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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jul 24, 1942

Page

6

Racing picks for Ascot week feature many runners and titles

A crowded Ascot card highlights Grand National rivals and top sprinters. Victory March and Amazed lead Juvenile contests while Triggerman and Abspear seek upset wins in the Handicap series. Other entries include Radical, Flying Knight, Winniper, Duke Cullen, and General Smuts as contenders across Welter and Mile events with hopes for notable placings.

Winterset Victory March Sachem Tempus Fugit Tipton Bigelds Amazed Plorin Elson Up & Wood Trace Cellini Beamish Aberfeldie Harley Battens Brower Sline David Spear An, & Chance Naval Revue Dermut Hatchen Teieserman Ascot Triggerman A. Knox Thompson Erek Azo Abspear Romero Newcasle Gilltown Flying Knight Victoria Park Han Rosehll Winniper Camterbury Cunar General Smith Rahl Esserial Bedford Duke Cullen Rand, Wick St” Canterbury Saur Ge

Acceptances in Brisbane feature fifth division debut

Albion Park previews list for Saturday with Fifth Division run over eight furlongs and Second Division over seven. Mentioned are horses Westminster Sunproof Pitter Paiter and Mons Ophelia with recent form in Meigen Handicap and Encourage Herdiccy events, plus Danish Don Bronzemond De Gaulle and Warenda among top contenders in varied divisions.

Brisbane Albion Park Saurday Westminster Sunproof Pitter Poiter Lorenda Ana’ Mons Ophelia Beal Westminaier de Gaulle Sucproof L’grands Pitter Paiter Iandicsp Fest Ray Mons Ophelia King Verilza Dav Overture Warenda Aft Golden Golly Pri Bronzemond Alla Rome Brigin Denny Alts Son Bransemond de Alle Giikman Skoul Lewis Gun Golden Saelody Mirace Molenge Bear King Eire Lewison My. Skoal Golden Melody Tim ‘Shirane Matoryx Derrimut High Rank Opera Kanuriz Ashington Wecot Etuday Prendeor Roperall Grilarsed Remkedston Meads Canddacy Tor Weibnt Abo Handicas Elatip Sewark Bothwell de Divaviin Gill Roy Armin Budson Bay Vars Don Fm Biskens Secon Nya Es. Beaton Spranead Seanad Ballin Steet Tiapey Suva Haine Trent Faterdlius Porto Ake Oy Revel Peer Kinewa Duke Cullen

Bornstall Cycle Club Hosts Eight Mile Road Race

Readable fragments show the Bornstall Cycle Club hosting a cycling event over an eight mile course. Details are sparse but indicate local club participation and race format.

Tyo Bornstall Cycie Club Eldite Una

Quick Insect Destroyer Advertised For Household Use

An OCR fragment promotes a product called Quick Insect Destroyer claiming it kills flies and other pests. The ad mentions spray methods and compares efficacy to pyrethrum, with garbled branding and stray phrases about odors and household use.

Local Brief on Sunday Event Involving Pete Nites

A fragmented OCR note outlines a Sunday gathering at a venue, with mentions of Pete Nites and a person named Clark. The readable parts reference a meeting or event, white attire, and possible speakers or participants, but most details remain unclear.

Unclear football recap with scattered names and quotes

Fragmented report covers a football game with references to players and coaches, but text is garbled and many names are unreadable. The piece hints at match details, strategies, and outcomes though specifics are impossible to confirm due to garbled OCR.

French Crops Razed by Fire in Marseille Region

Madrid reports six days of fruitless efforts to check fires burning vast woods and fields around Marseilles. The French government has proclaimed the death penalty for deliberate arson to crops. A Vichy correspondent alleges an anti national hint to begin the outbreak.

Madrid Marseilles Heny Vichy

Local Jobs and Auctions Notice from Queensland Shires

Employment calls include a female accountant position in Cairns and a typist post in Mossman, with the Doukise Shire Council inviting applications. The Mareeba Pig Board announces a pig price rise. Herberton District Hospital seeks a probationer nurse. Mareeba School of Arts hosts dances. library hours listed. Auctioneer CH Crossland to sell 20 head of horses and carts at Gordonvale yard tomorrow at 2:30 pm.

Cairns Doukise Mossman Reyites Mareebe Herberton District Mzreeba School of Arts School of Arts Thay Whe Crossland, Auictioneer Mulgrave Shire Connell Yards Gordonvale

Fishing Notes and Black Breast Update

Fragmentary fishing notes mention Black Breast and Py Sagar with unclear context. Limited readable text suggests notes on catch reports or local fishing observations, but essential names and details are unreadable.

Answers to What Do You Think Southern Iava 2

A reading note presents questions about the Southern Iava region and includes mention of the Hawaiian Islands, Sumatra, and the Malays. The fragment suggests a quiz or discussion prompt with geographic references and possible historical or linguistic notes.

Hawaiian Islands

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