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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 01, 1942
Page
6
Disjointed card details list multiple horses and events at Albion Park for Saturday. Names such as Ever Lacy Stain Corban Lady Stalate Jacobite and others appear amid scattered race terms and handicap notes, with unclear results or outcomes.
Isambard faces a strong field in the Australian Hurdle at Flemington as Saul, trained by a noted jockey, looms as a premier challenger. The race features multiple prior winners and elite jumpers, with Isambard rated a tough challenge amid field favorites and strong form from Saul and others.
Melbourne reports list of riders and trainers denied licenses by the VRC committee ahead of the coming season. Names include L Whitie de Vaile Leak Robinson and many others across divisions with handicaps and notable horses. The notice details reasons and the sports ruling as final.
Reported dog racing selections announced for the upcoming meeting at Kaimclava Park. Event shows ten-dog slate with pundit notes on form and likely contenders. Exert and course details appear garbled, with text indicating Wingaroon or Mares as potential options.
Fragmentary OCR item notes boxing and football references with unclear wording and stray letters. The readable portions mention boxing and football topics without coherent details, leaving the main event or names obscured.
Probable riders for Ascot include Excourag e Handicap selections Win McMenamin with a long list of names such as Bloonarrewa J Thompson Kings Park Rewisiey Durkie Coutts Dicksum Hickey Monary Matthews White Feather Mulley and Pauline among others. Three year old handicap features Merwin A Thompson Bedford Bartie Duplay Mulley Freeaman and more as listed.
A Sunay afternoon game at Norman Park features new talent from Seat and several fledgling players. Both sides express optimism about the result while Ned Mullins and Harry Bevel guide the action.
The report covers a cycling meet by the Infall Cycle Club with Ren Stephenson winning after a tight course. Spackman Beist and G Schaudt followed, while several riders including Mr. Slenhemen, J Petersen, and Gary posted solid times. The veteran Stephenson was edged at times but remained a strong contender.
Fragmented OCR text reports a golf event with unclear details. It mentions tomorrow’s schedule, a number of players, alternates, and names that are not fully legible. The surface reads as a brief sports notice with uncertain player references.
The Eacham Shire Council met in Malanda on Monday July 30 with Drs Grimms West Knudson Lynch Turner Giarke McKensie Camp Bell Robertson and others present Health Inspector Dutt and Acting Shire Clerk C Dungavell attended. Motions approved payments totaling funds for cleansing and government loans. discussion included reserves, quarry use, and building permits. Council escalated talks with departments on roads bridges creek works and Aboriginal reserve issues with assignments to Cr Robertson and Cr Knudson for cemetery planning and reserve improvements.
The fragment mentions tenation and Fabulove monsters along with references to The Law and characters of the plex. Sugary is noted as a term. The passage reads as a string of names and ideas without a clear narrative or event.
A jumble of tenders and sales notices from the Mulerave Shire, Woothakata Shire, and Cornel's 1888 model plant, with details of public auctions. Entries mention buyers, dates, and locations including August 8 1942 at noon and July 24 events, noting animals initiated for sale.
An old remedy titled Woods Great Rat Peppermint is cited for stubborn coughs and colds. The fragment hints at a patent medicine style product name without broader context or claims.
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