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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
2
Bedmond bow road items listed with nickel plated centre posts and various bed and furniture fittings. Includes mention of horsehair fabrics, nickel finish, and centre piece mounts.
Brisbane racing notes report mixed results with Lady Piper, Red Rock, and Humphrey among leaders over six furlongs. Melbourne Caulfield races featured Caulfield events with El Bie, Monopoliet Migpe, and several sprinters posting times. Canterbury and St Romana performances noted amid wet conditions.
In a match at Edmonton last Sunday Gordonvale batted first and were bowled out after a mid innings flourish by Fixter who top scored with 41. Edmonton’s bowlers led by Carn and Hobbs restricted Gordonvale to a modest total as wickets fell steadily. Sharman added a stubborn stand before the innings closed for 150 or so. Edmonton then chased and reached the target with several batsmen contributing, Hall and Mair among the standouts with notable scores.
A garbled OCR passage mentions a sale action and several names and places. Details are unclear due to missing or distorted text. The fragment references a court, specific individuals, and terms like reduced offerings but lacks coherent facts.
Auction notice describes 150 acres with 60 cultivated, 121 seasons of cane, cattle, horses, ploughs, and farming implements. Mulgrave estate receives cane proceeds. balance owed at 6 percent. Eighty acres cultivated, cane yield 2$ per ton, total price around 2000 with other costs.
Arthur M Clarke and Melbourne Dowling Club submitted entitlements for the week of January 17. The association drew up lists after players were excluded for alleged violations, a judge refused an injunction, and ongoing actions affected who could compete. Local coverage from the Northern Herald notes the dispute and its impact on the Cairns scene.
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