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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 15, 1926
Page
11
Acceptances list for a two year old handicap over eight furlongs at Melmouane with morning start time noted as 2.45 pm The Geishe at Cha vy tio ach at 45 pany Warwickshire and details of runners include Mouncha Bi Se B10 and The Geishe with related names and odds.
Harlowing leads against Keiths in a rainy scene as Kierdaoraie cricketers push in a second round. Royals relied on Roy and Smith for decisive overs while Mulgrave and Collies battled in a drawn innings with bold hitting and tight bowling.
Melbourne December report from the Victorian Cricket Association describes a new policy toward interstate players. It sets monetary allowances for players from other states and outlines conditions for participation in benefit matches to be held in Melbourne.
Report from London covers a Premierland bout featuring Phil Scott, Amando Titlette, and a French fighter. The fourth round saw a disqualification or stoppage while nearby Nottingham notes Prookie Burns winning in the fifth round, with August recalls of earlier performances.
The text shows boxing and handicap race items with several entries and dates unclear. Secretary M J Hogan is mentioned, but the exact lineup and schedule are not specified. The article notes rescinded events and references a Wednesday night program.
The Sydney Morning Herald lauds a Shield match win by the North percers over New South Wal in Whey peeviland with an ovation for the winning ram. It notes tenacious fielding, strong defense, and encouragement for younger players as pivotal to the victory and future potential.
Sydney reports a commission vote on new living wage rates for carriage workers and tramway staff. The current adult wage is CA per week, with the commission projecting a higher figure to support a family of a man, his wife, and three children.
Fragmentary OCR references an Allied commission input and submission to the Eastern row. Names and specifics are garbled, with no clear events, dates, or outcomes discernible from the readable excerpt.
In Geneva and Berlin reports surface on Allied German negotiations with France objecting to postwar arrangements. Heated cabinet talks focus on fortresses demilitarization and the Versailles framework amid warnings of a potential collapse of wartime gains.
Directors and Cairns Pont editor reveal the brewery's present position with notes on tropical brewing, pasteurization methods, and yeast strains including Melbourne No 1 and Saccharomyces Thermantitonum, emphasizing cleanliness and technical control for pure culture fermentation.
Notices announce job openings for a double certificated matron at Bablods Hospital Cairns and warn about Christmas and New Year train and goods timetable arrangements. Auctioneers list sales of furniture poultry and household items at multiple addresses with dates and times in December and January.
A fragmented, uncertain reminiscence touches Barbados corrections, brewing in Canterbury, and a lifelong claim to brewers knowledge. The writer asserts lineage with chemists, a Canterbury brewery, and travels through diverse brewing cultures, aiming to prove a claim about brewing prowess and recognition.
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