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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jul 29, 1946
Page
2
Nomination extended for the Maresh racecourse meeting with a tentative timetable announced this afternoon. Residents await final entries as organizers confirm venue and dates for the event.
Local racing followers saw Orange Treasure win a gripping race with a late surge and creditable performance under pressure. Lady Ange and Copper Stall provided solid challenges as other top contenders faltered, with Orange Treasure edging clear by a neck and later margins.
Fragmented OCR of a race meeting showing divisions, horses, times, and betting. Contains names like ORANGE TREASURE and BOLD BONG with unclear outcomes and multiple divisions. Overall notes a close finish and a narrow win by Repshot in a disorderly record.
Reports from Brisbane July 28 describe a horse race in which Repahan Ni Nis Reith won after a tight finish. Jockey Thompaon guided the winner through serious early pressure and late challenges. The field included Mongion, Austallan, and others in a closely contested event with a photo finish possibility.
The Herbert River meeting at Ingham featured the Herbert River Handicap and the Ingham Cup with equal prize money. Pears claimed the pacemaking and chased a fast time while Dewney faced disqualification for improper practice. Bouts and penalties affected several runners as Melarch and Garo led the field in the main events.
A fragmented report notes a win for Mantin and Brigbane in a late July athletic event. Several names and results appear jumbled, with references to races, times, and place indicators. Readable entities include local competitors and a regional venue, framed as a brief sports snippet.
A garbled OCR snippet lists multiple names and terms such as mee hoes NE 4 Nora St and Gallery, with scattered references to people, places, and items like souvenirs and bracelets. The text is unreadable in main facts but preserves several proper nouns and possible locations.
Jockey Mulley plans to stay with Bernborough and not travel to America as a Breeders Cup style trip looms. Bernborough’s owner Mr A C Romano announced the horse would not contest Warwick Stakes at Randwick or the King’s Cup later in the year, keeping Mulley on board for Doomben and Newmarket commitments.
Fragmentary racing notes from Moonee Valley list entries for Glenfern and Red Alder among others with unclear times and placements. Contains names like W Richards and A McCay plus odd spellings and stray terms, suggesting a damaged OCR page of a horse race card.
Fragmentary OCR text describes hockey teams and partial scores with garbled player names and locations making it impossible to determine a coherent game result or involved parties.
Fragmentary OCR text contains scattered letters and partial words. no coherent names, places, dates, or events are readable to form a factual news item or summary.
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