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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Aug 21, 1928

Page

4

Oscalusa and Town win in DcCote Cup final round

August 13 saw an oscillating tennis day on the former team’s court with Oscalusa defeating Town by one set to seven in an anti teckeen match. Notable was Anderton Moore vs Copley Leith, won by Oscalusa pair, and a 13-5 result for Cusso wari over Mowbray.

Oscalona Ican Anderton-Moore Copley Leith Oscalusa Cussowary Mowbray Town Oscalosa Archer Watson Seib Goodman Ard Luck Anderton Moore Alexander Sinclair Strongfellow D Landy Landy Silair Covid Alexander Ts Ia

Winter football fades as hockey takes over in school notes

In a Year 28 sports column Cairns reflects on the end of football season and the rise of hockey with jokes about changing attire and positions. The piece imagines next year’s players Burnsie, Coleman, Stellan, Jeans, and Alma as halves, notes injuries will be greeted with cheer, and hints at elastic shorts and split-skirt jerseys replacing traditional gear.

Spee Burnsie Coleman Stellan Jeans Alma Bob Pasard Cairns

Herberton Mineral Field Tin Sales and Crushings

Recent sales and crushings at the Herberton Mineral Field list multiple suppliers with tonnages in the 2 to 15 ton range and yields in cwt and qrs of concentrates. Notable entries include H Wyatt Edwards Pros Nicholls and Tait and J Danson with varied returns and values up to £157 for ore and concentrates.

Herberton Mr. H. Wyatt Edwards Messrs. Nicholls and Tait Mr. Huddy Party Kiernan Messrs Emalie and O'Shea Norman Hros Grace Tranby and Hunley Martin and Ean

Record of ore yields and concentrate values across mines

A detailed table lists numerous mines and merchants with tonnages ore crushed, yields in cwt and ewt, and concentrates realized. Totals show 441 tons 1 cwt 9 lbs of ore for £6,084, with stream ta to the amount of £1,420 and an overall unsold total of £7,504 across the period.

Dar Messrs Wranby and Huxley Mr. J Tranby Great Northern FL Routh Mr . Johnson W. Kemp J. Kemp HM. Adair Mr. G. Petersen

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