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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 07, 1929
Page
11
Fragmentary page notes a recent New Zealand race with bets and placings. Mentions Miss Earn, Alienor, Geodesy, Miss Rivoli, and Pavor with various odds and a finish showing a winner by five lengths and close second and third. Also references Toowong Handicap and Oaks Day events with inconsistent names and times.
Nov 6 at Ascot the Queensland Turf Club meeting continued in fine weather with a strong turnout. Results include the Heavyweight Handicap over seven furlongs won by Lime ahead of Jota Horner and King’s Rock, with Varalba and others among the field. Time 1 27 1.
Fragmentary OCR reads like a town phone listing or ad with names and a date. The readable bits suggest a 1914 establishment or registry connected to a location, possibly Regbene Cour, with scattered street references and a local telephone tag.
Melbourne November 11 The acceptances for the VRC meeting third day on Thursday list many horses for the November Hurdle Race and Veteran Stakes both over long distances. Names include Henare Kendler Batalns Flavedo Wanda King Amounis Lady Beth and Cimbrian among others with various weights noted.
Auctioneer C Butler will sell at his yards in Gordonvale on Saturday morning November 9 at 11 am. Two lots will be offered.
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