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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 19, 1940
Page
3
The article recalls historic Cairns versus Innnisfail rugby league duels with 1922 premiers Innnisfail and Cairns trading wins and draws across decades. It notes recent matches, player form, and upcoming fixtures drawing strong local interest as teams vie for the division title at venues including Malanda and Ravenaloe.
Pad Tesse Comae Dering, 47, appeared on two theft counts in Cairns Folie Court. He admitted stealing a bicycle valued at £10 10s from Coot Beams of Cairns and a watch and chain from Kevin Kenyon of Townville. Detective Burns linked the bicycle to Dering. Dering, a South Wales native with a prior criminal record, was sentenced to three months with hard labour for the two offences and related charges. He had prior convictions in New South Wales and Brisbane, including horse stealing and false pretenses, and was deported in 1937.
Brisbane July 18 Babe Collins an International League forward stars for Queensland against New South Wales on Saturday with Eric Harris on the injured list if fit, Hogan dropped from the forwards. Team includes Dawes Macrae Bray Riggewell J Ryne Veridane and others as Brisbane looks to secure a victory in the upcoming match.
Patchy OCR notes two date slots definite for site to night fights at Caiima with Mossman Cairns Babinds Tully and tanistall. Tomorrow week at Mareeba features Boxers from We Tableland. Winners advance to a final with a Brisbane bound timetable to be fixed Saturday September.
A crowded bout card draws fans as rival camps count down to a Cairns venue show. Promoter figures name a mix of bantam and featherweight contenders led by Prandalini and Webby, with weigh ins to settle who truly earns a title shot.
The final day will be held at the Brisbane Golf Club course at Verrome Lilly. Early entries from associates are to remain in the standing lines and a president of the Grit Committee will lead the prewatstion. The event is to take place in Brisbane with notices and entries continuing through the week.
Fragmented greyhound racing card lists numerous horses and distances across courses from first to tenth. Names such as Guth aeratehs Gay Rufus, Lady de Lise, Amber Lady, Goes Gold, and Misa Mowe appear with placings or entries in a densely garbled schedule.
Haves fast merinda leaves Saturday at 215 pm and Sunday at 915 am for Green Island on the Great Barrier Reef. Good fishing. Phone 2459.
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