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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 19, 1950
Page
3
The first day’s events at the Cairns Jockey Club show race meeting begin Friday July 2 with the Show Handicap Division. The article notes the program and times for the opening race at three furlongs and the related festivities.
Weather disrupted bowling with no games last week but activity resumes Thursday at the Edmonton club rooms. The annual smoke social will be held at River he hel in the club rooms with a Saturday presentation for the 199 trophies and details by Trace Bilver mon and Sonvorus Elog's Latter.
A collage of upcoming events includes Charlie King and Co. at the Calms, a Fat Cattle sale by Flectrolux Pty Ltd Brisbane, auctions by W. H. Simms at Mareebaule yards on Thursday, July 77 at 1d am, and various society and branch meetings. The Babinds Mill vacancy, junior chemist, and two loco drivers are listed among jobs. The Red Cross Dorn Hien Godonvale branch annual meeting is set for July, and the Lord Arden and Hawk listings appear with multiple dates and times across venues like Queens Inn Railways and Blue 9. The page also notes weathered horse racing divisions and handicaps with event times and locations for the Seventh to Ninth divisions.
Unsettled weather reduced attendance at Kuranda on July 16 to six members. Despite gale winds and long-range targets over 200 to 300 yards, valuable scores emerged with D Velvere leading and J Butler among top shooters. Members battled wind as scores such as Velvers 33 and Butler 92 highlighted a thin meet.
A wealthy widow in Cuba left a fund named after Piz Pierre Guana offering a prize for astral contact. Dozens of claimants cite star contact yet none have collected. The academy faces delayed processing amid bureaucratic red tape and odd, fictional sounding petitions.
Supporters from the Tablelands and local workers praise Paddy Moran as the Cairns champion. Rumors swirl of a standout from Thursday Island and plans to bring a top opponent to Melbourne stadium for a potential bout.
The Australian bowling party defeated the Irish Bowling Association by 126 in 111 at Belfast, amid notes of scientific awards and financial figures. Maurice Locky, Vienna born, received 12000 francs for general scientific research as part of a five year prize, with later value affected by franc decline. Madame Gusman mentioned in relation to a will and gold tones, while next year’s prize depends on the interest from 100000 francs.
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