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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 08, 1921
Page
8
A garbled OCR snippet outlines a visit plan with scattered fragments. It hints at midweek events around Wednesday and Tuesday with references to March, Saturday, and a “Plane WAV” note, but the text is largely unreadable and incoherent.
In a garbled track report several performances are noted with times and placements. Mentions of Corid, Cnehorn Gold, Victrola dole, Mercine G Tour, Flemington, Werribee, Bask bobashe, and Tal appear amid broken phrases and unclear results.
Fragmented report from Cairns Motor Best Club aquatics notes a second race around Admiralty. It mentions a trophy and several participants including Handi St, Horton, Breasth, Me ocean, and F Carter. Names are unclear due to OCR errors. outcome cannot be determined.
A meeting of the junior cricketers of Cairne will be held at the Siany Hotel at 8 p.m. on Friday night to form a junior slate to collaborate with the Cairns Cricket Association and possibly arrange matches with county centres. Invitation extended to all intending members.
Cramped OCR summary shows cricket score details with players Carne Remon Wskeen Wolf Renton and Cockrem from Edmonton First innings. Batting highlights include Carne 39 and several players reaching double figures as eight wickets fell for 72. Spurts of partnerships and bowlers Skeen Cockrem Burns and Sullivan circulate in the figures, with match notes fragmentary.
Fragmented OCR lists players and scores with many garbled names and numbers. Mentions Paxton McCoombe Archi Dore Richards and others, alongside partial scores and dates, but the exact event, team names, and outcomes are unclear. The passage appears to be a compact sports tally or match diary with numerous unreadable entries.
Cairns District Irish Association held its third annual general meeting in the rooms of the association. Membership reached about 300 with discussions on the 03/80 season and committee elections including Cahill Connors and Digkaon. Plans mention expanding hall facilities and integrating a debating society with the asylum and other groups.
Fragmented text describes a film program titled Palace Plavarve featuring a brochure about high life in Paris. Mentions director Saint and actor Warner. Notes weather and a screening night with characters including Japanese brothers and themes of victory and revenge with photoplays.
An illegible OCR fragment references Edmonton and a March date. Mentions a minister and state enterprises with talks on a new agreement with meat companies. Includes vague notes on a capital program, sister admissions, and company representatives.
Fragmented OCR text from a March report mentions Melbourne cabinet completion and a diver incident. It is incomplete, with garbled names and stray phrases, hindering a clear event or outcome.
March 7 report from Crisbane notes My Gillies Jeaven in conference with Mr Massey Yo about arranging for the butter industry to come under an Imperial contract and its termination at month end. It reports remaining butter and cheese stocks and a likely rise in supplies due to fresh rains. Also dated March 7, a separate item says communists armed with rifles burned naval workshops at Trie, clashing with troops and causing casualties.
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