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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 20, 1940
Page
7
Quaino takes a handicap race at Coveconei under December conditions with Teeray roid and Clyde Maiden Plate noted. Evans and Smielsovare also contend as Surin cepa cheetl and other names appear in the fragmented report.
A fragmented OCR item references a beverage product called Tea Being a Cavity with scattered terms like Winala rin lgine and Third Diywion Laveroy. It lists numbers and names such as 6 aha 44 Biman and 2 Srrpeatvas, amid unclear references to places and people including Gurbn and Fie eins.
Racing at Mareeba in the afternoon featured multiple races with local clubs and riders. The event highlighted time trials and noted the afternoon program, with expectations of strong performances and competitive fields.
NDRA board refused approval for the Innisfal Turf Club race programme next Saturday. Debates covered credentials for starters, class of races, and disqualification matters. The Georgetown Race Club sought December 28 meeting approval. the Tamest was granted.
Sydney reports forecast lively race cards with Guardsman and Winterset tipped in hurdle and three year old events. Contenders include Counsel Canterbury Das Fund Pantoon and Royal Jubilee while Banter and Bonny Loch loom in supporting sprints and derbies.
In Sydney boxing reports Sabatino features in trial handicap first divisions and other handicap events at Leichhardt. Mention of Salatino knocking out Tank Brander in a potent round and references to Allegedness, Ky swllee, and Rabbi Chiet in various second divisions.
Auctioneer G P Setter to sell household furniture at the Mason Club Abbott Street Friday December 20 at 10 90. Monthly meeting of the Geehia and Bushee Society to be held in Comino Cafe tonight at 8. Builders invited for erection of a sural automatic exchange near Tolga.
Stormy scenes in Cirle as uniformed Quisling men tried to remove a Norwegian badge. German authorities tighten controls across Norway. Four passersby were injured and hospitalized after the incident as waves of pamphlets urging sabotage spread through the country.
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