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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 18, 1926
Page
11
Racing notes report results from the Sydney turf meeting with several horses named in action and leading contenders noted. The report lists main rivals including Constance Balbus Quankly and Night Heron among others with riders and early positions described.
Caulfield Cup Day features Manfred winning the Caulfield Cup for a record setting performance. Chapfey’s third car and Liowala are among the readable fragments noting racing results and other events, including Hurdle races and various handicap outcomes with multiple horses such as Wedding Eve and Lady Constance in tight finishes.
Brisbane cricket notes report Oxenham's strong 142 and a 226 partnership with Watts aiding a 159 by Walless. University bowled well to dismiss Colts No 1 for 81, with Craig claiming five for 48 and Hale four for 4 as Eastern Suburbs match figures are noted amid a damp, windy Saturday.
In Sydney on October 17, J. Anderson beat J. Willard 6-2 7-5 to win the Metropolitan Tennis Singles title. The pair also won the doubles final against B. Menger and Cummings with a 1-6 6-0 0 score.
In London, the finals of the Covered Courts Championship saw ChanYanin Peretta defeat Satinters 6 4 in the first set and 12 6 in the second, as Grete and Dix claimed later wins 64 64.
A Cairns reader proposes ambitious foreshores and drainage works to expand the city. The plan favors land reclamation frontages, canal drainage, and tidal flushing to prevent swamps and foul water while guiding future street farming and allotments.
Interret to Innisfail reports a bill to convert South Johnstone and nearby areas to wet status and reform sugar works taxation. It notes cane supply excess at Tully and South Johnstone mills and proposes permits to grow cane, with liquor licensing implications and a move to align local policy with broader taxation changes.
In Innisfail on October 14 the Mourilyan Mill annual statement shows 30,025 tons of cane accounted for. An interim 1 per cent dividend was paid in May, with directors recommending a further 8 per cent for the period. Crushing proceeds satisfactorily, with an estimated tanking capacity of 120,000 bricks. The final balance carries a forward of £1,439 after dividend distribution. The company reports £213,800 capital and £915 reserve fund.
A petition has been filed in Sydney seeking the dissolution of marriage between Kathleem Harmon and Captain Thomas Robin Hammond. The petition cites misconduct with Beatrice Blineliesm and others, naming Ralph Brodyscan as a respondent in the related suit.
A jumble of Cairns notices lists tenders for repairs at Cairns School of Arts and other projects, sale by public auction of furniture and stock, invitations for warehousing and supply tenders, a public meeting for Jubilee celebrations, and other local business updates from firms including Adelaide Steamship Co and Nevit & Co, with candidates for local elections noted.
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