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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 05, 1946
Page
3
Readable odds and horse names appear tangled in a fragment from a Stratafield race card. Key horses include Lakshind Veils Indarra Birhrigh and Koomeluck Sonning, with distances around 7 furlongs. The partial list mentions Cratsman Diver and Monarch amid blurred venue cues and competitor labels.
Inn is fail Turf Club issues notice to bookmakers about betting arrangements for the race meet at Peas Park Tonga set for Saturday. The secretary notes that race stands will be prepared and a meeting date fixed as Friday December 6.
Fragmented OCR reads like a Cottenham Handicap and Barbe positions with unclear horse names and numeric markers. Readable items include references to booby bags and multiple odd spellings. No coherent event or results can be established from the supplied text.
In a dominant display Australia hammered England by an innings and 332 runs after a day full of sharp bowling and bold fielding. Toshewack and Barnes starred with bat while Bedser and Wright offered stubborn resistance, culminating in England all out for 172 and a swift conclusion at 4 pm.
An Olympic prospect, Aris Kom, aged two, struggles as a mishandled ball leads to a wicket. Toshack shines with key dismissals including Leg Before on English captain. Dowler bowls tightly, final score 0 for 85, Tribe and Gibb score freely in a tense day of cricket.
The report describes Tribe bowling out Tain, then a narrow chase as Gibb and others add runs. Tribe claims the seventh ball over before tea, ending a fragmented innings with several batsmen making quick scores, adjournment taken after 12 for seven wickets.
Vigoros Saturdays games close the first round as teams like Royals Uniteds and Kangaroos vie for top batting marks. Notable performers include Hagan with 22, Belvin 10, Dean 17, Morris 13, Bremner 18 not out, and bowlers Pitt Carter Chin Lap with strong spells. Selection for next practice looms as North Country pitche remains unsettled.
Advertised sales list December auctions at Ravenshoe and residents’ homes. Public auctions conducted by Edwards, auctioneer, include Mrs. M. A. Palneer residence in Ravenshoe on December 14 and other local properties. Some entries reference electrical work and general notices affecting local households.
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