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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 27, 1928
Page
11
Fragmentary OCR text mentions football and cricket teams with weekly filings. It references a FEST deadline by ten and Braytone Ah bial, but the fragment lacks clear names, dates, or places to establish a concrete item.
Nominations for the Cairns Jockey Club annual race meeting total 82, with 13 from Goedonvala, 9 from Mareeba, 1 from Innisfail, 9 from Ingham, 1 from Townsville, 1 from Mackay, and 29 local entrants. The list notes many named horses and handikaps for forthcoming trials and divisions, including Ingham Cup and Club Divisional Handicap events.
The board chaired by Mr. D Headrick meets at the office with Dr. A M Langan and others. A complaint against a bookmaker prompts examination, while licensing and race meeting notices are reviewed. A lease is granted and eleven applications for Stipendiary Steward and Handicapper are deferred for two weeks. Next meeting set for August 15.
The Herbert River Jockey Club's annual meeting starts today with strong fields anticipated. Acceptances for to-lay include entries from Doncaster era notes and a disciplined lineup shaping a keenly competitive program.
The Q T C annual meeting at the Turf Club discussed prize money and a lost motion. J F McGill urged £1200 for six races and a two dividend tote trial was debated. Davis widow compensation £750 noted. TC donors agreed £250 to Davis's widow and children after debate.
Acceptances for the Rosehill meeting show hurdle events about two miles. Indigo records 10.7, Proctor 10.0, Varney 9.10, Mod 9.9, Cha Shandonia 9.7 among others with entries Nene Tedwin and Tressady Also noted is a chance meeting on Saturday for further entries.
A garbled fragment hints at a horse racing win with a starting price of 4.29 and a 22 against line. The text references a winner and a chestout pose, but details are unclear and partially unreadable.
Interest grows for Sunday games at Innisfail as Cairns deploys three teams A B C to face locals. An excursion train leaves Cairns at 9 am with limited travel expected. notable Cairns players Burnee Raeitz The Baxter Hookhee ns Headrick Mc Don forwards and others listed. The English footballers departed Sydney for New Zealand with a first game set against Southland on August 1. The first match will be played on Ang mat.
The All Blacks trailed 2 13 to 6 at Tata as the visitors edged ahead by 13 points, with the home side attempting a comeback.
The schedule shows a Catholic cone opening in Innisf on August and a Novel Ball at Nelson Theatre Gardenvale on Friday July 2. A Dinner Dance is planned at Lake Hotel Yungaburra Eacham on Saturday July and a local auction by Mr H McBarron on Shields Street at 10 am selling an Overland car poultry eggs furniture and more.
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