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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 24, 1951
Page
3
A long mixed digest covers golf standings in St Andrews and Australia, hints at rugby and cricket match notes, yacht race results, and a quiz feature. It mentions St Andrews golf club dating to 1534, the Australian Championship, and a Plymouth to Weymouth yacht event with vessels like Landen and Dorado. The piece threads through scores, notable figures, and upcoming local sports curiosities.
A garbled draft discusses a boom in pipeline construction, citing vast mileage of installed lines and major projects from the Rio Grande to New York, plus cross continental gas routes. It notes high costs, fierce bidding, and uncertain market demand with estimates of future expansion and risks to contractors.
District bowls report shows Atherton Club opening with a narrow lead against rivals. Notable players include McKeown Whittaker and Straushar, while Corton struggles in late overs. Upcoming games slated for next Sunday with Cheater Hughes Fraser and Johns among names.
In Gordnevale Somany, four games were played in a patron's handicap. Schumacher narrowly beat Puan To as Coughlan, Poly, and Smith had early exchanges before dominance shifted. Final scores included 138-140 in one match with Conshlee Fairwn and Lae Miley contributing notable performances.
A deceler misprint notes no parade next Monday night due to extensive imitation work. An 800-strong party of officers trains at the depot on Cakestreet before midday Friday.
Fumble filled report lists Malanda teams and players such as Atecwell and Bungee Mischa, with matches against Babinda Memorial Club and Bayfield Tornahene. Results include Babinda’s win over Wara Bayfield and other listed scorers and outcomes from Saturday afternoon games.
A fragmented report notes a May 27 gathering of the Mareeba Memorial Bowling Club at Lerberton with plans for the Frank Gone trophy and a May 28 event. Several named players and regions appear, including Leinster, Madrid, DeBonds, Adcock, Peters, Low-Chay, and Gane. The message requests associates to arrive by 1:30 pm and mentions a transport from Herberton on May 28.
A fragmentary report from a rifle competition describes fair conditions with light wind at Secoma, noting bursts of accuracy from some teams and promising scores. Names like Be and Maslin appear among results with scores around 39 to 43, while references to upcoming trials suggest a mid June lead up to championships.
Mareeba Bowling Club announce a forthcoming match day inviting Raven, Favenshoe and associated players to be at the greens by 1 30 pm on that day. The notice lists names such as Stewart Edwards Armfield Shannon Cockram and others as participants or officials.
The executive committee discussed motions about referees for upcoming matches, including selecting neutral senior referees for the Atherton-Bareetn and Mareeba clubs. A motion to amend to provide costs for neutral referees and expenses passed for special meeting on May 24, with details on payments and scheduling.
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