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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 24, 1932
Page
11
A fragmented historical note discusses ancient Egyptian lamps and related artifacts. It mentions Selita Lim and a cleric who works on mathematics, referencing an Anny series and a peculiar yield of the sgt. The text hints at preservation through documents, domestic fires, and long ages, suggesting a study of ancient lighting devices and their cultural context.
Doncaster reports Lap’s sister Nea Lap scratched for an engagements at the VRC autumn meeting. Reg Marsden to ride Crucis in the Randwick Stakes on Saturday. Admiral Drake to Sydney to contest the Sydney Cup, leaving Wellington March 4. Amberdown mare Jicky retired to stud after Albion Park breakdown. Trainer ED Lawson pleased with Crucis progress, to race at Day Tatterall’s meeting. Sarelles Whittingham a likely Randwick Stakes starter. How he shapes against Cathmar Veilmond etc. Lowfield ridden by Percyval, Padue’s Orders riding in Newmarket Handicap. Newmarket Handicap acceptances numbered 32. City Tattersall report.
The Sydney program lists weights for Saturday including Randwil Sturdy for the novice mile and entries across divisions, with horses named such as Beach Alta Tarneta Exddly and Blackm as part of a wide field. The document records weights by horse with a focus on novice mile and youth stakes weights for a multi-division meeting.
Sydney reports confusion over Beelbee the horse at Hawkinbury where the animal suddenly savaged its owner after a prior claim of calm. Taney Winte’s pampering misread the horse’s temper as Beelbee later showed aggression, while market moves tied to Hawkesham and Derby favorites reflected betting upheaval ahead of Newmarket and Caulfield events.
The readable text shows a fragmented OCR snippet with unclear names and events. It mentions a latest betaing and times but lacks coherent details, places, or identifiables to form a complete news item.
Fragmentary OCR suggests a note about tram lines or top dressing of a route, possibly referencing Sar Com Trams and a technical term for road or track work. Details are unreadable. no clear event, date, or organization can be confirmed from the readable fragments.
The article reports differing views on Bradman’s selections for a cricket tour. Hobbs comments on inclusion of himself and future newspaper writing plans. Australia’s strength and bowlers are praised, with predictions of strong matches and possible losses.
A list of probable runners and prices for Newmarket on Saturday includes Merab Parkwood Water me and others with stakes listed across multiple classes. The article notes acceptors for the Newmarket Trial Lakes at Mentone tomorrow and mentions Stowe in the Australian Cup Welter Mile entry.
Melbourne news reports 32 horses remained after final acceptances for the Newmarket. Thurlstone long favored was scratched and Flemington, now the top pick, is paired in doubles with Second Wind and Verti as of today.
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