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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 02, 1951
Page
2
Reminiscence of a Gordonvale Hack Club gathering lists Nosnationy and Thegers Rare Meeting. The notice references a meeting on a Saturday near January at an unspecified time and location, with unclear contact numbers and arrangements.
In New Orleans on December 31 Morris Girotta runs the 400 yard dash at the athletic meeting. Stowers of Georgia Curette studies at Se'on Hall College, preparing for upcoming events.
Ads list openings at Estates of HS Williams Garage in Athol and Brandply Timber Co in Frennedy, inviting applicants for roles including senior female clerk, maintenance engineer, adult male clerk, and office boy with local councils.
Mareeba January New Year race meeting drew a fine attendance. Sky Mark led in the fourth division with Sandakan and Portdale close, Mark winning easily. Jockey Rutherford piloted multiple winners including Sky Mark in the race program featuring divisions and handicaps with detailed times and betting.
RAR S gift to Masefield leads a chaotic Eagle Farm program with races including Maiden Handicaps and Novice events. Notable entries include Royal Ran, Spear Jim, and Jenga amid mixed results and varying distances, with multiple horses listed in each division.
Cairns Crur provides notes and commentary on bowls events with brief analysis and observations. The column highlights rankings, key players, and upcoming matches within the local bowls scene.
The Auckland meet featured a handicap race won by Lord Porridge with a close field including Karunovich and Parry. Other notable finishes included Mafbrace and The Unicorn, with times recorded as 2 20 and 2 59.4 respectively.
A crowded race card lists numerous horses including Freedom, Crown, Golden Bird and Monarchs across cup and handicap events. Many entries show inconsistent spellings and odd annotations with weights and jockeys partially garbled, leaving the field difficult to parse for exact entries and times.
Flemington Melbourne reports the New Year Hurdle over 2 miles with Russian Boy leading at 7 to 1. Details list numerous contenders including Fox Fare Moonpain and Welkin. Race times and results show Nihil and Alaminia among late finishers. winner by one and a half lengths with Time 253.
Brisbane race report notes Convalets win at a 28 to 1 price preserving bookmakers from large losses in the Novice Handicap at Eagle Farm. King's late challenge fell short by a head as Masefield led early before fading. Bast kept in touch with Danavan as Hindway finished further back.
A speech praises the Royal Australian Air Force and Commonwealth forces, noting expeditionary units overseas and Dakota aircraft in operation. It lauds rapid postwar demobilisation recovery, overseas supply of modern equipment, and the formation of CAF squadrons within the permanent air force.
A three month nationwide tour by Navy Army and Air Force units aims to explain how the services operate and why recruitment is vital. Leaders and officers outline plans to visit towns and speak at meetings while demonstrating defence and public service roles across regions.
A fragmented farm record notes an error of judgment in a prior entry and states the stewards were satisfied the error did not affect the overall decision or actions.
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