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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 20, 1952
Page
2
At the Toniafall races on Bat, Armour, Bowl, and Cast Gee competed in a close field. A single length separated the top finishers with One length Time recorded as 1.13. Cart 8 Mate 1 and Meetaman 0.7 followed Briscoe, Reed, and others in a terse but vivid local scene.
Oct 18 Brisbane race report lists Bianco winning the 9 furlong feature with Euphemism and other contenders like Gabease and Ta euedant among the finishers. First voice shows Britavah and Royal Bugle among the notable runners in the field.
Race meeting preview for Atherton featuring the Airton Tat Chub event with multiple divisions and handicaps. Details include acceptances, prize money across divisions, furlong distances, and officials contact for Bow 175 at Atherton.
A fragmentary sports note records Miss Lawson winning a contest by a margin of three to one after a close finish. Names and details are garbled, but the result indicates Lawson prevailed in a short bout or race with a narrow lead at the end.
Fragments describe a wall scene with unclear details. The readable portions mention a location and general activity but lack coherent names, dates, or outcomes. The piece feels like a clipped notice or partial report awaiting fuller context.
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