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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 13, 1928
Page
11
Gordonvale Turf Club plans its April meeting featuring Loemweraw as the likely standout. Chadder has been withdrawn from its engagement and fields are being prepared for a competitive program. A special train will run at 12 18 pm to Gordonvale and return after the meeting, as patronage is encouraged.
Acceptances listed for Saturday's Australian Jockey Club meeting in Sydney with events including the Oaks Handicap and Steeplechase. Multiple horses named with odds and weights. late day report notes a severe injury to Cold Thread in a seven furlongs hurdle, fracturing his spine and being destroyed after hospital care.
Ipswich last Saturday saw Brothers defeat Tivoli 25 to 6 while the Swifts beat the Star Lights 17 to 14. The Boat Brothers visited Rockhampton and won. Jimmy Craig was ordered off the field at Ipswich. Brisbane Grammar was defeated by Toowoomba 14 to 5. Townsville grants clubs a 25 pound bonus to hire coaches as opening season incentive. Umpires named for Cairns league include A. Girau, E. Mullens, and others with matches listed in Trinity and Ivanhoe divisions. The Boat’s player weigh-ins and penalties for over-limit players outlined by the league committee.
A fragmented report notes fatal confusion over betting odds and a legal misstep surrounding Limerick. Names and places are unclear but reference to bookmakers demands and a court action imply a contested dispute.
Tomorrow Saturday Gordonvale and United meet in the Ballot de Sennen clash at 2 pm with United hoping to surprise their hosts. Expected lineup includes Tlailetane Paterson Reid Kilcoyne McAuley Lawson Gilchrist Wilkan RR Norris and reserves Laing McKinnon.
The document lists players across grades A to C with names such as Grade A1F pan and Grade B. It schedules matches on Sunday and Saturday with specified times. It notes jersey collection at 113 Sheridan private and ground-based delivery for three players from Eamonton. Subscriptions are due and prices listed for each grade.
Cairns Rowing Club hosts a social night at the Trocadero on Friday April 20 as a prelude to a water opera season. The committee aims to form a permanent ladies auxiliary and calls a general meeting for ladies on Tuesday next at 8 PM at the Mister Baal Lab rooms.
Promoters advertise boxing at the Gaiety next Saturday with reduced prices and doors opening at 6 4. Spectators are urged to book seats early. The card features Tommy Nevins and Wally Tallipan with other champions in attendance, while training displays draw large crowds.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Hersh Acworth and Marty Fingerahl with Feed Christensen, noting a clever four roils sequence and a balanced game approach. It references Queensland and Franch ail Acworth, but the reading is garbled, offering no clear event, date, or outcomes.
AP dispatch reports Canada will soon establish diplomatic and official trade relations with Persia, driven by the growing volume of trade between the two nations. The move signals intensified economic and political ties as officials anticipate formal steps in the near future.
Readable fragments show Mesara A J Draper and associates listing multiple sales and notices. Items include property and business liquidation, a police chief recruitment shoot event, dances at Hill Hall, and a water outage advisory by The Caled Water Authority affecting streets near Apin and Clifton for Monae race preparations.
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