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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 17, 1950
Page
3
A sprawling fragmentary chronicle captures disparate sports bits from a past era. It mixes tennis, football, and curious tales of famous athletes, with scattered references to equipment, training, and dramatic games.
Far North Queensland Golf Association meet at Ravenshoe saw Howarth retain the Open title with a final round 33 gross, while L Burris of Cairns preserved partner titles. Winners across events included Rankine Merrin and Turner with multiple 18 and 36 hole scores. association president Draper praised course use and congratulated victors.
District bowls at Atherton Club featured wind affected play on the green with multiple matches. Notable results include MacLean and H Cowie defeating Foreyin and Johnson and a late surge by MacLean securing a 21 to 16 victory as other pairs battled through the day amid social play and upcoming fixtures.
A garbled report lists players and scorers for Trochus and Kangaroos with terms like Freshwater Ramblers and Cal, naming players such as Wabbang Bourner, Kirehy, and C. Jones. It ends with match times and referees for several games including Freshwater v Jet and Tramwater v St Josephs at court numbers 1 and 3, around 1:30 pm.
The Ravenshoe Rifle Club held a practice shoot with targets at 300 and 608 yards, amid misty showers. Bo Piggott logged strong scores while runner up Pueaina and others competed. the event featured long ranges, a century on the Ravenghoe file range, and upcoming club trials and nominations for future races and meetings.
The report records a trophy competition with notable anglers including Hiwards and Dah tor Sib. McCowse and Ab Bos are mentioned among the participants. A working day nicknamed Star ay Vermoens appears in the text, indicating an event or reference point in the notes.
The annual program for Tableland Cricket Association was held in Atherton on Friday August 1. The secretary and treasurer discussed clearing debts and preparing a social function, with plans to rival the Walands Ramblers for the premiership. A meeting appointed delegates to court Atherton and Septem to discuss fielding a B grade team, while nominations for Advent and Kellyfield were considered. The secretary and president oversaw arrangements, with Budden and Globe to nominate a captain for the B grade team and a committee to organize the event.
Ottawa reports Canada’s 1550 wheat crop would yield about 34 million bushels, marking the third largest harvest in the nation’s history. Previous records stood at 87 million bushels in 1928 and 387 million in 1942.
Ravenahoe Memorial Bowling Club events wrap two days of play with pairs results led by W Dixon and J Teeny. Sunday singles saw Duller beat Farr while Muir edged AER in open pairs. Upcoming Aug 30 offers Open pairs with multiple teams and a Sept 2 Ravenahoe bowling day.
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