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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 26, 1917
Page
4
A fragmentary racing card from Tow nsville lists multiple clubs and entrants. The dense OCR reads like a program with names such as Jostey Club and Tow nsv ile Turd Chat, plus many horses and weights. Details are incomplete but indicate a June event with seven furlongs and several horses listed by name and numeric weights.
Sunday match at Mareeba ground ends with Mareeba team beating Biboola 6 nil. Notable performers include Bell, Kelly, Swan for Mareeba and Dowdell, Welsh, Fox for Biboola. Next Sunday a joint Mareeba Biboola fixture with junior entries listed.
Maurice Comelle and Ethel Grandin headline a highly praised serial melodrama. Cast roles like Dr Montrose and Grandin deliver convincing performances amid well crafted mystery, lighting, and steady direction by T. Hayer Hunter.
A garbled report from Torugal describes a racing meeting at Morphettville with a large attendance. Mentions horses Maun Lad Devron Wee Gan and several others, but many names are corrupted. The text notes favorable conditions and a crowd presence.
A garbled report covers a Mulgrave rifle event with mention of teams and shooters. It notes participants such as Simp and a visitor from Atlinhom and references yard ranges and upcoming matches. The text references grasps at tactics and scoring but remains unclear on full results or standings.
Attendances rose as seven bowls matches were played with notable duels. Standish defeated Murray, Bennet and Lemon beat Hoole and Fagel, while Draper claimed a singles win over Draper. Doubles matches featured Hoare and Philios overcoming Skee and Over, with strong play and several tense moments throughout the day.
In this distressed fragment the mother seeks relief for her child using Sheldon's New Discovery and Dr Sheldon’s remedies. The text implies a household cough and fever scenario where the remedy aims to keep the child safe and comfortable, with mention of measles and nightly caregiving.
A fragmentary review note describes Trianele Fine Arta's new play Filiz-Filts set in Cairns this week. It highlights a home centered heroine and a conflicted husband amid a plot involving a crooked detective and a tense divorce narrative, with a final showing tonight at White's.
The piece extols the current theater week with strong praise for Pre o' the Ring and A ber Bier drama. Peg and Hugo are mentioned as central figures under enemy control. The text reads like a promotional notice for a local stage event with sensational tone.
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