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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
3
Local notes list residents visiting Cairns from Mooliba Gordonvale and Port Douglas. A sailing race for Mackay's trophy faced delays due to a lull and late start, with Rainbow and Model I contending. Daisy led at times and finished second behind Model I.
The final shoot for Mr Geo R Mayers ended 4th with E May winning 2 score for three shoots. Wordsworth scored 298 and collected 12/6 cash. Horton and Hesp also placed, E Chm won 36 cash, Capt Griffin offered a special 106 prize for young shooters. Sunday's scores list multiple shooters and totals including Wordsworth, A Wordsworth, J Cafferky, O Gorman, and Stokes among others.
Mr. Clark of Webster's Creek and Ni Lismore with son Fred are now on active service.
Report notes the Post and Herald facing sluggish posting tempo as questions rise over timing. The piece hints at a potential record, but details remain sparse and unclear about the exact figures or dates.
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