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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 02, 1943
Page
6
The Cairns Hack Club announces the schedule for a meeting to be held on Saturday at 4 pm. Advertised details indicate a close on Monday, December requiring attendance and participation from club members and guests.
The following are the welcomes for the Ruleua Heck meeting to be held on Saturday December. First division back Dora Queen Meccimes de Sankey and Maurna Lay in the first division. Second division Hack Lady King frocket TM Once More Trump Nevice Limna Dream Serequue Cuban Sein Chrystal Master Mag Toe. Third division Back Nev Tot Brown Baby Bete Rel. Fourth division Hack acm na i SUXTH division Hack Reet shpway Enchel Steamboat Flying Jack Sweet Emile Narca Bonar Trine Bid Timer Valetta Hues Ones Theres Bins Franvenein Kipp ember EL CARR omaeape
A fragmented OCR style note lists greyhound racing events and handicaps for an eight event program. It names course specifics and multiple dog entries across six courses with yardage indicators and participant labels, plus scattered owner and trainer references.
A fragmentary item outlines quirky phrases tied to a place or event, with unclear names and garbled wording. The readable bits suggest a local notice or column snippet about purchases or sales. The text preserves odd spellings and embedded proper nouns without a clear event or date.
A race meeting is listed for Saturday December 1 with six divisions offering purses of 30, 220, 218, 16, 13 and 15 pounds. The first four divisions run 5 furlongs, the fifth and sixth run 4 furlongs. Nominations close with the undersigned by 4 pm. Secretary Carr via PO Box 361.
Fragmentary OCR note reports a bowling activity on Saturday with unclear names and details. The readable fragment hints at a local event or practice but lacks complete names times or places for precise summary.
Readable sections show mixed results across clubs with D'Arcy and McDonagh defeating Boden and Davies in a tight championship pair, Morgan beating Jordan, and Stephenson delivering consistent bowls in the MIT events. Ling edges Stager in a close club championship, while Meres and Crowley face strong opposition in upcoming rounds.
Mt Mulligan notes detail the ALP branch meeting in Garvey’s Hall with W McColm promoted and D Z Blakeney secretary. Topics include meat rationing for miners, unemployment of G Strang, water supply concerns, and a mine injury leading to amputation. Also mentions a visit from M H R Riordan and a donation to the Patriotic Appeal.
Fragmentary OCR text references Parry Reed and other players with scattered phrases about games and efforts. Names are garbled and dates unclear, making precise sporting actions or outcomes impossible to determine from the readable portions.
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