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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 24, 1945
Page
2
Melbourne May 23 Acceptances for Moonee Valley races list Salligay nest Brato Goa G4 RanSnitwe 3% Rikeatoa 2 Everest and HOSPICE MAIDEY plate. Final entries show field prospects and potential contenders ahead of the weekend meeting.
Eddie Pollard won the outing with Percy Buettel second. Tiger Henderson won the trophy with a 20 point handicap. A bream weighed 4 pounds 12 ounces, the season lead. Arthur Prichard landed halfway in the boat causing a stir, while Tom En Fight and Ubla fellow had near misses.
May 38 at a Natinal District meeting Rabines and Tully clubs sought admission to the league. Secretary W Beamand instructed committees to monitor Babine and Tully and to send reps to a Tuesday Innisfail League meeting to discuss the issue.
Handicaps announced for Saturday racecard include Tre Cours, Mark's Way, Pride of Crime, My Solace, Memory Lass, and Siger'swe joints. The list names numerous dogs and bets, with forthcoming auction details and a May 28 sale date noted by officials and organizers.
Fragmented OCR text listing horse names and numbers. Readable items include a sequence of horse names such as King Rothe, Robert's Hero, Top Staker, and others like Marana and Battle Sr, with fragmentary race details and yard measurements.
The notes recount multiple matches fromFNQDBA events with results for Roach, Roche, Archdall, McGrath, Wiseman, Innes, Murchison, McLaughlin, and others. Pairings include Boden Davies, Creedy Crowley, Tadman Morgan, and more with final outcomes and notable performances.
A long Sunday session covered A and B grade singles with Thornley defeating Jennings 31-23 and Willis crushing Reynolds 31-9. Stevens beat Dimes 31-15 while Gamble edged King 31-? and Healy toppled Clem 31-15 as conditions favored robust play and large crowds packed the venue.
Fragmentary report notes Brichke versus Weatherley in a May 2016 context with Consistency-Hynes 133 and a Whitchuren setting. Mentions a match where Brichke retires to win and a payoff to a club slated for an upcoming Sunday, with unclear other names and details.
In a Cricket London report dated May 2, the RAAF surprised Glamorgan by dismissing them cheaply and chasing a modest target. Glamorgan, in a troubled second innings, posted 108 for a win, while Peltford claimed three wickets and A W Raper added two, undermining Glamorgan's batting prospects.
The Strole writes on Range View Farm where Devon Sharihorn Shorthorn bulls were raised for Emillegse en route to Nechunn Sia Torn, owned by Mes Water. After wartime labor shortages, the owner planned a new breeding program with selected bulls from the Cashmere herd to stabilize stock and prepare a concrete dip when labor returns.
A garbled fragment references empire, Pacific threats, Europe, and peace, mentioning Britain and Dominions, assumed agreements, and cautious outlook on dangers and triumphs without clear details or a coherent event.
Fragmentary text mentions Britain, empire, and Rome with vague references to conflict and jealousy. The lines appear as garbled notes from a historical discussion or editorial. No clear event or date is identifiable from the readable fragments.
A garbled OCR fragment references a case on state charges involving a clerk and a defendant. Details are unclear, with multiple corrupted words and missing context, making it difficult to determine the event, parties, or outcome.
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