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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 13, 1946
Page
2
Forty fourteen horses have been nominated for the first day of the annual Cairns meeting at Cannon Park. The large entry list shows strong interest and weight allocations for the opening program. The meeting begins with a feature race the Cairns Hack Cup and a main event named Lady Jane 93 Seventh.
Canterbury weights listed for Saturdays racing meet include the Three Year Old Handicap with entries such as Convisiag ane 3 Fame Tellet Me Puen and Hanpy Ways. Sandhurst Trial Burdle covers 12 miles and 30 yards with entries like 1013 Grand Slam Barve and Sol Corredoe, time noted as Gur Meon 19 3.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions Backer Wims achieving a treble amid names like Gime Prow and Boganarers. The text is largely unreadable, with scattered phrases including Citing the Tree and mentions of Jack, Dune, Gre, and Ratna, providing no clear event or outcome.
A court entry lists the case Faithfull v. Messrs eid and Amy McDermott with Cowin and Mr Coutts involved. Details remain fragmentary but indicate a civil matter proceeding in a law docket.
Summary of recent matches shows Gordonvale 1 beating Trachur 18 to 12 while Gordonvale II defeated Wrens 7 to 0. Ramblera upset Gordonvale 11 to 9 as Edmonton 1 won over Blue Jaye Ivanhoss 13 to 10. Greenards defeated Comets 34 to 11 Eurekas beat Edmonton 11 to 13 and Revere edged Robina 12 to 4.
Ethiopia eyes a three million dollar loan from the United States Export-Import Bank to fund a transport system rebuild over the next months. Browers, governor of the Bank of Ethiopia, outlines plans to expand exports to the United States and Britain, including hides, coffee, and grains, while boosting livestock and horticultural products to broaden trade and aid smaller nations. The program targets increased exports to improve currency and economic resilience amid ongoing occupancy impacts.
Fragmentary OCR items reference riders such as Tun pet Cat Siti Sohmson and L. Riddell, with mentions of heats and times. The text includes garbled names, scores, and lane notes, resembling a sports meet result snippet without coherent structure or complete facts.
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