This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jan 20, 1941
Page
6
The Cairns J Cub hosts a two day anniversary meeting at Cannon Park Mominatians with races on Saturday and Sunday closing at 4 PM. Weights for Saturday will appear in Cairns-Seven races included in the program for both days.
The Cairns Jockey Club held a Saturday meeting with a tense atmosphere and fine weather. The opening event of the altarmoon attracted attention as Cannon Perk led the field.
Enlarge wins the Fifth Division by a neck over Scotch Talk with Parone third. Rouge Blane dominates Welter Handicap from Haddom after a two length lead. Shillala holds off Fast Chip in First Approved Hack. Glen Kee takes Second Division as Grand Craft wins later. Rage tops the Third Division Hack while Transport secures Fourth Division honors at Albion Park.
Won by neck in third division with close finish between second and third. Multiple races list horses such as RouBay Mona Bells King Brutus and Fort Belvedere with times and betting odds, including Spearbley Owl's Rest and Flying Handicap results.
Brisbane reports from January 19 detail Albion Park races with Feltcore winning the First Division Handicap by a neck and Time 1.23. The Fourth eee and Handicaps list Beau and others with betting pools and placings, while Second Division saw General Monash triumph over Kami Kare and Red Douglas in a tight finish.
SIBCOE leads the jockeys with 254 wins while McGrowdie rides two and Neville Sell shares third. Was second on Sir Corban as the season tally shows McGrowdie with 25 firsts 33 seconds 27 thirds and Sellwood with 23 firsts 12 seconds 11 thirds as competition tightens.
Rosehill race results show Maiden Handicap First Division led by Dyne with Trade Mark and Eager Fox close behind in a dead heat for second. Other runners included Innisfail Casket King Veiled Beauty and The Chef. Wagers ranged from 7 to 4 on Tonisfail to 100 to 1 on most others. Won by a length with a head separating second and third. Time 1.27.
At Melbourne on January 19 the meet featured long races with Elie securing a victory by a length and a quarter over Silver Light in the main event. Silver Light set a course record time of 17 and engaged Leicester Square and Reg for place money, while Keelie and other entries like Intrepid and Romany Chief competed in subsequent heats.
A terse note records that Sevece and A ellos Chtenonee were reprimanded by authorities for unspecified conduct. No dates or further details are provided in the fragment.
Cairns and District Greyhound Owners Club opens nominations for upcoming sprint, middle distance and hurdle races. Nominations close at 1 pm on Tuesday at W Fulton’s Shields Street Copa. Fee three pounds.
Memory wins the second Dulux Cup race with a 1Y min time recorded on Sunday afternoon. Results note entries from SHARPIES and VEE JAYS in the following events with times and placements. A full detailed report will appear later.
The Cairns Jockey Club announces a two day Anniversary Race Meeting with divisions and prizes including Welter and Hacks races. Nominations close today at 4 pm for both days, with accentances and further details due mid January. The committee reserves right to alter or cancel divisions as needed.
Torrential rain and a south west gale wash out the Victoria Queensland clash at Brisbane. Play halted after 6 minutes of batting with Rogers and Cook at 54 without loss and resumed later under a heavily flooded ground. Weather halted pace of action, while Sievers spearheaded Queensland bowlers and Rogers dominated scoring before lunch.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.