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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Aug 23, 1922

Page

8

Mareeba Weight Charts and Race Nominations from Charters Towers

Charters Towers reports Mareeba weights for meat and district handicaps with entries such as Nightflower, King Vol, Woola and Sariveil. Nominations for Behana Race Club's principal events close Saturday for a meeting next week expected to attract full fields, benefiting the Gordonvale Ambulance.

Charters Towers Mareeba King Vol Topside Jerry L Nightflower Hard Case Home Turn Woola Black Angus Samdimartin Bibsohra Athana Night Flower Hardcase Crock Athirst Banker Furiston Jazz Sandcap Desert Plain O. T. Langley Behana Race Club Gordonvale

Palace Theatre Tonight Showcases Don't Tell Everything and The Figurehead

Palace Theatre presents two features Don't Tell Everything starring Wallace Reid Gloria Swanson and Elliott Dexter and The Figurehead with Eugene OBrien. Also on the bill are Wormes Travelogue Gazette Scenic Cairns Pictures and Anna Stewart in Playthings of Destiny with Julie Lancat and Geoffrey Arnold.

Palace Theatre Paramount Wallace Reid Gloria Swanson Elliott Dexter Alface Reid Tommy Dale Marian Westover Frica Dale Selznick Eugene O'Brien Cairns Pictures Anna Stewart Julie Lancat Geoffrey Arnold Geoffrey

Herberton Freight Service Faces Limited Rail Concession

The Railway Department refuses to restore the weekly Herberton goods freight but will permit a truck when a 4 ton road is prepared. The concession is limited and causes delays for fruit potatoes onions arriving from the South. Produce misses Saturday up trains and waits in Cairns until Wednesday, delaying Thursday deliveries to local stores.

Herberton Railway Department Cairns

Farmers urged to choose Fearnley mixtures through Bartlama

A Rural advice item cautions farmers not to be misled and promotes Fearnley fertiliser mixtures as superior. It notes free guidance on optimal blends and application timing to maximize profitability, with Bartlama Ltd trading as late Fearnley Ltd. Cairne address and box number for inquiries.

Fearnley Fearnley's Bartlama Ltd Late Fearnley Ltd Cairne

Training at Ascot: fast times and close finishes

At Ascot Brisbane on August 22 training yielded solid times. Deween beat Delhi Cussa by four lengths while Lochiel Dhu led Thales with Clever Tom four lengths back. Various gallops followed with times around one to two minutes per mile on different surfaces.

Brisbane Ascot Deween Lochiel Dhu Delhi Cussa Thalesss Clever Tom Eumafeisa Mate Waukentine Mostyn Veil Watawa Teuquip Lutestring Syphar Desert Gun Armacres Lillie Bimerah Sarrail Serazore Noelmayne Benac Kocrana Manmer Redmond Owissa Wile Endorcast Wal Jenban Sid Lady Achilles Admetus Rabisw Clairvaux Lincome Sago Lely Polygram Purissma

Grand National Acceptances and Club Officers Named

Adelaide reports acceptances for the Grand National Steeplechase listing Haoma Epictetos Murrangong Manorway We Up St. Taryn Common Sense Marmolata Sir Pistol Jolly Tinker Domsbook Glen's Dream Gloucester Castle Jack Caliver Parling Cairns Jockey Club. Mr D W Olley elected president at Strand Hotel annual meeting. officers include Patron W H Montgomerie President Meests D W Olley and D Headrick, Vice-Presidents J Cannon W Griffin T B O'Meara, Treasurer A E Abel. Future racing plans discuss grounds option at £1500 and district expansion. Applause for the Post column support and various bowling scores noted.

Adelaide Haoma Epictetos Murrangong Manorway We Up St. Taryn Common Sense Marmolata Sir Pistol Jolly Tinker Domsbook Glen's Dream Gloucester Castle Jack Caliver Parling Strand Hotel Oine J. Canon PD. W. Olley W. H. Montgomerie Meests D. W. Olley D. Headrick Headrick Olley Mesars J. Cannon W. Griffin T. B. O'Meara A. E. Abel Heddrick Geo. Williama H. Earl A . Hinsch A. Scott Hardy H. J. James E. A. Atherton D. Goons P. Wen Mesers Mann & Rosch Houston Mr. Houston Mr. Headrick Mareeba Herbert River

Cairns Jockey Club Reports Yearly Balance Sheet

Mir. Jel Cannon presents Cairns Jockey Club annual balance sheet and profit and loss for year ended 19 August 1922. Four race meetings yielded £1002 in prizes. cash in hand rose despite reduced membership from 107 to 5. Caretaker improvements include graveling and better drainage. honorary starters J B Stewart and J H Earl praised.

Mir Jel Cannon Cairns Jockey Club Shaw Cairns J. B. Stewart J. H. Earl Afoe

Cairns Rugby League Exec Sets Sept Hospital Final in Cairns

The Cairns Rugby League Executive met Tuesday and fixed the Hospital Competition final for September in Cairns, with Woree hosting on September 1. A Sunday Innissfail visit will see Woree ground prep, no Saturday games, and trains timed for 145 pm and 2 pm. The minor junior team named for Sunday at 2 pm includes Beaton, Taylor, McMahon, Anderson, Ryan, Pearce, Draper, Daddow, Favel, Neary, Laver, Winkworth, Cockrem, with Way and Noble as reserves. AM players urged to Norman Park for practice. Thursday scrummaging at the Irish Association Ball under Mr J Borland.

