Nominations Extended for Tennntial Race Saturday
Nominations for the impending tnin tail race have been extended to four o'clock this afternoon. The notice indicates continued eligibility window as the event approaches.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 17, 1945
Page
2
Doomben Cup Ballot Hopes Rise Amid Ineligible Entries
Doomben Cup ballot likely as 38 horses remain in the field but only a portion can start. Port Raider led betting after a training setback while Bard race form and other contenders like Hepahot Hy Rank Bron Harvest and Colonel Post draw noted attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tours
Newmarket
Port Raider
Hepahot
Post
IP Bar Rae
Chatactore
Martin
Rea
Alzo
Albion Park Weights for Minor Events Next Saturday
Albion Park lists weights for minor events next Saturday with details on divisions and horses. Compiled entries include Brave Legion Eye Red Pain Pitan and other competitors in second and third trial handicaps, reflecting a busy card for local horse racing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sertine
Brisbane
Egiante
Albion Park
Progressive Handicap
Brave Legion
Pattion
Eye Red Pain
Te Pas Gold Ars
Greenmantie
Tord Mettort i
Reorhot
Reus Aliotian
Pitan
Adoestian Beau Rine Rigor Sons
Tremban
Front of the Front Randwick Saturday Racing Schedule
A garbled report lists Saturday races and horses at Randwick with references to Pacic Handicap and Mile events. It mentions notable figures and a wartime narrative voice describing scenes around Allied actions and a front line, blending racing coverage with a war story telling of ACE and Bevis and troops in an unclear crossover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enant Fermason
Val Bevis
Bevis
MSA. Agn
Tecrestion
Rmiles
Radford
Wilbur
Hookien
Mr. Curtin
Racine
John Curtin
Trace
Mr Homes
Farle Page
E Theodore
Treasury
Tobacco Leaf Prices In Brisbane Lumber Leaf Markets
Prices received for northern to Imeco tobacco leaf in Brisbane show varied grades and lots from Delgety and Co, including Dimbulah and Mareeba regions. Entries list numerous grade markers, weights, and per unit rates across districts such as Dimbulah and Mareeba with numerous figures and descriptors illustrating an active regional sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brisbane
Delgety Ant | Co. Laz
Dimbulal
Fumar
Mareeba
Sores Arade
Shane Att Arade
Pat
Evade
MIA Stavemlin
Eran Td
Mareetw
Crmler Ne
Wradine
Brisbane Tobacco Company price list and notes
A fragmentary OCR of tobacco company pricing and listings from Dimbulah and nearby locations. Includes various price shillings and pence figures, product names such as Glasons Tabacum and related goods, with scattered dealer and street references and multiple dated markings.
John Curtin’s race tipster and wartime betting banter
A wartime tale centers on John Curtin as a strict race tipster who exempted his chauffeur Ray Tracey from betting rules. The narrative sketches Curtin’s cautious, curiously anti betting stance, his close rapport with Trace, and his rare, selective flirtations with wagering while illustrating broader tensions between wartime controls and racing culture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Curtin
Ray Tracey
War Memorial Park and council scenes described in fragment
A fragmentary reminiscence recalls a trip to the War Memorial Park and local council district features. The passage mentions a water cart incident injuring a leg, and Gordon's longing to return to Forbes, alongside memories of the old home and annual postcards of the memorial, council chambers, main street, and children's playground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Gordon Han
Forbes
Youeh
War Memorial Park
Council Chambers
Iron Man of cycling Bereaved by baby allergy in hospital
Ernie Greig a veteran cyclist from Hobart Australia endured a long hospital stay after a severe crash. While recovering in a maternity ward he learned a newborn in the same hospital sparked his rare allergy to baby songs. He has survived multiple fractures and two dozen injuries, earning the nickname the Iron Man of cycling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tasmania
Ernie Greig
Kirinle
Ernie
Friie
Lloyd's of London
Hoyd’s Town
Preny Rahs
Tal
Runaway Gordon Morris Driven By Fate At Forbes Showground
Gordon Morris vanished one night in Forbes after leaving a note to his family promising a swift return. He packed a bag, rode the pacer Top Score, and disappeared for over four decades, later becoming a famed trotting driver at Harold Park with over 1000 wins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Forbes
Gordon Morris
Gorton
Forbes Showground
Goron
Lark
Gordon
Top Score
Sydney
Hit
Harold Park
Nan
Marvel
Double Crowe
Zack
Bill Brown’s Life Shifted by a Calamity and Classic Racing
An incomplete death certificate misnames Bill Brown, a veteran trainer linked to Armadale and Canterbury, whose career spans Royal Scots and postwar racing. The tale weaves wartime glory, emigration to Australia, trainer work with Metters, and challenges in his fitness regime as he aids racehorses with massage and recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Bill” Brown
Bin
Aby
Armadale
Scotland
Iran
France
Samlan
Nue
Australie
Agaieet China
New South Wales
E Wis
Iasear
Solui
Metters
Canterbwre Bankstown
Ad. Is
Canterbury
Sigora
Tan Thane Hing
Hirisbane
Fommy
Billy Ward
Leichsharsis
Rawsarde
Bashy
Eleour
Gardiner
Mronus
Moorefield
Ralmore
Kylamathe
Tommies' German Beer Island Chronicle
Fragmentary note describes a German beer island associated with the Tommies. Mentions Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, a place called The Chichen in Stade, and references revived Titans and a center nan threatest. Includes garbled phrases about baking and daily cakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argyll and Sutherland
Stade
Germany
Fury Armas Bees
Urldane
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