King Steadfast and Golden Square. The page records handicaps, weights, and times for events including the Chameagne Stakes and Final Handicap with numerous horses and jockeys named.
Moonee Valley meetings produced results with the IATA HANDICAP First Division run over furlongs. Mudacity led with 7 to 4 odds, finishing first ahead of Guang Moth and Caing. A field of contenders such as Vesuse, Paamore, Brave Spirit and Victory Bell raced in tight order with dividends recorded for place and win.
A jumble of race results and betting terms lists horses such as CACIQUE and DIVITON with uncertain odds and times. Other entries mention Beauarn, Queen Midas, and several runners like Tenghe and Lar Tone, all amid inconsistent figures and placements, making the overall outcome hard to parse.
A detailed scan of the Cairns greyhound meeting highlights multiple divisions, with winners including Golden Combed, Texan Pride, Midget Shaw, Lamate, and Lamita. distances vary from short head margins to several lengths. The report catalogs race outcomes, horse names, odds, and near finishes across the afternoon card.
Fragmented OCR text mentions Adelaide and South Australia with unclear clerical terms. It references pregnancy and a person named Dewey with garbled identifiers. No coherent events or dates emerge. the readable bits lack a clear news item.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe unrest and fatigue amid a chaotic period with references to sleeplessness and riot conditions. No clear dates or locations are recoverable, but the tone suggests urban disorder intersecting with wartime strain and public unrest.
Fragmentary OCR item mentions names and places with unclear dates. Reads like a local notice or brief item and hints at a regionally focused event or action. Details are too incomplete to identify a clear event, date, or participants.
In Cairns North venue play, Seachombers faced Beachcombers with totals reaching 130. Key performances include Leahy 38 and Horwood three for. Balefield and J Horwood contributed notable wickets. Paraphrased notes mention other innings and results across multiple clubs including Parramatta and Magpies, with overall outcomes indicating Cairns North victory.
Club notes describe a rugged swimming event at City Bath with six Mary year swimmers competing and Mo Wyman winning the berner prize. Junior Boys and senior events saw strong showings as Teq Seer C Murrow and G Morrie led in sprint and relay efforts with a large local crowd in attendance and plans announced for upcoming Enthunaen meets.
Fragmented OCR text lists various place names and prices with unclear context. Names such as Azria Wiehe and Jane haw appear alongside numbers like 2850 300 and 16. The legible bits resemble a local listing or auction snippet with unclear actions or dates.
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