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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Dec 04, 1918

Page

4

Tattersall's Club Meeting Weights For January Races

Sydney December meeting lists weights and horses for Tattersalls Club annual race events. Carrington Stakes over six furlongs includes Balarang Colugo Pottrina and many others with weights ranging from 12 to 9.0. Additional entries for the mile races show numerous names and assigned weights, detailing the field for soon to be run races.

Sydney Tattersalls Club Balarang Colugo Pottrinag Greenstead Dee Amberdown Brissis Delinacee Tanaithfal Laddie Agerae Killowen Asia Minor I Ayrmagh Princess Lucy A Ardrossan Ever Coolstone Riven Sally Princess Fath Riz Biscuit Kanawa Jack Paddington Shell Shock Stanway Belinda Willow Grove Ilmarecke Redmond Mount Nelson Lady Bayard Wannix Lucrece Naetive Belle Gavot Tattersall Cruzet Red Cardinal Immorit Peat Queen's Guard Tressfoil Rulamant Flavgeworth Greg Badham Oulin Rouge Almorist Trillimah Fairway Marcantonia Coominya Gold Seal

Vague Brisbane Racing Rumors Hint at New Legislation

Report from Brisbane on December 3 notes racing authorities debating possible legislation. Names of horses and jockeys appear in a garbled list including De Villiers Stakes contenders and Summer Cup entries such as Rebus Bursar Estland Lingle and others.

Brisbane Gillies Cetigue Dame Home Feine Dee Whitefield Poitrina Coingo I Rebus Bursar Estland Lingle The Arch Marella Out Bee Cetigne Nent

Eézington Brings 610 Guiness Racehorse Note

Melbourne dispatch notes Edring race meetings resume postwar era with racehorses back in action and crowds returning. mentions 610 Guinness likely a prize or event figure amid festive racing atmosphere.

Brisbane Heat Wave Report and Telegraph News Brief

Brisbane reports a heat wave with a maximum in the shade near 1 degree at midday. Governor of Samoa cables that influenza has reached the climax amid English press scarcity. Telegraph disruption noted with interrupted cables and incomplete official announcements.

Melbourne Watt Samoa

Tragedy at Mara Island as tide overwhelms travelers

A drowning disaster near Mara Island reports Mrs Theimer, wife of Dr Theimer, two children, and a driver were swept away by incoming tide while crossing a ford. The incident occurred near Sarat Island in Wellington on December 5. Local authorities, including Townsville Harbor Board, investigate.

Wellington Mara Sarat Island Theimer Townsville

Imbere and Carpenters Dispute Over Roof Work

A dispute in Jewe LLE involving H Morris P.M. ruled carpenters must place fibrotite on the building roof. The decision states the carpenters are responsible for the work. The ruling confirms the division of labor between sections of workers.

Townsville Man Arrested Over Nails Charge in Court

Townsville dated report shows Arthur Schinkel appearing in the amstice court on December 3 on a possession charge involving seven nails of unspecified series. The brief note indicates a preliminary hearing with limited details available.

Townsville Arthur Schinkel Amtice

Innisfail Notes on Celebrations and Weather

The report describes showers and labor during a Friday and Saturday event, with Peace Celebrations proceeding despite heat. The Hourityan train and parade through main street featured mounted police, band, councillors, schoolchildren, and motor cars. A thunderstorm was expected but rain stayed light.

Ramn Ae Dane South Jondstone Goondi Mills Sia Uber R. Frases I . Baw Arriv Innisfail St Haehel Main Street K. Symington Ibe Shire Counil

Community Event Recap with Names and Local Support

The article credits a bevy of energetic dames and officers including Mrs. Nisteet and Miss F for organizing a successful Jack's Day. It notes gatekeepers and contributions by Mr. Howland and Mr. Callendar, while praising Mrs. Armstrong as moving spirit. It mentions daily travel plans involving Cairns and a hoped-for weekly mail service south.

Jodrell Nisteet F. E. I. Lew Innisfail Howland Mary A W. Mogan Callendar P. Rooney Armstrong nAgab Pane Cairns

Fragmentary note on evening’s tension and fault finding

A garbled passage discusses an evening’s events marked by tense moments and reflections on fault finding. It references French chateau imagery and desires help, suggesting a dramatic scene or narrative fragment without clear participants or actions.

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