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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 08, 1919
Page
4
A tattered program shows a Christmas meet at Moyne Park with various race events. Nominations include a first novice handicap and Flying Welter, with stewards to approve entries. Mentions of horses, owners, and sale notes populate the fragment, along with meeting dates and entry procedures.
An unreadable OCR fragment lists numerous names and places such as Utara, Mac, Clements, Chrysete, Andrews, Baldo Iyland, USF, McCormack, Woodward, Hong Lytraoge, Rex, MeKialog, Crigun Tort, Mayra, White, Riewalds, Wil wit, Rogers Hansen, Rutter, White, Westman, Stevan, and others, interspersed with partial titles and affiliations, yielding a garbled historical roster-like item.
In memory of George Levi Lew Littleford and other relatives. The text memorializes lost fathers and family members with lines of remembrance. Names include Faytia Vlepacted, Saran Auiy, Edward, William, Charles Russ, and others. The fragmentary notice mentions December and a farewell tone from parents and siblings across several lines.
A rambling fragment from The Post describes a December gathering with music and fashion notes, a Christmas present market, and labor shortages. It mentions Charles Everett’s death at Cairns District Hospital, a planned instructional dance, and extended shipping and trade discussions for the region.
A crowded farewell dinner for the department heads and staff at the Limpert Hotel featured speeches praising long service and dedication. Speakers included Mr. Grenfell and Mr. Maclen Phito, with the Board chair, Mr. Gethin, presiding as attendees hailed the retirement and thanked the organizers for a memorable event.
The text provides a jumbled OCR read of multiple school names and individuals. It mentions W edge Hill, Wales, and various personal names such as Bertha, Laurice, Charlie Spratae, Walter Wooley, and Edward Smith. The fragmentary nature offers little coherent event or context beyond a roster-like collection of people and places.
A fragmentary report mentions figures like Charleville and Rivers amid a flurry of unclear names and places. The text hints at events or discussions with references to people such as Mahony and Carey, but specifics remain obscured by garbled OCR.
A partial, unclear message references a scene or action on Green Street in Cooma. The legible words suggest a dig or search but the rest is garbled, leaving the exact event, participants, or timing undetermined.
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