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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1929
Page
16
On November 23 Stratford Mill fielded its strongest rail motor team with support to challenge the Mel Roy Club. After a supper and dance, visiting players faced a tough innings with V. Stubbins taking early wickets. Molloy clinched victory in the first over with two runs.
A detailed schedule from an old radio program lists announcers R K Wight and H Humphreys. It covers news, train times, music, weather, and live performances including Elspeth Capper Ruth Tregurtha and Alice Raven. The day features a mail update, market notes, and a lineup of vocal and banjo performances.
The Gordonvale Amateur weekly swim at Mulgrave Tees drew a good crowd. Events included 50 yard handicaps with J. Baker and V. Krust placing, 46.1 for the Segarde Handicap won by S. Heas and Lucas, and 100 yard handicaps won by J. Rasmussen and R. Sues. Final winners included J. Rasmussen and R. Sues. School Girls races saw F. Trevor and M. Laras showing strong times and daylight finishes.
The resignation of Sir E M Iliffe triggers the Tamworth by election with Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland leading the Conservative side. Report notes votes such as 23,495 for Steel-Maitland and 12,750 for Horwill from the prior year.
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