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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Dec 23, 1919

Page

8

Cairns Christmas Turf Meeting Promises Keen Races

The Cairns Jockey Club Christmas meeting on Friday and Saturday will feature strong acceptances and close finishes. Boxing Day starts at 1.45 pm with a special train leaving Cairns at 1.15 pm, returning from Woree at 5.30 pm, and weather not hampering the excellent track conditions. Horses from Herberton Mareeba Innisfail Worree Gordonvale and more are named as ready to perform with Walter Chick aiming for winners.

Cairns Woree Ranwell Selim Bey Yor Dibout Jack Worree Dresport Brideshoy Sir Douglas Wheatpool Ploughtip Gordonvale Herberton Martin It Ephot Why Me Mareeba Rego Innisfail Nojah Beechworth Walter Chick Walter Scurry Polomin Strikitis Maramber Ranfire Giant

Kedron Park Race Meet Headlines Hardest Pick Of Meet

Brisbane December racing at Kedron Park with fine weather producing tight finishes. Fourth Division Handicap over five fur, Anmie Laurie wins by three lengths. Third Division results show Simple Miss Simon and Evens the winner in photo finishes. Second Division sees Black Angel close at four to one. Trot and multiple divisions claim narrow margins with Haar Lady and Lady McIlwraith among winners.

Brisbane Dee Kedron Park Anmie Laurie Kallacre Pivot Gun Little Coleen Inman Planet Simple Miss Simon Wee Wally Evens Black Angel Dainty Palm Within the Law Lalla Pathfinder Tia Miaticos Haar Lady Phast Lee Wave

Townsville Visit Abunda Townsville Visit Abunda

Cairns Crr Association executive met at Hides Hotel to discuss news and a potential Pay Townsville team. Due to marine engineers strike shipping delays, Townsville could not send a team though two were selected. They aim to assemble teams from Cairns Bowen or nearby centres for holidays visit. Selection committee named: H A Anderson A Adamson D Miller H Foutis M A Kelly. Fixtures postponed to Saturday.

Cairns Crr Association Hides Townsville A. Atkinson Townsville Association Marine Engineers Cairns Bowen Babinds HA Innisfail

Cairns Aquatic Club Prepares for Xmas Regatta

Nominations opened on Sunday for the Cairns Aquatic Club Xmas Regatta with competitors named among boats including Faces and others. Organizers pledge strong effort to ensure a successful event.

Cairns

Sylvania Club Ready for Three Sailing Courses

Final club plans for Sylvania include three racing courses with distances from 6 to 9 miles and the championship course crossing to opposite the Barron River. Visitors welcomed with Box Night events and a social by the ladies' committee. About a dozen motor boats entered for the motor event as Scotia and breeze observed under southeast winds.

Eahisarpratng Sylvania Roma Barron Scotia Breeze Davey

Interstate cricket score report from Adelaide match

Adelaide dec match summary shows all out for 150 with top scorer noted. Commentary highlights attractive cricket by New South Wales players. Mentions innings by South Wales and South Australia with several players named in fractured OCR text.

Adelaide New South South Wales South Hendry Tommend Kipper

Mail Carriage Rejigs as Pacific Route Changes Take Shape

The Daily Mail reports that Gladstone to Townsville mail service contracts shift back to RRS Co Ltd. after years of other operators. The Bingera and Cooma are reassigned while the Ling 4 and Kuranda overhaul, with Dooms and Mourpanes noted, aim to stabilize weekly mail runs until Brisbane Cairns rail link opens.

Gladstone Townsville RRS Co. Ltd Daily Mail Barcoo Bingera Howard, Smith Cooma Melbourne Cairns Brisbane Ling 4 A.us.n. Co Carerie Breabane Bing Howard Smee Dooms A.us.n. Co. Ltd Au.s.n. Co Cone Howard, Smith, Ltd Mourpanes Normanton Berketown

Daughter of Millionaire Faces Turmoil and Flight to New York

A young heiress flees to New York after a family dispute with her father and uncle while detectives search for her. Old Poindexter proposes a solution that fails and a convict attacks her, with rescue by Fitzjames Powers as reported in the English and Australian Gazette.

Elmer Fom Worf Ats New York Marjorie Rom

Government Rejects Plans To Rebuild Melperae Territory

Brussels reports the government refused proposals to re-establish territorial autonomy in Melperae on condition of neutrality. The decision leaves ongoing pressures and potential controls unresolved as officials weigh next steps.

Brussels Decaz Melper Ae Te Lunes Belen Sales Aireores

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