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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 06, 1951
Page
3
A chaotic collage of racing, boxing, basketball, and society notes fills pages. The piece mentions Stoddart and Mee Le Bland, a pageant of horses and riders, and a Melbourne Cup reference. It highlights training, race stakes, and notable figures while sketching a vibrant sports scene.
Fragmented OCR reveals a bowlers' report with many player names and match notes. The text shows team references, individual entries, and recurring figures, but details are garbled, making outcomes and dates unclear.
Unclear OCR fragment references a motor vessel and individuals like Hayles and Towtevill. The text shows garbled names and incomplete actions, making a precise event hard to determine but indicates a vessel movement with recognitions or notices.
Mixed cricket reports with Gordonvale Kangaroos beating Gordonvale and other club matches including Sappale Wi Warriea defeating Edmonton by 10 wickets. Scoring details include batsmen like Rain B Mackadin 23 not out and J Wiener 3 for 9. Also notes on Be careful performances, best elders, and upcoming practice and captain selections.
An OCR fragment reports district bowling activity with partial names such as Gog Dor Plarmes and Beaman. It mentions scores like 21 41 and a few placeholders but lacks clear structure or complete details.
Mareeba Memorial social news details a barbecue at the Mareeba club and a bowls day with results from the progressive competition won by Mrs. Vo Barilam AO. O'Shea and H. Compton. Several social games and mixed rake matches follow, with numerous members named and scores listed.
Only nine members joined the second Jack Struter Trophy shoot at Herberton on Sunday. C Kemp led with the day’s best range score at 1060 yards after three rounds, while lower scores followed for others including Rowlands and Wratt in a drought affected event.
The report records a December shooting event by the Nomsmans Club Morar. It notes the secretary's team leading by 18 points, details at ranges, wind effects, and individual scores for Downes Harper Seidberg Bramer Mackay Schild and others. The captain's team trailed, with totals and handicaps listed for each participant.
The Cairns Coursing Club lists results from its latest event with multiple dogs and handlers named. Notable placements include Aukur's Alone taking top honors, and bikers such as Kilkeven and Tara Chet among the field, with various yardage tallies and finish orders recorded.
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A letter to the editor condemns rising milk prices and stresses the need for fair dairy pay. The writer argues farmers face hardship and urges action to protect cow owners, laborers, and consumers from escalating costs and food insecurity.
A fragmented sports brief records a Ravenside Club game with key scorers Bradshaw and others. Notes mention points totals like 14 and 16 and reference a close contest, though several names and details are garbled.
fragmentary report from Ravenshoe golf event references players including Norman 72 and A. Marcnncne 14, with mentions of Stewert and Ketee. The piece also notes a December gathering for a bowling memorial and a tournament at Dirvtatie Om, plus various names and scores in a muddled recount.
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