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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Mar 24, 1928
Page
11
Officials are instructed that all notices about cricket, football and other sports must be lodged with the Post for Friday's edition by 10 pm on Thursdays. Late submissions cannot be guaranteed publication.
Scattered race results and horse names from Melbourne and Ascot meeting pages. Mentions Mare Weisbanes, various stables, events, and handicaps with mixed, fragmentary details.
In a compact track meet lineup Robehill selections feature in the Maire Hurdles and a four year valley Hatta mile. Bayou officials showcase reviving entries including Manica and Rae om Bars with an emphasis on high weight sprint events.
The report notes ongoing league football activity with team rosters and matches at Gordonvale and Cairns. Harold Hunter and George Saitle are mentioned among players, with Cairns losing a popular star to another city. the piece hints at upcoming games and the season’s challenges.
Fragmented notes describe upcoming games and training plans. Mentions ironwork and regional teams with a Montgomery area context. Details are unclear but reference a match against Cairay Blue and a Horethore club forming a training association.
A fragmented odds list shows multiple horses and jockeys with varied times and placements across a racing card. Names include Jessie's Dream Crassina Davokine and Walbajan with numbers and positions suggesting a sequence of race results and betting notations.
A collection of notices announces an auction, an excursion, furniture sale, petty sessions auction at Normanton, tender invitations from Cairns Co operative Milk Co, and upcoming dances and social events in Mareeba Cairns region. Includes public farewell, aquatic club party, and Cairns Teanly Club meeting notices with dates in March via local halls and venues.
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