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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

May 16, 1947

Page

3

Turf Gairns Races Third Pony Meet At Canton Park

The turf Gairns races will start with the Hurst Division at 2 pm following the Second Fourth Fifth Sixth and Seventh Divisions. All horses must be saddled at least 38 minutes before race time. Riders to depart to the Jockeys room at 15 pm. Bookmakers and riders see registration, permits required. Admission tickets on sale at the club office today. Train service: Cairne depart 110 pm Woree depart 230 pm.

Wil Hurst Jockeys Room Herrme Canton Park Admianon Cairne Woree

Mareeba Turf Club May Meeting Nominations Close

Mareeba Turf Club schedules its May 3% meeting with details published and owners reminded that nominations close on Monday May. The notice emphasizes entry deadlines and event timing for the programme.

Mareeba Turf Club Mandey May

Moangalba wins in record Ascot sprint event

At Ascot track Moangalba ran a record 1.161 for a furlong on the sand, beating rivals by broad margins. Stablemate Vervaine finished strongly, while Lord Shannan flagged Nestor and Gay Stan among other top placements in the event.

Brisbane Ascot Moangalba Loepacenty Seehia Vervaine Lord Shannan Iki Nestor Aoss Isking Valruck Ptt Sten Ee Idee

Canby Georgetown T-etericn Outcome From August Cairns

August Cairns report shows limited legible details about an event connected to Canby Georgetown. Readable fragments indicate a tied or disputed result with uncertain timing and participants. Further context from the original page is required for full accuracy.

Cairns Cairae Canby Ceara Se Georgetown

Mareeba Notes May 10 boxing tournament planned

The Mareeba committee met with National Witness regarding display at Atherton, decided to hold a boxing tournament on June 8 and 33, with Bert Rigluman lending support and plans to feature both nights. Members discussed venue and nominations, aiming to coordinate with local authorities for suitable arrangements.

Marezeba Mowihy National Pte Waa Eid Inoneum Teoma Trgredat Mtr. W

Dota Event Details From AP Pulte Spotlight

An unclear AP Pulte item references Dota and Jane I Oarmay with mentions of La erect ieee. The readable fragments provide no coherent event, date, or participants. Further text is needed to produce a factual summary with named entities.

Ates AP Pulte Jane i la Erect Ieee

Southern Turf Review Highlights James Saenra Plate Action

A terse report from Stoney on May 1 covers the James Saenra Plate at the Southern Turf Review, noting Free Our Specie and rivals racing through a foggy morning. It details winners and contenders across divisions, including Rum Punch, Lady Marie, Custie the Gus Movocy Stakes, and multiple maiden and juvenile events at various tracks, with emphasis on form, distances, and notable performances.

James Saenra Stoney Cromaier Catia Lady Marie Custie Ain Uriouga Hall Letgihe Bie Rari Rous Furioeas del Tyche Promat Piiard Malden Reid Sauna Orig Maier Hantesp Rouse Ius Prental -Ausset Galler Sands Lervie Siz Urlooi Orerland’ Cariscoch Sasa Mara Grerlad Wagga Wanly

Hurdles and Handicaps Preview at Flemington

A ragged recap of Flemington racing notes previews Barkly Hurdle Grammere Storpinahase and related fields. Mentions Latani as a leading hurdler, names contenders like Cardinia and Medicine Well, and notes weights, draws, and likely rivals for the winter meeting events.

Latani Wangaratta Laigemer Square Moonee Valley Colebrook Fernsiale Handi Ellenist Medicine

Untitled fragment about Bhaanon purchase route

Fragmentary note mentions Lap and Frese Anerea in a purchase route. It references Australia and a planned acquisition but details are unclear. Entities include Frese Anerea and Bhaanon. context suggests an international buying effort with Australia involved.

Australia

Aeroglen News Report Shows Local Meeting Disrupted

A fragmented page notes a monthly event by the Aevum group with unclear details. Mentions individuals and a Saturday working session amid disarray, with references to a spate of disrupted plans and a forthcoming meeting at an unspecified place.

Ick PLC Theo Ba Bolen McLee

Frontal and Flying Handicaps Highlight Juvenile Races

A dense list of races and entries appears with names like James Barres Plate Castlereagh Crusader Lady Marie Welter Handicaps and Active Service. Included are Novice and Juvenile Handicaps with horses such as Sentiment Luck Sun King and Overland among others, plus various divisions and designations like First and Second Divisions and Two-Year-Old Handicaps.

Sentiment Castlereagh Strate Frondace Wivara Novi Tyene Orespian Santi the Galfer Wola Santa Maria Tactician Kleres Cader Sanceapetre

Fragmented OCR Street Names Publish Local Oddities

An assorted, unreadable OCR fragment lists place names and entities such as Melbourne London Wangaratta Canada and Sun with numbers. The text appears as garbled city and personal names, dates, and codes, lacking coherent narrative or identifiable event.

Community notices mix in noisy ad copy and dates

Fragmented OCR listing events and solicitations from multiple groups. Advertised meetings and auctions include measures by Gordonvals Amateur Fishing Club and Frank Bros with dates in May and public auction notices. Also mentions trainee nurse applications at Cairnes Hospitals Board and a Far Northern Canery Committee meeting at Cairne Masonic Club.

Momnan Groware Inrites Texdars Oe Btingy Charlie King and Co Aucticemen RAAF Camp Bberidas Street Briebane Rte Gordonvals Priday Hounter Bal Zumenda Jagean Hall Aggreer Frank Bros. Tinis Innis Coorumbs Far Northern Canonery Committee Cairne Masonic Club Carts Hospitals Board Caires Bee Hopital

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