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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 15, 1927
Page
11
Sports and event listings show various names, teams, and placings like Daley Grey and Barry amid a jumble of horse and rider mentions. Multiple entries reference top contenders such as Wandana and Royal Glory Moto with uncertain dates and blurred titles.
The report documents a track session with multiple horses racing over varied distances. It notes finishing orders, times, and standout performances including Kin, Lord Riel, and Ponematic, with several horses breaking away and others gaining late in the stretch.
The Santess Selections list horses accepted for Bee TS and Inv events at Doncaster and Sydney on April 14 Sydney selections include Sun Hurdles Piedares Heroic Doncaster Amounin Bravada Top Gallant Foots Maladice Produce Makers Moyal Feast Linerich Thracian Vinndiene Barchus Bunkie Johnnie Jones The program covers two year old stakes and the Tocal Handicap with key entries and favorites include Glenarift Valera and Vitalit among others
Melbourne racing notes from an early 20th century meeting list horses, handlers, and events with divisions such as Seafor Hurdle, Juvenile Handicap, and Earster Cup. It includes names like Lady Rooka, Jenny Wren, and Valoden, plus references to sponsors, riders, and a Williamstown meeting.
A special annual meeting of the Calms Football association was moved from Wednesday to later this week by Mr. W. Paterasa. The decision affects ushers and attendees, with a focus on coordinating seating and event duties.
The Cairns Football Association arranged fixtures for Kamer weekend with games in Edmonton Cairne and Gowtonvale. The headline match features Cairn team versus a Cairns select squad at Edmonton next Sunday. A separate match departs Crown Hotel for Bombay with a Cairns lineup including McKay Howles Ayer, McIntosh Mack McAuley Goul Towld Barry Anderson and referee Mr Southcombe.
Cairns Club players will welcome D. Looker and D. Whittick for racket restringing and inspection. Looker, with a 13 year Finglas Australis background, will showcase restringing methods used to improve performance, and may advise on pre downs of Whittick's work.
Owing to the Easter Carnival at Townsville the event timetable was set for Saturday afternoon with a handicap sweep stake if weather and funds allow. The Cairns Club June meeting will include a district championship and notable prizes open to residents across Innisfail to Cooktown and the Atherton Tableland.
Mesers Hill and 4 Taylor, architects, invite tenders for the erection of a new Gordonvale theatre. Contracts are to be lodged at Freshwater Hall on Saturday, April 16 with details offered by the firm. A demonstration lecture by medical staff will also be held at 8 pm.
An OCR fragment discusses indigestion causes and urges relief using a powder or remedy. It mentions stomach pain after eating and a suggested product, with confusing garbled text around dosages and directions. The readable facts focus on symptoms and a purported remedy.
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