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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 03, 1920
Page
8
The notice touts Storm King and Unlite lamps branded as safe and efficient. It claims wide Australian insurance acceptance, double mantle design, a glow-control cleansing device to prevent choking, brass generators, and 95 year lifespan.
Gedoavale Turf Club postponed the Saturday programme for one week because the track became too soft after heavy early morning rain. Officials say races will be run the following Saturday if weather allows.
Races held at Kedron Park on February 2 in fine weather. Flying Handicap five furlongs results list winners such as Winning Belle and Seapro with Betting 7 to 2. Mark Handicap seven furlongs shows Essayist winning by three lengths. Multiple divisions report times and placings with several horses named.
The race results show Alma Whitton and McElroy in second division with Vivaris third, betting at 5 to 133. In the first division Eseland and Lee Wave took wins by margins of a half length. A Brisbane report covers Victoria versus Queensland cricket and a yacht race with detailed sailing times and boat notes.
The second day of ALF v New South Wales opened under fair conditions with NSW bowled out before lunch. ALF posted 129 for loss, led by Pellew and Taylor. Mailey and Gregory claimed key wickets for NSW. In a separate motor boat race, six heats saw Nereid prevail but finish penalties knock her from handicap hopes as Mimet, Daisy, and Amber chased.
In the first race of the series for trophies funded by Tully Swain and Mitchell-Lett, steady sea breeze and easterly squalls reduced interest despite 11 boats on the start. Roma set a course record, highlighting ideal conditions for merit though early faults and slow starts marred the event.
Amateur swimming meets staged by the Cairns Swimming Club run tonight and again tomorrow night at 8 pm. Events include Ladies 35 yards with Mrs Osterland and Mrs Parker, plus other sprints and diving demonstrations. The card also notes wrestling championship reference and evening program details.
Obituary notice reports the death of Joseph, secretary to the Colonial Secretary at Adelaide, in London on February 2. The report notes his service to colonial administrations and his role as a national official.
The Atherton Ambulance annual meeting in the board room heard a progress report for the past year with 3249 treated cases, travel 45543 miles, and finances showing credit balances. Officers, auditors, and the chair were elected or confirmed and a motor ambulance purchase discussed amid thanks to staff and the late Hon. W. N. Gillies.
Report from Brisbane notes the Bundaberg and Grim Grim sugar districts expect a fair crushing season though Bundaberg may lag. The spring plantings were heavier than in many areas with fresh plantings expanded to meet production.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions London and Fe with unclear phrasing, referencing an event after two sections. Readable facts are minimal. no clear people, organizations, dates, or outcomes emerge beyond place names.
Saturday night at Cairns Theatre packed as audiences praised the new color screen and musical support. A film adaptation of HL Sheldon’s Men follows a husband who adopts a seamstress’s child to save his wife’s memory, with romance and intrigue amid virtue and downfall. A second drama about love and war features Hawtrey Burke and Elinor Warden, leading to suspenseful scenes and a pair of comedies, a pictorial Gazette, and musical entertainment rounding out the program.
The Soldiers Affairs Club presented its annual accounting and reviewed the balance sheet as of December 31. Auditors, Messrs Farlane and Millerand, reported satisfactory internal controls and recommended continuation of policy while noting the cash and trading entries.
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