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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Nov 05, 1929

Page

9

Melbourne Cup contenders and downfield talk on Phar Lap

Doncaster analyzes the Melbourne Cup field led by Phar Lap and Night March with Manfred’s fading hopes. Night March appears to rival Windbag, while Phar Lap is tipped as the hottest favorite but faces challenge from Amounis and other stayers like Winalot Ridaides and Some Quality.

Cairns J. Munro Australia Baron Oppenheim Ae Pee Feces 2A Carra_artelle Amounis W. Brady N. Percival Werribee Manfred Windbag Phar Lap Phar Night March Ram New Zealand Syce High Syce Winalot Melbourne Ridaides Holt Higbee Ike Demost

Hotham Handicap Won In Fine Style At Saturday Meeting

Atoonce Valley Cup with 7.12 and 08 Saturday annexed the Hotham Handicap in fine style with 7.10. Lady Kentref’s best performance was third at Williamstown Cw with 67 Amonus. Weights listed for Ascot on Wednesday show mixed results with several horses and figures noted for the annual meeting.

Kentref Williamstown

Queensland Cup Beanfield Favourite

Beanfield is forecast to dominate the Queensland Cup as betting markets place the team as the strong favourite ahead of the race meets through the season.

V.RC Acceptors Oaks and Williams to Compete in Town Cup

In a listing of competitors for the Town Cup, a wide field includes Winalot Second Wind Kallosi Prince Don Red Sea Alfred the Great Clarongs Some Quality Shadow King Ethelton Taisho Demost Limber Up Octomber Opera Queen Greamlight Reputed King St Alden Hitachi Lucky Card Lis Obie Violin Bow Quick Reward Lady Kentrel Royal.

Winalot Kallosi Prince Don Red Sea Alfred the Great Clarongs Ethelton Demost Octomber Greamlight St. Alden Hitachi Lucky Card Lady Kentrel Royal

Rifle match at Townsville New Year's Day scores

The Citizen Force Rifle Club announces a January 1 competition at Townsville with Kallister and Snelling among the competitors and judging of several scores to follow.

the Rifle Ee Citizen Force Rifle Club Kallister and Snelling Townsville

Canadian Heavyweight Beats Cooke in Minneapolis

Canadian heavyweight 2 variety deter victory over Cooke in Minneapolis. result reported with emphasis on the decisive outcome and the opponent's defeat in a major boxing match.

Auctions and railway carriages mix with local notices

The item lists positions for probationer nurses and notes C Butler, an auctioneer, selling draught horses on November 9 at Ilam. It mentions household furniture and passenger carriage arrangements by the Railway Department to attach seating to a goods train at Samm on Friday November 8 to aid residents in travel.

C. Butler Ilam Railway Department Samm

Australians Triumph Near End in London Clash

A rough London match saw Australia press hard with early chances and a late goal rush. Obstruction by Fifield allowed Rees a kick but missed. Oldham scored a late penalty as the tourists’ inside backs fiercely defended in the ruck amid heavy crowd capacity.

London Fifield Rees Liae Hore Barwon Othe Maddy Prigg Fie Steimohrt Myer Oldham

England's Bold Bid in 1921 Tests

London reports the squad plans a bold 1921 test bid with Smith and Hobson as key youths. The team plus two reserves will spend three days at Leeds practicing cohesion.

London Smith Hobson Leeds

Mystery bids and initials on local plaque list

Fragmentary note shows names Ella St Helens Atkinson Castle and Smith Park linked with five cent pieces and a dedication. Readable bits suggest a community plaque or donation record with several surnames and places mentioned.

London Ellaby St. Helens Atkinson Castle Smith Park

Pesek Beats Santel in Stadium Wrestling Finale

Melbourne reports Pesek defeated Santel with 139 to 13.11 across two sections, one round format, forcing Santel to quit as the stadium season closed Saturday night.

Melbourne Pesek Santel

New Season’s Fabrics Preview Sparks Shopper Interest

Retail pages highlight upcoming fabric lines prompting sewers and designers to plan projects. Local stores showcase color swatches and texture samples while trend forecasts point to durable blends and vibrant prints for fall wardrobes.

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