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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jan 07, 1918

Page

4

Farewell Handicap at Brisbane Embellished Races

The meeting on Tuesday at Albion Park featured good racing with a large crowd and clear organization by secretary E C Wright. Go Lad was widely regarded in the Farewell Handicap though results show close finishes with Renagrom, Dives, and Gold Spec among the notable contenders. several races noted dead heats or disqualifications amid a lively program and strong betting across seven furlongs to a mile distances.

E. C. Wright Newell Go Lad Harding Tedio Rennorum Roo Vankveldt Invespo Monarch Lavers Lesina Aeiaaren Renaurum Brisbane Jan Gate Albion Park Tate Kpamane Aplant Tecker Kacey Abdi Leneth Selim Bey O'Sullivan Rob Corran Mortleman Bandoliero Wan Innie Banzhead_ Saynin Tawny Owl Maval Gut Alleroom Saynin Hero Star Robe Naval Gon the Renmere Troe Rae

Warwick Farm Races The Warwick in fine weather

Races at Warwick Farm were run in clear weather with maid en handicap results. Lord Ae 710 ekachian placed. Purnham alanning finished with 79 O Keefe listed as a betting favorite. Face Welter won by half a length in 1 16, with Franzac 10 and Opportunit gg close behind. Juvenile care ene 84 showed strong runs, while Pripet led FamM Stakes field but was caught late. Betting favored strength across the card.

Warwick Sydney Lord Ae Ekachian Purnham Alanning O'Keefe Ees Jacke Face Welter Sy Connell Franzac Towmsend Walker

Warwick Farm Handicaps and Flat Race Winners

Race report from Warwick Farm detailing results across events. Kennem wins the 11 miles and one yard handicap by a head with Blazing Hot among contenders. JUMVERS FLAT RACE sees Gordon Rouge win by a length over Ken Alwvyne, with seven others in the field. SAIDEN PLATE reports Marchand as winner by three two lengths in a 12-runner race. WELTER PLATE sees Distant Star win by a four length margin over rivals. BRUSH ST yields Sederick up in a close finish ahead of Macalpin and Sylvan Lass. Speedy Gleam, True Friend, Hispania, and others in the field with varying margins and times.

Warwick Farm Kennem Dewies Ken Alwvyne Eaton Beach Regs Hiarmson Tec-Een Polybius Dempsey Duncam Brush ST Sederick Macalpin Bord Sylvan Lass McLean Alpin

Lyons Timber Merchant Advertises Rough and Dressed Timber

Lyons Timber announces they supply all kinds of rough and dressed timbers by mail or telephone, with telegraph address LYONS and telephone number 12.

Lyons

Imprisonment and Choice in a Suspense Filled Film

A letter from Tom Mason hints at a visit where a choice must be made. Armstrong confides in his son Dick about the murder and who is to blame. A tense visit, nervous revelations, a shot, and a nearby policeman set the stage for the conclusion to be revealed on screen. The programme also offers other notable features.

Tom Mason Armstrong S Ued Anestrong

If My Country Should Call at Avtral Pictures

Avtral Pictures presents a changed program at the Austral with Red Feather feature If My Country Should Call and late Dorothy Phillips film. It Sounds Like a Kiss and Barred From the Bar appear in the lineup along with other films. Liberty episode will not screen as it has not arrived. Popular prices apply. a big programme for the evening.

Ats Dorothy Phillips

The Stolen Treaty

Geoffrey Wynne is tasked with recovering a secret treaty kept by a shadowing valet. He is blindfolded to a masked house in Washington where three horned men propose terms. A ring worm mark and a chloroform trap drive the suspense in this early thriller fragment.

Celene Teasonus Geoffrey Wynne Optekirta Washington Wynne

Northern Herald reports on work in book form progress

The Northern Herald notes a new phase in compiling and publishing local work in book form, detailing authorship, edits, and expected release timeline. It highlights community interest and potential regional impact from the finished edition.

Northern Herald

Gordonvale Red Cross meets at Schools of Arts

The Gordonvale branch monthly Red Cross gathering met at the Schools of Arts on a Wednesday in January. Officers and members logged in payments, forwarded letters to the Gordonvale Swimming Club, and approved petty cash for stationery. Collections included gifts of magazines socks soap and food items, with total receipts for the month recorded as 19/11/6. the president closed with a Happy New Year wish.

Gordonvale The Red Cross Securty Schools of Arts Tomer Eli Fe Stager Perkins Wordsworth M. E. Jones Gordonvale Swimming Club Draper Gadoev Ale Brass Banc Department of Eee Mulgrave School of Jarvis Anderson E. Jarvis Moller E. Dawson E. Jones T. Jones J. Lowrey A. Abdullah Kenny Horton Sues Ecard Hed Cross Journal Dewson Cannon Heie Gordonvale State School Mra Griff Hamsen Chamberlain M. Greenaway Mesdames Wordsworth Ahlers

U S Fleet In Being Not The American Way

Fragmentary notice discusses attitudes toward the U S fleet and fear, mentioning Charles Dawbarn and unspecific remarks about cousins and political sentiment. The text is incomplete and lacks clear facts or dates.

Charles Dawbarn

Return to Empire Muse in Irish Seas and Troop Duties

A naval story contrasts Ireland and the United States touchstones. Sailors reflect on Ireland from a pacified yet fragile view as they observe Irish peasant pride, public clashes in parks, and the shift from peacetime labor to wartime duties. The piece traces tension, adaptation, and the psychology of danger in wartime patrols and troop transport.

Navy Guards Sea Lanes To Isles In Duty For Existence

The United States Navy reinforces sea routes to the isles, performing a vital duty to our existence and reaffirming the old maxim that sacred loyalty binds communities.

Isles United States Navy

Hean's Tonic Nerve Nuts Promise Strength and Safety

An advertisement touts Hean's Tonic Nerve Nuts as a safe remedy for nervous strength. It claims no narcotics or stimulants, a ten day treatment costs 3 shillings or six bottles 17 shillings 3 pence, with delivery if not found at chemists. It also mentions Chamberlain's Tablets for liver and constitution improvement.

Hean G. W. Hean

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