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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 12, 1922
Page
8
Epsom card details betting action with horses Folie, Perel Ansatien, Joebet Tonk and others. Odds shown for several runners. Notable placings and times noted with recent results and market movements in a busy handicap program.
Brisbane reports list Beley Hlumphey and Gris aly Go among racing entries with midweek totals and standings. It notes Ravenshoe cricket results with Herberton and a South Australia defeat by New South Wales in Sydney, dated January trees.
The Cela Amateur Swimming Club held a club swim on Tuesday with a large Cairne enthusiastic crowd. Events featured athletes from Mr ONetra Hoe to A McLean and A Lyon, with notable performances placing competitors in the top three. Standings and participant names are recorded in the running results.
London reports Jack Smith of Manchester is named referee for the Cook Carpentier bout. The principals have reportedly eased tension as both fighters, described in state of readiness, prepare for the match. Officials note France will provide witnesses for the event.
A correspondent reports a cricket match between Am Comers and Bing Bore fremiora halted by a ct action. The street wicket and parhepe 0 point to a missing official. furniture finalizes the Benk balance with Mr. McMahon as the provisional holder of the left stake for now.
A chaotic report outlines a third test with Australia to be selected from a list of players including Carrara Schulte and Richards. Several players are unavailable due to injuries or route changes, and a final match date remains unsettled with scheduling in flux as teams prepare for March travel.
An OCR damaged snippet references a Japanese steamer and a Brisbane report with unclear phrases. It mentions Tawnaville and Bek bean but the text is garbled, yielding no clear event, date, or identifiable entities beyond the cleaved mentions. The readable bits hint at maritime context but lack usable specifics.
A Canberra dispatch reports a chaotic session with Nationalists and Country Party members present, excluding Mr Mixer and Mr Natt. Speakers urged unity and discussed forming joint action, while the Executive of the FPLC planned to contest seats in a forthcoming conference to reach a satisfactory conclusion. An urgent loan discussion and a push for cooperative agricultural production funding also featured amid the day’s proceedings.
Fragmented OCR text hints at a British government plan involving a commission of eleven spies to transport cargo between England and India. Mentions millions of pounds in spend and security measures, but details are unclear due to garbled source.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a theater program with characters Jo Barton John Howaire and a rescue scene. It mentions a circus king, Calina Pictures, a small town romance, and a dining room kitchen and barroom comedy. It notes visiting Catone Gordonvale at Hibernian Hall and Sutcliffe's Hall next week with unspecified dates.
Fragmentary OCR text recounts Bournville Cocoa expanding from Bournville England to Hobart Australia. It mentions cocoa production and the Coca company overseeing manufacture, noting health and nourishment claims. The passage is garbled but centers on trade and culinary uses.
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