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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Nov 28, 1951
Page
2
Fragmentary OCR text mentions racing terms and names such as Cairns, Calves, jockey, pace, Seay, Coome, Seay, SeL, Nation, Bont, Crest, Lime, Duke, Speed, Sorth, Mark. No clear event, date, or outcome can be determined from the readable fragments.
Members of the Gardonvale Curt Club push to ready the Gardonvale week and appointment for Christmas race meetings on December 15, 22, and 28. The club offers £1245 in trophies and invites entries via the secretary. Prank Reys, once an apprentice at Gordonvale, now a successful Brisbane trainer, will visit Gordonvale for the club events.
Rounds of races featured Mona's Choice and Mone's Chute with several horses posting notable times. Doomben's two year olds performed firmly with Farma two Yearold and Green Lent both showing solid stretches while Halimaster clocked four furlongs in 48-34 as the field moved through the Doomben docket.
An apprentice at Bundaberg foundry, aged about 14, was killed by lightning while returning home from work during a fierce electric storm. He was found lying on the road near his home, with his bicycle nearby.
In Cairns cricket last Saturday Brothers and Norths set new marks. Hinech of Brothers scored 120 and Bolton 91 in a 364 total, while Norths reached 371 with Pelling 72 Nielsen 63 and Munro 53, Sykes 46, Roberts 37. The Cairns rep side then surpassed the score in a Sunday match, with Munro Sykes and Nielsen among the top bats, and Peiry the leading bowler for Norths.
The Cairns Golf Club wrapped its 163rd season with a final event at Se Caran Dake. Mia Bedan and B Carry won the main prize after a long competition. several trophies were presented by Mr. Draper and others as long-time members received honors.
AAPPER report from Durban dated November 28 notes the abandonment of South Africa cricket tour next year. The piece cites calls to cancel the venture made months ago as South Africa’s best bowlers and top men have retired. Dudley Rouse and Eric Rowan have left the ranks, reducing the team’s strength and affecting plans for the tour.
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