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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 15, 1922
Page
8
A lively double feature blends a romantic fantasy about a princess fleeing invaders with a witty modern comedy. The princess Miere Watt leads a chase across a shaken realm as courtly intrigue and magical escapes unfold.
Local notices report a last minute gathering featuring Coire Fratures on stage at Halis. Vie Siar and Woallinuelord head a lineup with Wainalora performing alongside a crowd of supporters.
A report notes the death of Sir Justice Spring aged about 22 near Wall Brown Wagga with background on his father and a long local history. It mentions court, love, and community scenes around Wallingford and Kawalake, with reference to 190d era events and local figures like Mary Ken and Harold ad Diary.
A fragment from the Calene Post notes a street scene in Nerth Quosaslnd. The text mentions a vehicle belt and a local area near Sitio.
A garbled review notes Sutcliffe’s at Gontonvale presenting a late show with a Fox comedy drama starring Eileen Percy. It promises humor and lively action, praising the performance as a rare, sparkling screen delight amid a hectic program full of misprints and muddled lines.
Mr Earnest Hunter of Myala urged forming New Lancashire Limited to develop cotton growing in Mareeba Queensland and make Mareeba the New Manchester of the Empire. He argued cotton can be profitably grown by white farmers, with government seed support and a guaranteed price, and promoted a North Queensland company to foster cotton within the Empire.
In a Cairns race day report, stewards disqualified owner G Casey, jockey A Dudley, and the mare Maitre for alleged whip use and interference. Witnesses tested the gate, wagers, and jockey actions as tensions rose. The verdict followed disputes over betting and riding tactics during the Cairns meeting, with bookmakers absent in an innovation trial at a northern track.
An unclear OCR list of weight class races and names, mentioning August 14, various volumes and cups, with scattered names like Charlie Sheaplin and Santini RA. The fragment reads as a chaotic catalog of race events, participants, and handicap notes without coherent narrative or clear outcomes.
Fragmentary report lists horses, riders, and times for races in divisions. Mentions Adelaide RC, Prague, Vienna, and multiple horses such as Tincsure, Sere ppatte, Machine Breads, and Cockdloraon with varying positions and margins. Details are incomplete but show betting, scratchings, and results like wins by a length or a nose.
A clear spring day greets the 4th annual Brisbane shooting meeting with 270 entries, about 250 prepared and 219 from the States and New South Wales. Prize money totals 1800 pounds, with events including 7 rounds at 300 yards and a match concluded by Hulmondes, Renney, and others as action proceeds through the day.
An engineer questions railway car weights and safety, discussing the balance between heavier rolling stock and structural limits. The article references Pullman cars, bridge spans, track ballast, and the practicality of heavier passenger and freight cars, weighing the safety implications against potential efficiency benefits.
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