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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 21, 1928
Page
9
At Townsville May 20 the Cairns Jockey Club meeting drew a fair crowd. The program featured heats and handicaps with horses such as False Call Flying-First and Amberedge in the Flying-First Heat, and notable riders including Stewart and Kinzie. Times and placements varied as wet track conditions affected performance and several races concluded with close finishes and few clear outcomes.
Fragmented report covers a Brisbane tatting meeting and a Melbourne racing day. Mentions include Maclin Pave GW/14 on tote for Long Hill, plus various horses, runners, and betting details with highlighted winners and placings across multiple events.
Atherton May 20. In a chaotic sequence of events the junior and senior races produced a tight finish with Atherton securing a 40 to 4 win over Mill a Millag while Tarsall and Atherton tied. Only a few matches were completed.
A garbled notice mentions a fundraising or program event on June 3 plus a tender invitation from Catena Hospitals Board for supplies of machinery. It references Cowell Avenue and a city setting, but many terms are unreadable.
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