Sporting a to Secretaries
Officials are informed that all weekly announcements for cricket and football must be lodged with the Post by 7 p.m. on Thursdays for Friday publication. Late submissions may not appear.
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 10, 1928
Page
11
Officials are informed that all weekly announcements for cricket and football must be lodged with the Post by 7 p.m. on Thursdays for Friday publication. Late submissions may not appear.
A garbled OCR export outlines turf notes and a QT.C. meeting with numerous horse names, jockeys, venues, and race references. The scattered items include horse entries, results glimpses, and trainer mentions such as Rosal Moeket and Paragon. The fragmentary text hints at racing schedules, bets, and local track chatter without coherent events.
A torn page lists numerous horse names and odds for Williamstown races, with scattered mentions of trios like LEG TRIG HANDICAP and various horse identifiers, owners, and seeming staked values. The readable items show a chaotic bill of entrants, seeming to reflect a program page fragment with no clear winner or event structure.
A detailed year end review outlines the Rugby League season prospects and events. It notes player premiums, balance sheet figures, and organizational actions including discussions on new schemes and accountability measures. The report highlights club finances, member dues, and upcoming season planning through the chair and committee actions.
Melbourne reports a world record in Australian back stroke set by a swimmer hindered by a towel tactic. A golf challenge between Carr and Stafford spence Denholm produced a tight two day match with 40 holes played at Royal Queensland, highlighting tense play and near captures.
The Rovers Soccer Club held its sixth annual general meeting at the Crowe Hotel. The balance sheet showed a debit of 1. B. Officials elected for the coming season include president Mr W. Doth, secretary treasurer Mrs A Wilkie, vice presidents, and delegates to the Association. Selection committee members were named, with several officers re-elected or declined. Additional business was noted to follow.
Discussion on golf technique emphasizes straight driving and the value of consistent ball flight. It contrasts seasoned players who execute intentions naturally with younger players who should imitate effective players to improve, noting observers often focus on the ball's path rather than the shooter’s plan.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.