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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 21, 1925
Page
9
A garbled ad touts household hardware and aluminum items with odd phrases about aluminum fry pans and gravy strainers. It promises replacement and minimum crockery costs and mentions glassware, crockery, and general home goods for sale. The text is fragmentary with unclear sourcing.
A garbled account from Brisbane describes a February Ascot meeting with detailed race conditions and results. It mentions several horses including Dusky Singer, Queen Wot, Erin, Pole Star, King Auple, and Lady Catchy, with distances and placements noted amid unclear phrasing.
A long OCR fragment describes Moorefield selections and race commentaries for February 20, noting Caulfield wind and shower conditions. It lists horses, handicaps, and trials, with detailed times and performances such as Lion Tale, Hampden, Tattler, and Fatty. The piece includes speculation on candidates for future stakes and mentions trainers and owners, all in a period newspaper voice.
A muddled report lists numerous names and placings from a lifeguard meeting. It notes a few races and outcomes with times, including Betsotin and Melty in close finishes, and mentions officials W A Colley and Betotin.
Australia tender news notes a Cairns Amateur Swimming meeting and a Commonwealth call for bids on two cruisers. Tenders from Cockatoo and Walsh Taland were received. one firm bids to build both vessels with one built at Avatrulin under the arrangement.
Box 200 Established 1914 lists wagering on doubles straight out and place bets with starting price for all states. Publication from Brisbane Courier furnishes notations on betting terms and race measurements.
Special notice to jewellery buyers announcing arrival of new stocks from Southern Capitals. Claims finest and most modern diamanta watches jewellery and silverware, offered at Thelaw. Includes unclear terms about availability and authenticity with potential branding names.
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