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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 01, 1951
Page
3
Fragmentary notes describe a turf meeting with multiple divisions and references to jockeys, horses, and a president’s handicap. The readable bits mention regional divisions, a storm signal, and names such as Benny Jim and Duke, but no clear events, dates, or outcomes are provided.
A garbled race card lists horses, handicaps, and venues including Fremington and Noble Park. Names such as Jubilee Handicep, Grey Velvet, and Gallant Leader appear among varied handicap entries and race numbers, reflecting a race meeting lineup rather than a cohesive article.
Fragmented OCR lists dated events and places such as Gordonval l Atherton Mossman Georgetown Mareeba Cairns and Gordontaie with December and January markers. It appears to be a schedule or calendar of readings or meetings across multiple towns. The text is garbled and partial, but preserves recurring month before place pairings and several town names.
Last night’s Calrae City Baths swim meet produced multiple divisions with winners and times. Key results include D Fearne and B Toda in A grade finals, N Moule and K Clealitt in junior events, and G PC Wintame among top finishers in senior events. details show times around 30 to 44 seconds and 100 yard and 220 yard races.
Tenders invited by multiple district bodies across Northern Queensland including Cairns Atherton Tableland Malanda and Mareeba for mining mill maintenance transport and general works. Vacancies listed for hospital staff and engineers. Public auctions planned for December with property sales in Cairns and Innisfail.少
Letters from Port Douglas Waterside Workers Federation members criticize Cairns Post coverage and call for a clarifying statement. They urge action on work distribution and mention lighters and port duties as part of their demand.
Weather notes from Cairns and Brisbane detail forecasts for track conditions across venues. Randwick shows unsettled conditions with good tracks while Flemington reports fine weather and firm tracks.
Twenty nine shooters gathered at the Mt Garnet rifle range for the fourth Garach Cup shoot. Atherton led with 385 points, Ravenshoe followed, while prompts of wind and heat affected scoring. Individual scores at 30, 300 and 400 yards highlighted Atherton, Ravenshoe, and Herberton-Watsonville with top marks. The teams Atherton, Ravenshoe and Herberton-Watsonville posted strong totals, and the clubs planned a neutral-range shoot likely in December.
The Atherton Choral Society in conjunction with Ravenshoe Blale s School presented a fine concert at the Amusa Theatre on November 27. Large audience, strong singing by the choir and soloists, with conductor Miss E Neal and accompanist Miss E. Woulle praised. Junior performers from the school also received credit for their polished numbers and the program opened with God Save the King.
The Cairns Coursing Club conducts an afternoon meeting at Parramatta Park starting 2:30 PM with a booth for ladies and a main event of the Sty. The programme features two coursing heats, a scratchstake, two handicap events, and open sailing for My Trak and other entries. Evening concerts by choral society and soloists follow, with prizes and a grand finale.
A garbled OCR list presents multiple names and fragments such as Kennedy Cowle Stevens Merdames Stallen and Creager Leinster Hien Weadames Langley Bullock Serv Mestames Mason, with further scraps like Dreher Sai and Meadames Powden Dowse Hill King v Cook Porter. The text reads as a jumble of likely names and pairings without clear structure or dates.
Mossman notes a Saturday afternoon competition with winner Clem Berevick scoring 542-3 and Associates’ winner Pat Donovan with 38. No games Sunday. The coming weekend features bowlers at tea and golfers at the bowling green with plans for club activities.
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