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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 09, 1926
Page
6
A fanciful circus tale features a waif and a heroine as principal characters with romance and adventures. The show, titled Sinbad Sai and others, includes a gloom heat and tropical scientific subjects, with Professor Chandheer’s orchestra and a star comedy by Bert Harrow. The Strand Hotel box plan and stage acts promise lively entertainment.
Packed audience enjoys a double program featuring William Walthall in Life Colonel and Kin Turf with Roger Beaumont. The second feature recounts Flora MacDonald and Bonnie Prince Charlie as a Paramount presentation. Children admitted to canvas chairs for 8 with earlier showtime and concessions for local schools.
Paramount's feature Wild Horse Mesa opens at the theatre tomorrow with an early start. The Capricornian Jaca Band performs Tuesday night at the Aquatic Hall with a 100 cent. jazz band and six performers.
A vivid report from Mireno's Hippodrome describes Sevurday Might's thrilling performance featuring a miniature Eiffel Tower ride. A daring rider faces peril atop a moving anchor and rotating beam while others execute risky stunts with a mule and rope.
Brisbane discussions reveal a push to cut nonessential costs while officials argue over empowering authorities to levy rates. The meeting names officers and lists attendees from Toowoomba, Roma, and other towns as they consider road maintenance funding and local taxation limits.
Auger and three up to date passenger carrier airplanes are being built for Australian Aerial Services Ltd in anticipation of the inauguration of new aerial services linking Sydney Canberra and Melbourne. They will carry six passengers in addition to a pilot and assistant. Later plans include expansion via Hay North to Charleville and Cameo.
A fragmented note discusses Saint Francis Xavier as patron of Australia and mentions dates such as Patrick’s St George’s Andrew’s and St David’s observances. The text questions holiday status and calendar details, with unclear phrases about observers and timing.
In a Saturday league match at Norman Park Trinity defeated Ivanhoe 17 10 as Morrison and Cash starred for Trinity backs while McClymont and Morri provided the decisive tries amid a tight forward battle. Carlton defeated Gordonvale 12 3 with Wright scoring and Berndt's dash shaping the finish.
Fre Merhip rewnd standings show Carhom ie Friskies 4 Ivanhoe 2 Gordonvale Kennedy 4 with two points, Edmonton juniors beat Frost Water by 4, Kangaroos defeated Gordonvale 1 to Nil, Minor-junior panic ordern var defeated Kennedys by 4 points.
Townsville results show od-wien by type details summarized from the latest event brief. Key names and numbers are read as read.
Cairns named J. W. Morrison as full-back and C. Meredi as half-back for the Cairns versus Townsville match. Leonard Mawden Crake and Sythes also listed for the squad with additional positions in the forward line.
Queensland team Wuer nsland won at home against W.8.W. Finest with strong early pressure and a decisive five goal margin in a match described as well contested though one sided by minutes played and standout performers.
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