Rifle meet sparks high score amid drizzled shooting rain
Fragmented OCR recounts a July rifle meet with scorer Downes and sultry weather. Names like Gulliver and Downe appear with scores, while conditions improve near the last range.
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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 20, 1951
Page
4
Fragmented OCR recounts a July rifle meet with scorer Downes and sultry weather. Names like Gulliver and Downe appear with scores, while conditions improve near the last range.
North Queensland finals are set for Sunday at North Cairns ports grounds with five Townsville players and several grades from Swiss Gise in the 7th Queensland trophies final. Townsville seniors have defeated leading North teams and aim to retain the trophy, while Cairns junior side holds a strong record and hopes to challenge. The match will be played at North Cairns grounds with two games scheduled.
Fragmentary OCR lists various names and partial times such as OSE RH Sat ane Ng Zee 1330 to 1248 etek and 1245 to 1 o'clock. It includes references to Mears Kappen Dinon Wightman A Par x B Harvey J Stokes A Decarlais and more with scattered initials and timings like 1255 to 1 pm and Remition G Coleman.
The notice lists teams and reserves for the Weel-Exd Games across clubs including Mex Clarke Muss Welch Mastin Cupaires J. A. Morshage and J. Roberta, with participants from FresHWATER Club 8 Grade and EDGE WILL CLUB Ay Reneres. It names several grades and reserve names such as N. Thomas Davis L. Putte C. Leckman and Mrs Brown, along with Br Grade 1d Strike and VIEW CLR Whiitice Cap teams.
Townsville Wem faces Boise rivals in a long awaited intercity game next Sunday at 3:30 PM for the Viagem Cup. The Kisdan indies edge their Townsville counterparts, with high hopes pinned on Fe Sten Ikeea and the Corner squad to challenge for the Wey He shield.
Fragmentary OCR text discusses a library on wheels concept, mentioning hospital service and attempts to provide solid fare. It includes garbled phrases about containment, methods, and people, with unclear names and locations. The readable portion highlights targeted outreach to patients and staff for reading materials and mobility.
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