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Newspaper

Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Nov 07, 1916

Page

4

Probable Starters and Riders for the Melbourne Cup

A list of likely horses and jockeys for the Melbourne Cup includes names such as Brenna Ww Foulsham Connell Fisher McLachlan Black Smart Lambert-Meddick Burn Cairns Ale Flynn Dempsey Carlita and others. The roster features numerous riders and horses with abbreviations and fragmented spellings reflecting the OCR text.

R. Brenna Foulsham Connell Joke Fisher H. McLachlan W. Black W. Smart Lambert - Meddick Burn Ex Cairns Ale Flynn Dempsey

Melbourne Cup Scratchings and Final Acceptances

Melbourne racing note lists new scratchings and final acceptances for the Williams town Cup and related events. Entries include Carlita Cetigne Javen do Woorah Wiklow Aides Green on Prince Bordelph Amdelosia Wallace Isinglass Blague Wishing Cap Highfield Lingle Torhane The Chestian Brother Wolaroi Etterrod Maltravers Polybius Bob Soult Royal Alice Eastcourt Stage Dame Quickly Ho US 7 Sunbury and other names such as Lucky Escape Hauston La squda Mudros Corr Jester Plen.

Melbourne Royal Alice Eastcourt Stage Dame Quickly Ho US Sunbury Half Ass Lucky Escape Hauston Lasquda Mudros Corr Jester Plen

Melbourne Cup talk and racing notes from Caulfield

From recent form a Melbourne Cup winner is hard to pick with many contenders. Aides de eg from Kilcock line impresses. Murray Hobbs trains ten NZ horses at Caulfield. Sweet Corn sets Australasian speed marks. Patrobas and Cetinge in Cup context. Oaks appears a Thama versus Etterred duel. Dorsing Vike and Isinglass connections noted.

Wolaros Bardulph Aides de Eg Kilcock England Wolverhampton West Australia Aides Murray Hobbs Christchurch New Zealand Sasanoi Kilboy Caulfield Canfield New York Sweet Corn Windsor Wellington N.Z W. G. Stead Mar Amele Sam Uncle Sam Sunbury Patrobas Cetinge Wallsee Isinglass Whon An

Notable Juvenile at Post Shows Nasty Temper

The Adelaide-owned colt Antte behaves poorly at the post despite being a smart galloper. The rest of the season’s juveniles conduct themselves well, but Antte’s conduct stands out as an exception amid Cup preparations and potential fieldings for upcoming events.

Antte Edallist Sig

Sugar industry strife dampens town outlook and polling

Post and Herald report ongoing strike effects dampening the district as cane burning proceeds with farmer labor while Referendum Day passes quietly at Gordonvale. Exemption Court grants 21 and adjourns 9. local defense volunteers depart Townsville as a 18 year old joins Enoggera. Buick cars promoted by Parker and Fitzsimmons Cairns.

Post Herald Gordonvale Clem W. C. Griffin T. A. Ferry Jobelime Winterford Townsville Sn K. Alley Alley Enoggera

The Woman's Law at Cairns Pictures

Cairns Pictures screens The Woman's Law next Wednesday with Florence Reed in a demanding role as Gail Orcutt. Duncan MacRae delivers an exceptional double performance, including a convincing double exposure plot involving a mentally deranged man mistaken for a husband. The film balances stylish production and strong acting with a dramatic plot and a promising finish.

Cairns Pictures Son Florence Reed Gail Oreritt Duncan MacRae Bante Gail Orcutt Orcutts Gail Orcutt

Austral Pictures at the Cairns Theatre Nightly Film Lineup

Tonight offers the last chance to see Coral Bison in a gripping feature with dramatic accidents and the ongoing Broken Com serial. Also on the bill Cupid at Polo Game and the Eclair Journal headline the world’s latest events. Cairns Theatre advertises war-time prices and a satisfying evening. Reggie Mixes In headlines at Cairns with Douglas Fairbanks in a tale of wealth and slums, romance, and a showdown with Bernard’s gang ending in a spectacular confrontation.

Austral Pictures Austral Cairns Reggie Triangle Storlng Douglas Fairbanks Reggie Morton Dorothy Fleming Agnes Shannon Agnes E Bernard Bernard Dernard Mrt Rerio Fous Anta Trombie

Local News from Cairns and Northern Posts

Mr Halliday arrives by the Paringa. Mr OW Ballinger departs for Mossman. Miss Rogers travels Cairns by Morialta. Acting Sergeant Murphy returns to Babinda. NormanTown residents plan medical leave. Port Douglas and Mossman duties noted. Death of Joseph Helland aged 61 at Normanton Hospital. Cairns residents invited to view T P Kelly’s former premises. Improvements under A O O’Reilly supervision. WA Green, late T P Kelly Chemist, invites drug orders.

Cairns T. P. Kelly A. O. O'Reilly WA. Green

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