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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Feb 28, 1953
Page
2
In the under 16 division C Capitanio headlines, while under 13 D Qwens could dominate the under 14 class with strong fights for the title. B Barrett appears shaky in under 12, yet L Tibin may outpace him. The main event starts at 7 48 pm with tea and refreshments available.
Fragmented OCR shows senior boys events with 109 yard and 81 yard times, finals featuring B Crittenden G Perry T Barrett and Golightly Willems James. Junior girls 50 yards include Cantrell Peach Parsons and Rich.
A garbled note from G I Burnell, Hon Secretary, hints at a mats meeting in progress with mentions of special prices, admission eight pence for gents, and bookmakers. Names like Jane and Dick Powell appear amid scattered references to horses and attendees, but the text is fragmented and hard to interpret.
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