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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 22, 1909
Page
2
Racing card lists several handicap races with nominations and acceptances. Events include first race at 12, second at 12:45, and later events through 4 p.m. Horse names such as HANMCAP HACK RACE and IRVINERANK HASIMCAP appear with sows, rewards, and penalties.
Nominations for Flying and Irvinebank events and first Hen heading close by a December date. Weights declared on Saturday the 1th December. Acceptances close Friday 2b at 8 p.m. Horses not scratched incur an entry fee. All owners or nominators must be members of the club. Officials to approve hacks and crorks for stewards. KR. EF. Woss, Secretary.
Cairns hosts an Ambulance Benefit Carnival with sports events including Rand and Bagpipe Contests, boxing and New Year Days. Prize lists show Norman Park £15, Prooranme £10, Sheffield Handicap £50, plus numerous nominations and acceptances for sprint, novice, and bagpipe events. Children’s races and cycling races are also noted, with headings for handicaps and local participants.
The applicant, NLR NISSEN, holder of a Licensed Vieteslier's License, seeks grant of a renewal under the Act. He states marriage, a wife, no children, and prior service. Dated November 9, 120.
Entries listed for a racing program include the Flying Handicap of 10 sovereigns with two horses and prizes, the Cl uddies Back race of 5 sovereigns at one mile, and the Forced Handicap of 5 sovereigns. Details note nomina tions, post times 5 40 p m, and stewards approval requirements with acceptance by the specified time.
A concise note presents a special feature about Japanese goods and a beacon named Tobie Handkerchief BYESS and Philp Comraty. The piece references Lovelites and a focus on automotive items from Japan.
Reports indicate ore breaking will resume after a pause, with stope timbering near completion and expected finish by Friday. Western side work advances with a 10 foot progress, crosscuts extend 38 feet from the starting point, and the Diamond Drill Hering Coss notes a promising 382 foot core showing coal and carbon screws in fractures.
A garbled OCR of a historic classifieds page lists multiple vendors and price marks such as Brilliant Blocks Brilliant Extended Carringtoms and Mills United with varied bids and payments. Names like Nonnie Dundee Clark’s and Queen Central appear among disparate figures.
A fragment reports Kelly's Queen Block delivering a heavy 14 ton load with return value and time details unclear. The readable text mentions towers and city blocks, but essential facts are obscured.
Copper prices quoted in pounds and pence with forward and electrolytic ranges. The brief note covers copper forward and spot values and a hedge quote, ending with a fragmented lead price line.
Officials warn of disrupted shipping and idle vessels as miners debate strike action and coal owners predict dire consequences. Proposals to resume work face pressure from unions while managers fear reduced production and financial losses across Australian collieries if the stoppage proceeds.
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