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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Dec 24, 1918
Page
3
The Tuef reports the Selim meeting of the Calves Jockey Club on the first day. One interested party will attend the event at Tattersall's near the Strand Hotel tonight.
Fragmentary line presents a stylized expression about choosing between evils and savoring humans, with unclear context and missing concrete facts or named entities.
The fragment hints at a drama or musical production with characters or titles including Falstaff and Taraate Fi fo. Names Pardoned M Abgull and Taraate Fi fo appear, suggesting a puzzle or staged reading with music tagged golden tune. Further readable context is needed to confirm events and location.
Melbourne VAT.C. acceptances list horses for Thursday December 21 including Shoobra Hurdle and Coronatus. Notable entries include Shadow Dancer Fastoff Prom land Lannion Endios Vocal King Tav era Jack and Manderston in shore race car ries with weights and odds scattered throughout.
A fragmentary note hints at a hurdling race titled the Caulfield Hurdle at Rosyth with fastilo-like wording. Details are unclear due to damaged text but references a race event and location remain.
Melbourne reports a lively racing scene with a Summer Cup buildup and bets on favorites. Rebus makes a late push at Villiers Stakes while trainers discuss form and contenders as Moon arrives from Sydney for further racing activities.
The report lists handicaps for the Cairns Motor Best Dish aquatics event and associated races. It notes All Comers Race twice around the course with heats scheduled at 10 pm and 11 am the following day, with times and placements referenced for the 5th and 26th inst.
Fragmentary text shows a dispute over holding a race before noon on Christmas morning with references to Sir T Lipton and St Johns. The readable bits suggest debate on appropriate timing and morning events.
The Entertainment section previews Island of Dreams and Somewhere a Yoig totee as leading pictures. ot is Fathers is a dramatic study of hate and duty told with suspense in a Civil War prologue and four acts. The Wine Girl features Carm el Ayers in a telling tale of a common tragedy.
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