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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 09, 1921
Page
8
The report covers a cricket match at Guclinghem Hall on Friday with Armarong's Eleven and Hobineca's team contending amid rain and injury pauses. It notes a one o'clock start in a stonewalled setting and lists several player actions and substitutions.
London reports discuss fatigue risks for Leicester and a shorter workday for players. Sidney Patton analyzes Australia’s bowlers and England’s captaincy while noting the varied wicket and the impact on Douglas Hobbs and upcoming Test matches.
Attendance reaches 5 000 as Surrey defeats opponents in a drawn match at The Oval. Players include Herida Serpe Gregory Strudwick and Hendry with notable bowling by Feader and Me. Total score tallies show 325 for 6 wickets.
The Norman Park crowd fills the stands for the Amin Knock-out final with Gordon and Kennedy sides showing strong play in a tight first half. Tanna and Stokes convert for Kennedy while Gordon attackers press, drawing high enthusiasm from supporters.
In a tight match Gordonvale battles Kennedy with strong defence and swift tries. Tanna and Naughton stand out as score contributors while Stephens and Stokes miss several kicks. A dispute over residency rules sparks controversy among Kennedy players and officials.
On Saturday May fixtures Valles beat Carlton 19 to nil and University defeated Christian Bros 16 to 13 at Seapatc e. SeepaTCe beat Western Suburbs Coorparoo to become the first club to rejoin the Suburbs in competition since 1919.
In a Saturday night screening at Cairne a powerful film shows The Courage of Marge O Doone. Jeheel O Doone and his wife and daughter Marge live in the North West region. Mrs O Doone loses reason over her husband’s long absence. A train traveler is separated from his companion and Marge is found by Herne who brings her to Father Roland who is Michael O Doone, the pretender. The mother reappears at the cabin after a long search. The bill also includes Beach’s The Crimson Gardenia and a Larry Lemon comedy with repeat shown tonight.
A bustling Saturday crowds out many while a film titled In A Clock A hit charms patrons. Gray the timid clerk dominates a subplot as love and ambition tug at a weary worker. The feature, plus a bold “great rave” of cinema fragments and a Gazette cartoon, fills the page.
An ornate ad style passage touts Pear Bromle and Gla Whise with a vaudeville tone about a comic play and a beauty soap claiming to restore skin and hair. It markets Reneens Soap as a universal beauty product amid sensational headlines and mixed product pitches.
An old medical note describes neurasthenia tied to modern life fatigue. It recommends country living and Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood lifting tonic, claiming restoration of nerves and prevention of anaemia with proper diet.
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