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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 17, 1947
Page
2
Local Cairns carnival plans a grand event at 7:30 with the Cairns Yaul Club hosting championship races and a Marvel exhibition progressing through stages. Attractions include a Christmas tree, spoon race, balloon race, and entertainment as part of the festival program.
Fragmented report describes bookmakers, handicaps, and race details with jockey and arena mentions. It references Gordonvale, Howard, Noru, Wedlock, and Willock among junior and senior champions, plus plans for novelty events and a swimming club’s end of term notes.
Inwief All Club Rouall held at Brisbare on December 10 featured rapid sprints and distance runs. Notable performances include Mustin and Homeric posting strong times, with half mile segments around 50 seconds and 1 mile efforts near 3 minutes, while Gia and Zor contributed with steady finishes and Mas Leet posted notable splits.
The weights for the Cate Jockey Club race meeting to be held Saturday December 20 were declared at Cairns on December 18. The notes list numerous riders and horses with weights, including Wiseman, Archdall, Motardres, and others, with final event focus on the AY Grade Final won by Wiseman after a close contest.
A fragmented boxing and cricket score narrative from Brisbane details weights for a boxing match, then recounts a local cricket game with Greedy Creedy Wiseman and Wrenn in a wind affected display. It notes bowling figures, key overs, and a tense finish as players contest ends and draws near.
Fragmented OCR lists several public notices and advertised events in the Tully area. Mentions include vacancies at Calva East Hospital and Gin Gin Hospital, a public curator notice at Wablade Hospital, and training solicitations at Plymouth and other institutions. Also notes tender invitations for brick work at Cairns Bampttal and related items.
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