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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 26, 1929
Page
9
Melbourne weathered a brief note from the VRC meeting with a reference to the Shftbury Handicap at Doncaster. Names such as Sar Boy and Arete Fox appear among the field with Rudyard Lysippes also listed, as odds and times accompany the sparse fragment.
Jumbled OCR lists acceptances for a Wednesday meeting featuring a two year old handicap at six furlongs. Horses named include St Andrew Mithras Yantar and others with mixed weights and odds such as 9.11 212 7.42 60. Fortune's Bubble Radmwecope Ebden 7.0 with various entries like Triple Essence and Late Peak noted among the field. The fragment ends with references to Derwerd Cowes and related stakes.
Fragmentary notes depict a Saturday balloon race attempt where a safety decision halted the event on the second try. The report mentions observers and uncertain timing as the ballooners faced difficulties and the race did not proceed to completion.
Visitors from Goulburn arrive at Parliament House where manager Mr Toone and others discuss Canberra’s inclusion in the trip. Bruce and Sir Littkwa Groom grow annoyed as explanations fail to fit Canberra into the year.
Fragmentary OCR yields unclear text about doubt surrounding a notable competition. No verifiable names, dates, or places present to anchor a full summary.
Melbourne February 25 In the final of the 10 yards work's professional firmship Miles finished third while Cooper led early and Robertson won the 190 yards division. The final time was 12 12/16 seconds with Cooper earning 19 points, Miles 11.
Teorey England began a two day event at Goulburs with local bowling action. Hendren was rimmed out shortly after the opening, while descriptions of scoring continued with cautious progress and a few notable plays noted by observers.
In a tense practice event Seareme builds a 23 14 lead and reaches 30 with Searee card amid a strong Towenes effort. Coutts and Bryce win key ends as Doolan's team claims 16 of 25 ends. other matchups feature Townson Coutts and Stokes Reid Howe with Shep dr Suen in practice rounds.
Scotland Yard obtained fingerprint reproductions showing even adult male twins may share striking resemblance. Officials noted the study of these prints raises questions about identification reliability and whether fingerprint likeness can occur even within closely related siblings.
Auctioneers advertise sales at various venues including Old time dance notices. John McConachie to auction Ravenshoe assets from the estate of Charles Thomas Kidner on Saturday. The sales list furniture and moveable assets with times in February.
A fragmentary archival notice details a red shop incident involving a person named Todd. The text references telephone lines and an address format with box numbers and locations, suggesting a local crime or public safety note. Further readable elements remain unclear.
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