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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Jun 28, 1921
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR summary notes first class accommodations at reasonable rate in Cairns under care of Mrs. Bital sour. Dining room described, hotel proximity to Abbott Street, with calls to auctioneers and brokers for commissions, bids and sales.
Fragmented report records a basketball event with unclear timing and players. Mentions Overland, Draper, Cauldy, Harthage, and several players across scattered scores such as 31-30 and 31-19. Content is garbled with many misspellings and missing context.
A long OCR fragment lists Cantaly Stakes entrants and many horse names including Eurychnie Heal Molly's Hobe Fluency Blue Cross Nauti Ethiopia Vile Bang Bee St Violinelts Warbler Strathredale Grey Abbey Mort Beaille Moyal Comedy Rostellin Warbler Wile Cool Light The Warbler True Sua Dundurrin Polydor Pistolaire Antariane Sefton Decqulen Fash wold Andere Jun etc. The text names numerous horses and probable owners or stables in a dense catalog.
In London on June 26, New Zealanders defeated the home team 126 to 112 in a closely watched tour basketball game. The score reflects a strong second half surge by the visitors led by standout performances from key players.
The Grand Prix de Paris in Paris on June 27 saw Lemonore win 4 to 2 against Elechote with Harpocrat also noted. The past value race was worth 400,800 francs and public disappointment followed Lord Derby's absence due to lameness.
The article outlines visit arrangements for the Innisfail football teams on Friday, with junior players excused by excision and others required to notify the secretary by Tuesday night. Teams will travel by train Friday morning, with practice and accommodation details, captaincy decisions, and reminders for players to inform the executive of absences or disciplinary needs by the following Monday.
Melbourne Cup weights are listed with horses such as Welchia Richmond enmauhale Due Epeeiallay and many others. The chaotic OCR presents a long list of horse names and weights including Seabound Kay Foren Prince and Comedia Vodka among numerous misread entries.
In a weekend bowls meeting a discussion fixed up matters for the Sayers commission and the coming event. Cobbe led early with a 148 scoring streak while Northage edged ahead as play continued with Cobbe and Northage exchanging leads and several players including Draper and Hoare contributing to the semis.
Palece theatre presents Tevnight The Pane Theitee and Aliaddin for two nights with Taylor and Cole management. A four night season opens with a ballet and a cast including Barton Gilbert Walsh Pennington Kaine Graham Milton Drake and others. Also on bill is A Sage Arvab Hamlet at Willam Deswand's. Locoed Larry tells of a son seeking revenge for his murdered father while posing as a criminal to trap Dutton.
A fragment discusses a person named Anya and a claim about costs and work months, stating the cost to keep comfort at 400 per annum and alleging only four months of work per year. It mentions cane casting and a quote about Australians and an interview in Sydney.
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