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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Dec 27, 1917

Page

4

Unclear racing results at Breispane Summer Meeting

A fragmented report from the Breispane summer meeting details several racing trials and handicaps. My Thoughts, Walp11, Leamy Letty Go, and Twenty others compete across events like the Trial Handicaps and Flying Handicap with varying placements and close finishes. Betting lists show multiple named horses and weights, but the clipped text renders full outcomes and participants uncertain.

Dee McKell Blake Laird Cinems Rari Dr Butler Cebers Lenevh Ter Betler Idals Wanzhead Thompson Renels Don Seo Clooly Anniversary Bandohero Yank Sydney Damsel Banzhead Aml Tad Kero Reg Riteine King Seer Rehe Pandicat Amd Toll Sorihee le Gros Davis Lortaere Mortlemans Everkete Imicetoe Kong's Germ Mortieman Mabel Myrtle Fred Wier Fayal

Palace Pictures Night Attracts Star Trial Races

Todays show at Palace Pictures lists a special star attraction with crowd interest. The racing card includes a first novice handicap over seven furlongs with Oversea and Bright Flash among the contenders, while betting favors Bronze Maid and Watt with several other named runners in the field.

CY Neil Dav Bright Flash Nerine Jon Chrereea Roseland Moss Warm O'Sullivan Ornate Coodale Parkey Brae Alcormet Bronze Maid Thence Japette Taquisara Hartonite Oveler Watt Hounce & Coodale Abgill Rita Alconet

Doncaster Sydney Cup and event listings at billiard room

The notice lists events including the Doncaster and Sydney Cup at the PTODNTE Billiard Room. It advertises phone contact and ongoing summer con activities.

N.g.ra Central Owiel Builldings Willers Doncaster

Fitzgerald V Price boxing match draws large audience at Palace

In a Wednesday morning return bout at the Palace Theatre Mick Fitzgerald faced Skel Price before a large crowd. Price favored by betting, forced the pace with Fitzgerald underweight, trading sharp body and uppercut exchanges as the fight stayed competitive until the bell ended round two with Price leading on points.

Palace Theatre Mick Fitzgerald Skel” Price Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Ao Price Pree W. Houston Selene Fite

Price Routs Fitzgerald In Front-Running Boxing Round by Round

In a brisk bout Price dominates early rounds while Fitzgerald sustains a fading effort. Price's right hand finds its mark repeatedly, Fitzgerald weakens, and the towel ends the contest after the thirteenth round. Preliminary fights draw applause as the big field closes. prize purse nets 73 to 23 percent.

Price Fitzgerald Iones Room Six Fitz Rice Gene Soundes Treacy Birabon

Deliverance of Jerusalem sparks global reverberations

A historic article praises the victory of British arms in restoring Jerusalem to Christian rule, arguing the city’s capture eclipses other military events in its impact on world faiths. It notes Jerusalem’s symbolic power for Christians Jews and Muslims and warns against Turkish domination.

Wein Muhammedan Terusalem Bertin Israel Enbes Londom Warts Berlin Hendres Jerusalem Mecca Medina Germany Turkey

British Victory Of Jerusalem Lauded In Moral Terms

The piece argues Britain's capture of Jerusalem is a grand military feat but its material value is limited. It praises British resolve and organization, contrasts with German shortcomings, notes Australian troops’ share, and likens events to heroic legend, with Tasso’s Jerusalem Delivered invoked.

Jerusalem Britain Christendom Kingdom of Israel Germany Louvain Europe Tasso

Cause of insomnia linked to stomach disorders ad

An old advertisement claims insomnia stems from stomach and constipation problems and promotes Chamberlain's Tablets for the stomach and liver to correct disorders and aid sleep with distribution advertised as selling everywhere.

Edw Bosanko and Gia Plin Stre Bosanko Bicycle Ad

Edw Bosanko Seune and Gia Plin Stre Bosanko promote bicycles on the road. They claim their bikes are the best value and built for easy riding with the latest features. The copy emphasizes affordability and quality as standard.

Bosanko Seune GI Aplin

St Kilda council condemns dress at fancy dress ball

The St Kilda Council voiced strong objections to scanty attire worn by women at a fancy dress ball in the Town Hall. Councillors decried indecent dress and warned of possible action if repeated, noting elderly ladies urged dancers to change outfits and lamenting a trend toward provocation and impropriety.

St. Kilda Love Argus Hewison Charles

Wild Dog Pest Threatens Pastoralists in NSW

A report from the South Australian Crown Lands Department shows wild dogs diminishing in SA due to the Wild Dogs Act of 1912, with 69 47 certificates paid in the year ending June and 81 113 dogs destroyed overall, reflecting a shift in pest pressure toward western New South Wales and increased bounties for trappers.

New South Wales South Australian Crown Lands Department Weedina South Australia

Looting of Lens Mayor Details German Occupation Atrocity

M Basly mayor of Lens recalls during German control how looting targeted shops and homes. Officers forced open grocers shops and crowd seized preserved meat while discarding vegetables. A German officer breached seals on a late old lady’s wardrobe and drank substantial wine at M Baileys. No replies from the German commander to Marys formal protests. Tea queues seen in Dublin amid Irish conscription reports and food prices rising.

M. Basly Lens M. Bailey Ing Mary Geramn Dublin Ireland Coors Coleg. Ta

Dorothy Dalton Stages The Flame of the Yukon at Cairns Theatre

Dorothy Dalton stars in The Flame of the Yukon now at Cairns Theatre, praised for a sensational tale set in a Yukon mining town. The film features Dalton as a dance hall queen aiding a stranger toward the goldfields amid a strong bill including Naples and Vesuvius and other dramas.

Yukon Rothy Dalton Alto Dorothy Dalton Cairns Dorothy ‘Dalton Carmen Black Jack Hovey Midas Aie Black Jack Celebarise Eleanor Manlight Garden Midnight Naples Vesuvius

The London Directory Announced for Annual Trade Use

The London Directory serves as a worldwide commercial guide listing manufacturers dealers by class and ship line routes with ports and sailings. It includes export merchants and their markets, provincial trade notices, and offers advertising and copy details with pricing and delivery by post.

London Ttc United Kingdom Pola Ot

Austral Holiday-makers Enjoy All-Star Dance Programme

Austral patrons attend a holiday season screening featuring the five-part drama The Cloud led by Jean Sothern and a supporting cast. The program showcases drama, comedy, and topical fare in varied proportions to please a wide audience.

Austral Inet Mght Hig Howae Jean Sothern

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