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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 02, 1951
Page
2
Fragmented notice lists job openings at Isis Mill including plumbers, female clerks, senior clerks, and machinists. It mentions shifts, term dates, and locations in London with prices and employment details variably noted alongside scattered names and dates.
Mareeba Turf Club lists event details with nominations and sacred notes. Secretary: Cairns Jockey Club.
The Jubilee Race Meeting on Wednesday May 9, 1951 features multiple handicaps including the Jubilee Handicap with £35 prize, the Woree Handicap, the Pabr Handicap, and the Sevis Diy Handicap. The card lists entries such as Homesl htaage and Drvienens Horn, with purses of £35 or £9 noted for various races.
Cairns Jubilee Meeting notices the clubs wit Marmasse on Wednesday May 8. It advertises 20 rides for professional jockeys in all races at a Berane venue while approved riders will be shown to ride in the Signin and Ninth Divisions only. Entries close Friday next.
Scrappy notes from Eagle Farm on Saturday list Bay-Weighta for fe minor events. Bay Thorne, Anchor 13, Good Days, Master Rimvel, and Phyllis Portes feature in sprint and handicap entries. The page also shows claret stakes results with Gay Craft and Monash among the contenders, plus various odds and prices across the card.
In Brisbane on May 1 twelve horses remained in the Morera Handicap field to be run at Ascot on Saturday. The entries include Davee, FA Secor, Bonweirvam, Amanaien, Exneiee, Sem Bay and other contenders as listed in the final draw.
Atherton division racing announces weights for a forthcoming event to be held on Saturday May. Riders include Tolga Aibiler and Ben 9 OT with entries for the seventh division hack and other listed horses. A note mentions Cairne on today May with local betting interest and a confirmation of race days.
The Innisfail racing card lists weights for Saturdays events. Key runners include Turk Cube and Pioneer Randicap contenders, with various divisions and handicaps noted. Local bookmakers and fans anticipate a tight meet as horses carry adjusted weights across divisions.
Mrs Mawdsley and partner beat Miss Grigg in the Far North Queensland women's final after a hard match. The event featured strong performances from Mawdsley Turner Prichard Bayly and Hayee Carr with notable showings by ONeill, Grigg, and many others in singles and doubles across the competition.
Unfavourable weather disrupted the bowling programme with matches moved to Monday. Contested events featured many players including Morgan Parker Daniels Hoole and Koon Br Sting Atlee Pavel ila Kelis Segtt Robinson Week Bridgeworth Finch Giasneen Symora Eider Love Mittord White Soden and others. The Cairns club showed strength as Bowls fixtures for the coming weekend list Kirkly, Morgan, Burnell and more.
A garbled local notice outlines the Cairne class official opening with a Sunday event. It mentions entries for a program including notable matches and a chance for many participants to compete, alongside a committee promise of a strong tournament.
Native Roy Ancaran 34 from Gold Comat Alta headlines a boxing program at Ankaran Outpost with local rivals and a roster of opponents including Mackey Rustusun Botan Car Bosanks Whey Martin and MecKenze. The card features numerous bouts across Sunday with details on venues and participating clubs such as Hargrave Mackay Dillon Durrington and Morenn Faved. Earlier action listed includes Kirts Henderson Stokes Roth Mescusnes Starke and Gotan with several names repeated in results from Thursday and Friday matches.
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