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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 05, 1923
Page
8
A vintage ad lists aluminum colanders eight inches and six by three, preserving pans ten inches, hot water aluminum items two pints, and canister sets with prices like 6 and 9 shillings. The oddly phrased catalog mentions a cheaper line, fancy views, and galvanised items including a notable fowl item.
The Chines Pere Theatre announces a bright programme headlined by Constance Talmadge in Woman's Place a romantic comedy drama from John Emerson and Anna Loos with humor and action. Also shown is The Lay of the Dugont and a Veent comedy Wis Beiter Mieit. A spring romance tale and a feature on recent scientific news accompany the program with full orchestra attendance.
Australasian Lawn Tennis Association tonight names new selectors and announces player promotions. Secretary Micka reports changes affecting national selections amid a Philadelphia march timetable and ongoing tour events.
Boxing cards at Sydney Stadium and Brisbane Stadium on March 4 and 11 feature Webby Grau defeating George Mendies after a hard clash with Mendies down five times in the fourth round. In Brisbane, Unwin narrowly defeats Tarrant for the welterweight championship. Separate Melbourne reports note Stewart beating Williams in a middleweight title match with a hard fought 16th round finish.
A large crowd watched Sunburst break a Newmarket record at Sunbury with a strong 4 to 4 finish in a lead hand event. Caserta led the field and featured horses like Lisnavane and Scarlet Im, while the day showcased the Newmarket Handicap, with Buckets of bets placed and Windy Wane in top form.
A detailed match report describes a boxing bout in which Roland faces Bell, with fierce exchanges and crowd action. The fight swings through the rounds, Roland pressing the tempo while Bell absorbs and counters, finishing with Bell's victory as the referee halts the contest and Bell is declared winner.
An OCR damaged report notes Racaim winning a pack plate event with unclear times and multiple garbled phrases. It references racing teams, venues, and several figures, but key details and names are unreadable, leaving the outcome as the only solid fact amid scattered fragments.
A fragmented 1960s newspaper ad shows Boland's sales pitch offering discounted tools hardware and household goods. Numerous items listed include food choppers universal and Lindsay sausage mills, scales, brooms, brushes, laundry scruns, flour, rope, hinges, locks, castors, wrenches, saws, paints, and special quotes. Noted emphasis on price reductions and clearance of stock.
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