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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 15, 1940
Page
6
The readable fragments describe a local teaser about a storm or incident near Randwick and Teaser Moen with an eye complaint. Key entities are unclear due to OCR errors, but Randwick and Sihah area appear as place names. The item reads like a brief weather or notice teaser with no coherent details.
The readable bits describe a morning event on a Saturday with a race or furlong measure. Names and places are unclear but mention timing and a planned activity. The text is distorted with OCR errors and lacks a clear, cohesive narrative.
Race card details show Trial Stakes and Two-Year-Old Stakes with entries for Mie and other horses. Mentions Caulfield Cup, winners, and related acceptances with connections like Arlie Coutts Mamie and Italian terms, reflecting a busy racing program and upcoming events.
Fragmented OCR recounts racing results and placings from events in Melbourne and Sydney. It mentions Memory, O’Meara, Vulture, Joker, and Rainbow among others, with weights, odds, and race outcomes across multiple Handicap and Cup contexts. The dense prose blends results, pacing, and attributed performances in a period-tinged, stylistically newsy voice.
Innisfail October 14 race card lists scratchings for the Annual handicap meeting. Divisions include First with Leslie Lad Pal and Norma Hope in First Hack. Second with Ditter and Fourth Division entries White Moon and St Astor. Third with Bay Ike and Bronze Tressure. remaining weights omitted for Sixth Division.
At Ascot in Brisbane on October 4 morning, several horses ran workouts. Olive Branch completed four furlongs in 51 seconds, while Kievis Valley and Lorna Verde edged Top Up by a neck over five furlongs, with similar times and fractions noted.
In Brisbane on October 14 officials stated that Hans Faming’s Saturday plan was halted. The stewards expressed satisfaction with the cease and the removal of items from the scene.
Fragmentary OCR notes invite tenders for a government building project near Lake sya Gation and discuss ratepayers in No 3 Division of the Shire. The document also references a discount date to-day Monday October 18 and Mrs WN McKzemnan’s residence, with a September 19 event and a household furniture sale.
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