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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Jul 31, 1928

Page

9

Brisbane meets QTC weights and secretaries shakeup

Weights published for the QTC First Trial seven furlongs and other minor events. The Brisbane meeting notes list numerous horses and weights with entries like Coal Heir and Mirant Lad, while a Brisbane special notes Mr A Morris stepping down as super steward after 1908 and a special August 7 meeting to select replacements from 156 applications.

Brisbane Queensland Turf Club Today A. Morris

Exhibition Meeting Card Lists City Races and Entries

The report lists entrants and betting prices for major races at the Exhibition meeting in Sydney on July 20. It names horses in the Ascot Handicap and Metropolitan Handicap with numerous entries and odds, including Mag gie Pie Killarney and many others, plus late selections for Sydney events such as Epsom and Metropolitan.

Australian racing handicaps at Melbourne meeting

Handicaps listed for VIAI.C. meeting at Melbourne with entries across Australian Hurdle and Moonda Steeplechase. First acceptances include Pildin Henare Johnny Cske Kumiurd Longlands Romeo Seat Coybeau Aditi Migrant El Nido Parupa Sir Alogy Opntrooper and many others. notable contenders include Clan Robert Nyangay Homerus Smoke Bomb and Kon gon with varied weights and speeds noted.

Spearset Spearer Maple Lady Beth Hassieo Walorem Batteryman Homerus Phonic Elarb Hawick Ataman Noscitur Heppinson Walean Cairncross Darmour Repuigd King Seventh Heaven Coeur de Lion Pildin Henare Johnny Cske Kumiurd Longlands Romeo Seat Coybeau Aditi Migrant Aliltrim Nobility el Nido Parupa Sir Alogy Opntrooper

Rugby Predicted Showdown Between NSW Colts and Queensland Cobbled

The report lists NSW and Queensland colts selections for a Brisbane Cricket Ground match on a Wednesday with Full-back Kadwell and three-quarters Byrne Hardy Shankland Willard Harves Fletcher and forwards Cavanough Linfield York Mogridge Quinn Kingston Bailey. Also notes Brisbane team beat Rockhampton 50 to Ayr 15 to 12 and All Blacks beat Free State 15 to 11 in Bloemfontein.

Brisbane One Rockhampton Ayr Praskeiee S ?Ayr New South Wales Queensland Brisbane Cricket Ground Wedneady Kadwell Byrne Hardy Shankland Willard Harves Fletcher Cavanough Linfield York Mogridge Quinn Kingston Bailey

Australian Dairy Exports Board holds annual meeting in Melbourne

At the Melbourne gathering of the Australian Dairy Exports Board T F Plunkett of Queensland was re elected chairman The year end June 30 finances showed £2523 8 in export butter levies and £10048 18 brought forward The total admin cost reached £12072 5 9 with £5457 9 8 spent in Australia The board slated big cuts in parades advertising and admin and discussed cutting overseas freights.

Melbourne Ustralian di Export Board T. F. Plunkett Queensland Australia Parardes United Kingdom

Vatican's Farewell to Sydney Eucharistic Congress Prelates

Rome reports Australia Day events as the Pope meets Cardinal Cerretti and blesses the Papal mission bound for Sydney. He will celebrate Mass at St Mary's Cathedral using a chalice gifted for the congress and entrusts earth and stone tokens to church leaders for the Brisbane cathedral project. Pilgrim group departs for Sydney on Sunday.

Rome Australia Cardinal Cerretti Sydney St. Mary's Cathedral Caccia Dominicai Brisbane Stete

Mission Departs for Australia from Rome Farewell

Cardinal Cerretti leads a large mission from Rome to Australia with many bishops bidding farewell. Cerretti cites strong enthusiasm as a sign Sydney Congress will be a success. Thousands of Neapolitans also hold farewell for the mission.

Rome Cardinal Cerreti Greates Australia Cardinal Cerretti Sydney

Australian Rules Round One Scores From Melbourne

Fine weather hits round one of Australian Rules football in Melbourne. Collingwood Richmond Carlton Hawthorn Melbourne St Kilda Nor Melbourne Essendon South Melbourne Footscray Geelong all feature in early premiership standings with Collingwood and Melbourne tied at top with 48 points. Richmond 40, Essendon next. Carlton Footscray and St Kilda follow.

Melbourne Collingwood Richmond Oy Carlton Hawthorald Fiusta St. Kilda Noor Melbourne Essendon South Melbourne Footscray Geelong Richmond

Athletics disqualification cancelled for J Brown

At a July meeting of the Athletics Association the case of runner J Brown for furnishing incorrect performances was revisited. The executive cancelled the life disqualification after fresh evidence, and all affiliated bodies will be advised.

Dwyer Fights Duffy In Expected Northern Test

Boxing fans await Saturdays showdown as Dwyer seeks to prove his form after a prior loss to Nevins and Nevins pursues revenge. Lex Duffy, a young challenger, aims to topple the ex heavyweight champion in a high stakes bout.

Wine from West Australia in North Queensland fined

Innisfail July 2 reports a cane-gang member J Kanovich was convicted for selling twelve casks of wine imported from West Australia without a license. Police led by Sergeant Tuohy found seven casks and four and a half casks sold. Kanovich admitted selling and receiving no direct profit. The court imposed a 30 pound fine, three months internment, and ordered forfeiture of the wine valued at about £90.

Innisiail Innisfail West Australia South Johnstone Beny Tuohy Trtinfarl Ard Apeeinigpee Selby Charmwe South Johnsiie Jim Aa. BE Atkin DML J. Kanovich South Johnstane Lanisdail Sergeant Tuohy M. A. Vandelour Defendans No. 2 Branch Selby Aummins Liz Vandeleur No. 2 North Aceiees Queensland Lefendant Gang Brant Wet Australia Aitkins Watdelear Aitkin

Flying Officer Murdock Aims Capetown Flight Round Trip

Flying Officer Murdock of the Sun African Air Force left Croydon to fly to Capetown and back, a distance of 600 miles, in 14 days. He hopes to prove it possible to fly through the rainy season in the Sudan and justify a year of service in fenwahle.

London Murdock Sun African Air Force Croydon Soan Aveo Avian Capetown IA Lays Sudan Fenwahle

Paramount to Make Film From Winning Screen Story

Paramount Pictures and the press ran a contest to discover new screen writers. A £1000 prize went to Rena Vale, a former hosiery salesgirl and former schoolteacher, for the winning story to be produced as a film titled Swag under George Hancroft for the 1929 Whole Show Faeries slate.

Parament Pictures Hehd Paramount Indaes Xing Rena Vale Vale Frey Ann Paramount Studios

Cairns Advertised Events and Tenders

Tenders invited for mast supply by Cairns Hospital Hoard. Wholesale Merchants close at 1.0 pm Friday for Annual Meeting of the Caled Jockey Club. A. J. Draper Limited and others announce sales on Tuesday. Cairns Gymnasium Club holds a special sale Wednesday night. Catholic Court Ionis Hall opens Friday afternoon. Furniture and items slated for sale at various events on August 3 and 1 in Cairns venues.

Cairns Caleag Jockey Club Messrs A. J. Draper Peetes Ionis Hall Mesera Woodward Cne

Trunk Life and Phone Listings Across States Noted

Fragmentary OCR hints at telephony and trunk life terms with mentions of starting price and regulation in Brisbane. References to 1914 establishment and items such as 3 Box 200 and 4 dollars imply a catalog or advertisement context. Not enough clear event or names for fuller itemization.

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