Cairns Rugby League Jay Eacham Woree Cairns Innisfail G. Griffiths I. Foster Poe Innnisfail Beaton Taylor K.O McMahon Anderson Ryan Pearce Draper Daddow Favel Neary Laver Pwinkworth Cockrem Way Noble Norman Park J. Borland

Sunday’s Games Feature Tight Scores Across Matchups

Neary Locke Houston and Gelling faced Bartlet Montgomerie McLaughlin and Overland with 24 26 points. Meara Philips Hinch Hoare met Boland Oxley Dixon Bulcock 32 19. D Arcy Tyson Lennon Draper met Griffiths Murray Laurie and Jones 23 7. Birch Flovle Oakley met Whitington Swinburn and Northage 25 29.

Gen Love Bamdaberg Lowe Langan Hoare Gelling Neary Locke Houston Vy. Bartlet Montgomerie McLaughlin Overland Meara Philips Hinch V. Boland Oxley Dixon Bulcock D'Arcy Tyson Lennon Draper V. Griffiths Murray Laurie Jones Birch Flovle Oakley V. Whitington Swinburn Northage

Mark at 4970 as Berlin-economy eyes Bradbury talks

Berlin reports the mark at 4970 on the exchange with a slight recovery on active buying amid hopes a Bradbury talks with French delegates will yield a satisfactory result. Reichsbank notes paper marks in circulation at 275 million while gold bullion holds reach a thousand million marks.

Berlin John Bradbury Reichbank

Paris Debts Moratorium Proposal Tied to Balfour Note

The Matin reports M. Poincare at the London Conference pledged no new demands on Allied debt, urging debtors to meet in Paris for a moratorium in response to the Balfour note. M. Listeyrie stated the note had paralysed the Conference.

Paris M. Poincare London France Britain M. Listeyrie

Printers Strike Delays West Australian Newspaper

Perth August 22 mechanical staff of the West Australian refused to resume work and no issue was produced this morning. Justice Draper ordered a compulsory conference of Perth daily and weekly papers and the Western Australia Branch of the Printing Industry Employees Union to hear representatives and refer all dispute matters to the Court.

West Australian Perth Arbitration Court Justice Draper W.A Printing Industry Employees’ Union

Alleged Frauds At Atherton Defendant To Appear Next Month

Cedric Phillip Millingen committed for trial at the Circuit Court Herberton on September for several charges of alleged fraud linked to the handling of Repatriation Funds. Bail allowed at two sureties of £200 each, with 42 witnesses’ depositions taken at Atherton preliminary hearing before Mr Wilson P.M.

Atherton Cedric Phillip Millingen Circuit Court Herberton Wilson P.M

President Harding Says No Thought of Armed Warfare in U S

In a speech at a military training camp President Harding rejected any notion of armed warfare. He emphasized the United States seeks peace and security rather than any direction toward war, reaffirming a peaceful foreign policy stance.

U.S Sydney Nova Scotia Washington Harding America

Mareeba plans for Byrne Street business sites expansion

The Railway Department consents to lease Byrne Street frontage between the Post Office and Lawson's sawmill, unlocking west side business sites. D.O.B. room land already leased for business use. 20 year leases cited as key to long term permanence and departmental revenue. Also lists discounted textile and dress goods prices at Skeen's Abbott Street Cairns.

Mareeba Railway Department Byrne Street Lawson D.O.B Department

Brisbane Market Report Shows Strong Demand and High Prices

Roma Street supplied with Lucerne chaff and all lines in demand. high prices paid for quality consignments. Heavy Wagyu white feed sales pressured by tight supplies. oats and wheat hay chaff scarce. Lucerne and mined chaff prices rise. corn and maize steady. Potatoes and pumpkins show price gains. English potatoes plentiful and high. Brisbane cattle and sheep yarded with firm to strong demand. best bullock beef 18 to 22 shillings per 100 pounds. cows 15 to 17 shillings.

Brisbane Roma Street Lucerne Penwick and

Soviet Fleet Holds Large Naval Manoeuvres in Gulf of Finland

Copenhagen August report says the Soviet fleet engages in large scale naval manoeuvres in the Gulf of Finland with ships from battleships to submarines, signaling strong Bolshevik power beyond prior expectations.

Gulf OF Finland Copenhagen Finland

Investment Offers on Freehold Rural Properties with Livestock

A set of archaic property listings describes multiple Freehold sites near schools and stations. Features include 6 acres cleared, stables, sheds, 30 weekly fowls, riding gear, fencing, and various implements. Prices range from £3000 with cash deposits and two year leases to terms with annual interest, noting cane and cultivation areas, horses, and farm equipment across several parcels including 70, 80, 93, and 83 acre tracts with detailed per-acre breakdowns.

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Behana Racing Atherton, Herberton, Irvinebank, Peeramon, and Ravenshoe Don. M“Innes Tattersall's Billiard Saloon Abbott Street Pan Popters Houston & Ferguson Thone Jack McKinlay N.Q.R.A Epsom Geo. Dickinson Bill Yea Phome Bott ST Hox Bosanko E Bosanko Sears” ‘Eplin P.O Costin Julie Claire Neal Byrne Australian Geumont Graphic John Ewart Shillito Cairns Posts Ltd Abton Street North Queensland Deween and D. W Post Jack High Riaeu President Harding Atherton Main Roads Main Roads Board McRae McRee Harbor Board Skeen's Scotland Macleay Duff Australia Burns, Philp & Co.,ltd Williams Farm Implements Wm. Lennon P.O. Bos i Ogg Accountant & Auditor General Commission Agent Howard Smith Bex
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