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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Aug 18, 1919
Page
3
Auction notes list prizes for Clydesdales and Suffolk Punch and related horse classes at the 1919 Cairns Show. Entries include three horse teams, mares in foal, and gelding or filly categories with prize awards.
Sections detail numerous horse classes and prices for a fair or show. Entries include hacks, roadsters, mares, geldings, and ponies with specific prices, weights, and riding rules. Special classes cover harness, cart work, and pony jumping with prize values and conditions.
Details of prizes for Ayrshire cattle and heifer classes, including under and over two years, best grade, milking and weight tests, and various breed categories. Exhibitors from Cairay and District Poultry Club, Rhode Island Red and Wyandotte varieties featured, with show-day procedures and judging references.
The document outlines entry forms and deadlines for a local show. It covers exemptions for donors of special prizes, judge certification of merit, and conditions for exhibit tickets. It also details ground rules, penalties for late entries, proper ticketing, liability limitations for the Society, rider attire, prize distributions, protests, and the final authority of the committee in all decisions.
Fragmentary OCR shows a guessing contest section with title references Ling Hallack Joes Eelee Trop and a prize note for Keon prize and Bipy Sing. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
Entry details list prizes and classifications for cane and farm produce. Exhibitors label each cane with variety and class number. Multiple awards include Best Cane, Best Stool, Plant Prize and sugar cane categories with monetary prizes and local references.
Ledgered quotations show numerous figures for bonds, shares, and stock items across many firms and localities. The list includes names like the NIBP Australia, Upsana Consol, and Daily News related entries with dates and fractional prices, suggesting a market-style compilation rather than a narrative report.
Northern Herald reports on the Denison Cup and related matches with names like Master Gunsiog and J. Laven. It notes Fort Terie’s articles and various town topics. also lists signaling coy, eateries, and local scenes as the paper is published every Wednesday.
The readable fragments hint at income and period references with uncertain names. No coherent event or definite entities emerge to establish a clear news item.
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