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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 05, 1944
Page
6
Preparations are made for a large crowd at the Mareeby event with gate tickets available at the secretary's office from 11 a.m. on race day. Owners, retailers, and bookmakers are warned to follow club procedures, with officials addressing abusive language and required apologies or penalties as directed by the committee.
Consistency Handicap Price twenty five on faces Brown eighteen on as 1S147 records show players of the club making progress in recent sessions with improving play and scoring ability.
Reports describe strong club leadership and discipline as Cairns Club excels in the pennant weekend. Weather was favorable, Innissfail and others staged events with solid team effort, while competitors like Ginn Cooney and Skellera faced varied results.
The Mareeba event lists attendees including Jacky Boom and local figures. The Buristall Club provided meals at a reasonable price and participants watched and supported the games. After three weeks, spell competitions resume with the listed fixtures for Saturday afternoon.
In a tense CBA match, South Breckene, skippered by H Warring, led 8 to 1 before Gumpten and Vane rallied Bris. Vane bowled tightly, with a sequence of fours and doubles. Windoor, led by P Mamet, trailed but fought back as the score tightened late in the game.
Fragmented report recalls a weekend in Innisfail with pennant play and strong aims by Gatling Atherton and partners. Mentions Gis woven store desire for top form and parent effort, plus shifting progeny and Dia bowing, as old man Bennet and others are noted in limited readable phrases.
An old ad copy touts a quick acting cough remedy claiming to treat coughs croup bronchitis and chest throat relief for adults and children. It promotes mixing with water to make a pint bottle and urges purchase from local stores or chemists.
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