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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 10, 1951
Page
3
A running description of satharn ee le Admieion tickets will be om sxe, lat the cai e office mpts 11 rela hla morning. Ie Jaen will leave te Tropical ear leer at 13 noon and 1 pum, reture see after the tt race. Traim servies: Cuires depart 1.10 5 nm., Worse depart 6.50 pin.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a race over nine furlongs with names like Waliey and Dube. Content is garbled but hints at a result or pathway of a race and separative forms. No clear date or location is decipherable.
A brief notice lists racing events for men including two sprint heats and a tire race at the 130 cm track, with details limited by readable OCR fragments from the aging page.
Dick Levitt, winner of the Australian national singles title, arrived to Beast amid celebrations and fan attention marking a triumphant return to the event in progress.
In Liverpool a raid by Scotland Yard led to the arrest of five men on charges related to conspiring to dockers fees. The operation targeted a public house in Stepmey where the alleged illicit activity was uncovered. Authorities stated the investigation continues with further inquiries anticipated.
A fragmented report notes CE Temes Decam members will visit the RTS Bay Club to participate in a meet. It hints at weak performance from certain teams and mentions the event location briefly.
Fragmentary notice states a public auction at Tre Forest Offices Atherton on March 6. It mentions items from the holdings of Lin Mundoch Co and a lead duty colt, with various trades and apprentices listed, including a bridge carpenter and civil engineer.
The report lists multiple track events with times and placements. Highlights include 3 at S Cummings Ger and 2 K Chall with several athletes such as A Jones G Meodarick V Cummings D Tobia A Jonas and G Otter placing across heats and finals, with times around 48 seconds and 169 yards noted for open events.
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