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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
May 29, 1953
Page
2
An Australian insurance notice promotes the Personal Accident and Sickness Policy from Manufacturers Mutual. It invites readers to contact the Townsville District Office to learn how the policy provides affordable coverage through Australia’s largest general insurer.
Rumored as a strong contender, Bonn y Jim shows decisive speed in May 3 trials at Cairn, with Ruglia and Lyl close behind. Bracelet Cut and Tartare alley workouts hint at a premium handicap entry while selections favor Fulh-Division Maiden Hark and bracelet prestige.
Mareeba Turf Club announces a two day meeting on Coronation Day and Tuesday. Special rail motor trains depart Mareeba Saturday at 1 00 pm arriving Cairns 4 50 pm. Return journeys possible with later services. A rail motor to Cairns departs Mareeba at 6 20 pm. Includes visitor arrivals from Dimbulat and local timetable notes for attendance at races.
A chaotic OCR summary of racing card results from Sydney and Edinburgh venues includes numerous horse names such as Gay Venice, Proletaire, and Reunite, with multiple handicaps like Nursery Handicap and Suburban Handicap. Mentions of horses, jockries, and odds appear amid disjointed race notes, with scattered results and alignments across events and venues.
A compact note details a welter event, noting a 17 furlongs distance and a 1.40 time. The entry cites Nundar as a participant, with minimal context and no further outcomes provided.
The listing shows a crowded field with Petar Prac Tindahl Mage Sereil and others. Various horses like Witham Pressman Meelpay Spearie Hone Thimder God and Burner Mandicap appear with placements and numbers. Details are fragmented but indicate result standings and handicap notes from a race dated June 7.
The Atherton Hospitals Board invites tenders for tennis court pots and related services. Timetable notices indicate altered train lines and railing of goods for Coronation Day sites. Deadline information follows for the Ameren and Herberton areas.
Fragmented OCR lists show a Cairo branch Australian Labour Party meeting in Trader Hall at night and a North Queensland Orchid Society gathering at Amateur Pickermen’s Hall. The page also contains a long, garbled sports and society index with numerous names and figures.
In Mossman on May 25 the Douglas Shire Council met with Cr Rex as chairman and Cr Sacosi present. The meeting approved two divisions in the council's accounts and discussed payments to the town clerk and work contracts while considering an alternate scheme for accounts and the continuation of fines collection.
The report lists divisions and entries for Southern Stakes style racing at Springvale with horses including Migen Top Silver Mires Top Saher and Cambuse plus towns Sunbury Townsville and Loddon. It notes times distances and handicaps across several heats with multiple horses and placements.
The Mossman shire council discussed extending Cassiwart engineering oversight for church grounds and street corner signage, approved boiler repairs and ventilator installations, and planned quotations for drainage and shed work. They noted health department postings, urban planning queries, and regional board letters on electricity, water, and show permits.
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