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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 07, 1918
Page
4
Experts inspecting the Flemington course praised the surface improvements and forecast fair to good going for the day. Three races on the straight are expected to be run over the original course. Prince Randolph led Australian Cup betting while Wallace Isinglass eased slightly.
Melbourne hosts the VRC Autumn meeting with Aptaen Hurdle and Mountain God as hopefuls. Sea Power features in the program alongside scratchings and key races shaping the meeting's outcomes.
Melbourne racing news details amended Ips for the Australian Cup with top hopes Wallace Isinglass Red Pennant and Defence leading the market. Plans note Mountain God sale and Wishing Cup commission, with starting times for Thursday and Saturday and latest Cup figures. Desert told work and track conditions described as satisfactory after rain ceased.
The Peninsula article discusses Dr. Jack's respected account of early exploration and gold finds. It highlights key figures like Charlie Lobb, Peter Brown, Mulligan, and Sefton, noting who led parties and who earned credit for discovering gold, while recalling hardships and the rough, communal life of frontier prospecting.
A critic argues that contemporary novels replace traditional plots with psychology of youth. The piece mocks overlong moral tales, notes focus on school life and appetite over soul, and suggests novelists study juvenile psychology through diet and development rather than events.
Fragmentary reminiscences name Cairns residents and old hands in Palmer days, noting figures like Dave Gremery and J. Hoggsfield tied to Tate Tin field, and referencing Graphite on missions and local violence tied to missionary stations and bush memories.
The article surveys a trend in fiction where authors imitate successful forms. It credits Arnold Bennett and Kipling as influencers, contrasts with Wells, and notes a shift toward psychology driven storytelling. It discusses enduring characters like Sherlock Holmes and evolving styles across generations.
Eyewitness account of a prearranged man-to-man clash between Captain Ball and German ace Immelman. The duel, observed from trenches, ended with Ball’s death after a dramatic series of maneuvers and Ball delivering a wreath before falling.
Despite measures by health boards, child death rates remain high during hot weather. A favorable bowel illness surge is reported at one hundred cases, avoidable with timely use of Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy. Sold everywhere.
A sensational motion drama features Jack Frookheld a gambling house keeper with telepathic powers. Helen returns to Brookfield and her son Clay faces murder charges with Dist. Atty. Hardmuth pursuing a death sentence. An appeal to the Supreme Court follows a confession coercion and a news scoop shifts the verdict to Not Guilty. Viola Campbell’s interest adds romance as Helen and Frookheld are finally united.
Mareeba residents attend the grand opening night at the School of Arts with a live show headlined by Mutiny and Mackay in Kane. The cyclone theme is presented as firsthand footage from the devastated town. Popular prices prevail and audiences are invited for an engaging Thursday cinema experience.
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