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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 04, 1951
Page
3
The Masonic Club showcased standout performances with Owid, Hoole, and Bkinner delivering form as Jensen and Stackton starred in a close team effort. Both purple and blue pennant contenders began practice for the Tumle events, with matches set for next Saturday and Sunday respectively.
At Ravenshoe Golf Club a mixed program featured the Mollie Draper Medal round and QL.G.U. Brooch event amid ideal weather. Nominations closed for the first draw on Sunday with proceeds benefiting Legacy. scores highlighted A. Barley frith’s 112 in the Harry Race Cup and multiple near and net results among local players from Inn's, Jen, and Athirton.
The file recalls lively sports anecdotes from boxing to cricket and speedway, noting Kid McCoy’s 1909 bout with Jack McCormack and Beant Reardon’s umpiring temper. It touches on Frankie Frisch, a speedway crash at Leicester, and a British cricket team’s hopeful season, plus trivia questions about PharLap and Sir Donald Bradman.
Atherton Club members reported varied scores with L Conoe leading morning totals at 124 while Johnston and M M Anderson followed at 132 each. Upcoming local panic shoot is set for Sunday and Mareeba onus will be fired with several members expected to participate. Plans include T Moses and C Simpson aiming for the National Rule Association event. Simpson departs Wednesday and Moss hopes to drive to Brisbane en route to Sydney.
A fragmented regional advertisement page lists varied notices from Cairns and surrounding areas. It includes upcoming football and public events, job vacancies for machinists, steam engine drivers, and a shift engineer, plus notices for sales of furniture and farm equipment, and vacancies in fire brigades, cane growers groups, and can be sold by local merchants. Mentions a mareeba meeting, a pavilion theatre event in Majestic Theatre, and cricket international context within a brief historical note.
Ravenanoe Bept 30 The Ravenanoe Tennis Club finished its semi final and final rounds of unmixed doubles on Saturday afternoon. Final results show Rola and Myx R Roots defeating Ferguson and Mrs Meal ing 4 4, while L Cooper and Mr AU Merring won 1 0 against Mr Meating.
A fragmented report from the Ravenshoe Club notes a September meeting of the Raverskew group. It mentions members like RK Bragshaw and R Pigaot with various figures and purchases, and reports WoT Walker winning the Overnillard test and another member winning a paper award.
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