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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1911
Page
5
A crowded market and street scene fill the page with items for sale and notices. Vendors advertise cards, pepper, gravy powder, cordials, and enamel goods while public notices discuss rates, appeals, and court actions. The piece blends commerce with local government business and social updates.
Fragmentary text describes a sporting event with players and teams named vaguely. References to matches, scores, and incidents are interrupted by garbled OCR portions, making identification of teams, dates, and outcomes difficult. No coherent narrative or verifiable details emerge from the readable fragments.
Jumbled OCR notes indicate a horse racing card with a hack race at Mond House, a 6 furlong handicap event, and a referenced start time around 4:15. Names such as Olga Tone DP and prices are present but unclear.
Bursting with cricket scores and social events the report details a South Australia versus New South Wales match with late play halted by rain and a separate Sydney Scottish Society gathering featuring cigars songs and a piping parade. The piece blends sport results with festive notes and club remarks.
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