Racing notes and officials at the Cooktown event
The report records race day scenes at Cooktown with crowd reactions and wagering details. Officials listed include President C Marrmen, secretary A J Souter, starter F W Shephard, and stewards R Donald junr, F Fanning among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Busch
Eliot
Mike
Cooktown
Ives
A. Meldrum
Warloes
Horace Best
Dan Jackson
W. MacFarlane
W. Raven
Winnig
Cairn
C. Marrmenidee
N. D Allom
Patching
FW Shephard
H. J
Visitges Handicap and Race Sample Describe
The text shows a jumble of handicap race terms, betting figures, and horse names. It mentions Lead positions, dividends, and post times with inconsistent spellings, typical of OCR garble from a race card. No clear event, outcome, or complete entities emerge.
Prize details and odd items in a late edition
Auction and sale notices describe draws for ladies bracelets and bed pieces with small prizes. The fragment mentions bets on a Biplane, dividend details and various names, including Cora and Molly, with unclear context and scattered numbers like 16/6 and 2/6.
Falcon Park Race Day Folio Puts Nightflower In Lead
A race meeting review notes Falveys Nightflower winning the second consolation with J Sellars's Hullo and Elmes's Lager among top finishers. Betting odds swung to favored runners as commentators describe horses moving smartly, with Venus and Biplane among contenders. Time 26 seconds for the final stretch, tote dividends mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ands
Palf Serween
Cora
Sellags
C. Semmmer
Falveys
W. v. Pee
Amraly
J. Sellars
Sellars
C. Sum Uachapal
Elmes
P Lipton
Donald
Wo Shephard
Besier
Ernest
Ford
Corsair Yacht Launched By Morgan Family At Bath Iron Works
The Corsair, a 2712 ton luxury private yacht for J. P. Morgan, slid into the Kennebec River at Bath Iron Works amid ceremonies. George Nichols and family christened the vessel named Corsair as attendants watched from a platform. The yacht features five state rooms, teak-lined interiors, turbo-electric power, and a 15 000 capacity electrical system, touted as one of the world’s largest privately owned ships. The launch drew Morgan family members, company officials, and coastal guards keeping the area clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Morgan
Ieen
Bath Iron’ Works
Kennebec
Hoge I
George Nichols
Abn
Morgan
Wat
Mra Nichole
Morya
Bah
Steeeeetee
Coastguard Critter Ossipee
New Guinea and Australian Oil and Plantation Stocks Listed
A dense stock listing from a historical page shows securities across New Guinea and Australia. Entries include oil blocks such as Roma Oil and Lander Oil, plantations like Tagua Plantations, and multiple mining and forestry stocks with prices, pref, and 1950s or 1951 context. The list features brokers, banks, and investment firms alongside regional company names and yields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Giiser Island
Soinen
Kew
Palmer River
Teh Ha
Palmeriver
Tanamai
Fopamai
Ord
Telkenien Creek
Pally
Great Neuse
Rotors Creek
Return Creek
Boots Creek
New Guinea
Queenaland
Roma South
Burns
Phil Bowen
Cairns Pictures
Carrie
Double Island
Gas Supply Co
Paida
Lavy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Wily
Hike
Arter
Lerche
Caurne
Sraceiak
Phooe
Bram
Samuel Allen & Sons Carres
WME
Wee Lake Street
Cairns
A. P. Greenfield
Northern) Ltd
S. J. Keane
Townsville
Mossman
Queen's Hotel
Uel
Mareeba
Dunlog's
Charfcutters
Agricultural Supplies
Parastarinc
Dititin
Dulcste Commerce
Cairns Post
Wiest Wat
Phillips
Summerhayes
W. Wallace
Stewart
Gor Shea
Wallace Roma
N. Palmer
Tony
Boome
Mees
Bean
Tune
Bimes
Samaner
Fermoy
Hullo
Ged
Toed Bores
Tame
Malle
Cuba
Cubs
Tall
P. Upton
Upton
Union
V. Lame
Sonal
Mollysens
Kavanagh
Laget
Coems
Bry T Cora
Roert
Bowater
Ted
Sky
Siseh
F. Falveys
C. Apse
Third Bay
ORR
C. Sam- Evan
Venus
Wallace
Pephaee
P Ulm
Sagan
Merinda Hardicap
R. Evans
Shep i
Mm Beence
Sao
Sto
Am Rr Bankon
Ry I Gelew. Inc
New York
Capid ix
Clarse
Aaimal Bark Chamber
Cares
Victoria
Riltic
Oetimothy
Ifr
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