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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 02, 1916
Page
4
October racing results from Innisfail and Brisbane list multiple race winners and placings. Dr Hart, Astute, Mountaineer, Amberdawn, Jean Kent, New Empire, Mantel King, and other horses feature among novelties, with jockeys named and times noted.
A detailed report from Melbourne outlines conscription exemption grounds under the proclamation. It covers conscientious objections, alternative service, sole-support cases, and court processes for exemption hearings, along with timetable notices for electoral division callups and reporting locations in Herbert region.
A notice from Melbourne on October 1 states volunteers selected for userira service will be 98 upon acceptance. It notes those rejected for medical reasons, later deemed fit, will be considered volunteers W. Gerennieas, 24, Gasen Street, Broliiae.
Readable fragments show a note about a high commissioner returning from France and a reference to Australians and a Lowen visit, with garbled text implying a postwar context and foreign delegates.
Reported yesterday that several Federal Labour members across Victoria New South Wales Queensland and South Australia did not sign the anti conscription declaration. Names include Senator Russell Assistant Minister Dilder Allan McDougall Chanter Carr Hughes Spence Webster Guthrie Archibald Vesegree and others. A progress report from Brigadier General Anderson notes plans for referenda in Britain France and Egypt and a wartime timeline with Australia to complete work by early November. A German bulletin from Amsterdam dated October hints at German plans near Sophia.
London reports Sir Wo, Bm hos bere is chosen as Lord Mayor in a formal city ceremony on October 1 with public honors and full civic duties outlined for the year ahead.
A Maiden Plate race at Melbourne featured betting at two to one. The event concluded with a neck-margin victory after a sixteenth of a mile started betting sequence, with Cordolaer from Bord and Seemeeig Ro bertsee in notable positions.
A fragmented notice from Sydney conveys a delay with the action postponed to Monday, though exact details and parties are unreadable. The readable fragments indicate a scheduling shift or administrative hold without clear dates or involved organizations.
A report from the Port and Travel column discusses prize money and the Jockey Club. It notes the Friday committee meeting and a balance due to Mr. Doyle, with implications about the Faunce Committee and possible resignation of Mr. Day as president.
Getfrey v Taylor ended when referee halted the match in the 16th round after Geo Taylor pressured the bout. Sid Brat of Sydney reported the scene as Taylor dominating the later rounds before the stoppage.
The fragmentary line mentions a person named Davey Betcher and a phrase suggesting a prior event or state. No clear date place or organization is readable.
Fragmentary note describes a Saturday scene with a sensational vent about a play or tale titled A Wives Mistake. Mentions Whittick’s and prices 1/6 and 1/ and references to a Page or party in a sensational colonial context.
Local report notes a rivalry between Townsville and Charters Towers with references to venues and dates. The fragmentary text mentions locations and potential events but lacks clear outcomes or specifics.
The sixth episode of the Bioscopic serial The Broken Coin draws a large wartime audience with a fast paced plot and new dramatic turns. The program features action packed scenes aboard a lake setting and introduces heightened stakes as characters pursue hidden plans amid peril.
A garbled OCR line mentions names tied to a parabola in a local notice. Readable fragments indicate a sports or legal brief with unnamed parties and dates not clearly stated.
A dramatic film sequence features Miss Gish as a kidnapped girl aboard a merchant ship attacked by a pirate vessel led by Dexter masquerading as a duke’s son. Gish’s character is saved by a hero, they marry, and two ships of the Louise XV era double the scene. The programme includes Roscoe Arthwaekle in His Wife’s Mistake and a plan to close an option on Friday.
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