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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Apr 28, 1919
Page
4
Weather aided Brisbane racing with multiple divisions. St John Syce led the Fourth Division with 9.0, Park Plate saw Sir Rou Bs win by a head, and Park Purse featured Wallace in a close finish. Melbourne notes report light attendance and fair conditions at V.A.T.C. races.
The Neerim meeting card lists hurdles and flat events with horses such as Royal Comedy Tavistock Section Pannikin and Whiteworker. Winners include Angela in a sprint and St Mira in a steeplechase with times and betting details noted. several favorites fell during the Aisne and Flying Handicap races.
Townsville TC reports a poor turnout and losses from a Cluden meeting. Races included Ira Handicap won by Maggie Light with King Clatha second and Silent Bill third. other events listed with mixed placements and betting notes amid unclear entries.
Brisbane racing note lists Kedron Park accepts and Woree's selections with brief remarks on entries and potential favorites for the program dated April 27.
At the Stadium a large crowd watched Bob Williams and Eugene Volaire fight to a twenty rounds draw. The program included swimming delays and Tuesday Koranda news. Tonight at 8 o clock events include Ladies Handicap with Miss Harris trophy and numerous entries from Miss Littleford to G. Harris.
The Palace presents Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet with The de Bar a as star. Harry Hilliard as Romeo, and a strong supporting cast with a grand set. A second program features Fatty Rarnkeheim and other AI subjects. Alice Brady stars in The Maid of Belgium, telling of Belgian refugees and wartime tragedy. Lest We Forget Lusitania disaster repeats tomorrow with Rita Jolivet aboard. the program recalls WWI atrocities and wartime heroism.
Fragmentary text notes returned soldiers faced indifference and apathy from the Defence Department. Other details are unreadable, but the passage signals dissatisfaction with how veterans are treated upon return. The line suggests a broader critique of postwar handling.
A North Sea collision caused a terrifying crash that stove in the bows and shifted the armour plate to plait the hull, leaving the crew in shock and seeking repairs for the damaged ship.
In fog a ship evades a torpedo threat and wreck shelter, recalling wartime losses like Aboukir Hogue and Cressy. Commanders follow orders, wireless contact limited, crews battle seas to port. The voyage proves ticklish yet steady, with men sick but determined after peril at sea.
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