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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Dec 18, 1916

Page

4

Warwick Farm race meeting features mixed results and weather

Warwick race meeting reports six furlong handicap results with Bonnie Prumero and Redmond among top finishers, plus other races at Warwick and Melbourne meets. Officials note fine weather for the day with multiple events including the Hardie and Plate races, and Melbourne’s Moonee Valley Benevolent Fund meeting referenced.

Sydney Warwick Bonnie Prumero Foley Enshire Contell Redmond Maber Statle Woo Lytle Tune Melbourne VRC Benevolent Fund Meytjoy Moonee Valley Teuasioe Bean Fieg Ct Tre Sree Kelly Linnee Sr Alwin Preven Otters Tormane Dorary Almin Shiarteen

Diverse Entertainment Bill Includes Paterson and Fairbanks Acts

A lively program features Banjo Paterson as a witty singer, Douglas Fairbanks in a new Triangle photoplay, and Keystone comedies like The Love Comet. Cairns Theatre promises Chaplin’s new Pawnbroker spoof and a three day run starting Wednesday with vaudeville acts, musical numbers, and dramatic sketches.

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Notoriety and Intrigue Dominate Local Cinema Listings

A fragmented metro page advertises film lineup with Divorce a noted feature of World Fire, a carnival scene, a restaurant setting, and a courtin Sally sequence. It highlights The Notorious Timayer and The Desert of Ven cance as attractions with lavish production and star performances, urging planed showings for mid month screenings.

John Graham Constance F'Rentaurant Sally Palace—mstro Bitar Theatre Tory Eo Saray Page Metro Programmie Notorvciwl Stomleal Metro Antein Sievers Auaracsian Ven Cance

Mary Pickford at the Palace Motion Picture Progam

Mary Pickford stars in Esmeralda at the Palace theater as part of Famous Players program. The review notes her charm and emotional performance while the audience responds with warm sympathy and applause. A subplot hints at a mother’s ambitious influence shaping the tale’s drama.

Mary Pickford Warren Will Tye Drata “Esmeralda Per

Local Residents Mention Cairns and Mossman Movements

A garbled report notes individuals such as Mr Collynsom Totea and Mr Dewign arriving in Cairns from Asp via the Avawatta Sirs. Mentions of Mossman, Mr Lunm, Mrs Benvert, and Sergeant Casey appear amid unsettled references to social visits and a summer plan in Corseth.

Mr. Dewign Cairns Asp Cains Town Mossman Syitey Te. Arawatta Satur Sergeant Casey DCAM

Ambiguous OCR Item Hints at Themed Event and Names

Fragmentary OCR text mentions individuals and places in a nearspeech style. It references a person named Kelly and several geographic cues while suggesting a potential event or communication. The passage is incomplete, unclear, and lacks a coherent narrative or date.

Pow Sale of Sugar Farms by A J Draper Ltd

A J Draper Ltd advertises a pow sale of sugar farms comprising parcels of land along the river, with frontage, scrub, and permanent features. Prices quoted per acre range from modest to high, with multiple parcels seeking buyers by application and terms to be arranged.

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