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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 24, 1950
Page
2
Race meeting notes list divisions and the hack handicap of four furlongs with nominations closing at 4 pm today. Tanisfail Turf Club president Mr McVas deery chaired a meeting yielding forty four nominations for next Saturday’s event.
Weights listings for Albion Park on Saturday show multiple divisions and handicaps in seven furlong races. Notable entries include Saroni Regal, Youre Douglas, Cape Marin, Lord Laure, Royal Meteor, and Morning labels among many others across the Sixth Fifth and Fourth Division Handicaps, with weights ranging from the low teens to the hundreds for various horses and combinations.
The Bowls Edmonton Club held a week of competition featuring singles and pairs events. Notable results included Crowley and Wik, Winkworth and Mann defeating Whitley and Scanlan, with several matches continuing into Thursday and Sunday, producing mixed scores and expressions of club pride.
At Trentham races the Beaumaris clinched the NZ Racing Classic ahead of Stalee and Robina Sere with strong finish across 2000 metres. The field featured Hays foe and foreshortened laps as Beaumaris secured the win in a tight finish, with notable placings including Cangtora and Wise.
Gordonvale Turf Club meets with listed wagering terms and payout figures including WASTHCAP and HCAP references. The fragmented details mention multiple stake amounts such as 21, 20, and 40 pounds, with unclear abbreviations and participant names. The OCR text remains garbled, preventing full event reconstruction.
Bookmakers lament as Caulfield Cup results spark Melbourne Cup chatter. Notable winner Avatney tankmaker backed nearly £30,000. Grey Boots and other runners loom for Melbourne Cup with riders like Preston and Purtell speculated. Market quiet amid heavy Caulfield Cup setting. Playboy favourite with Sir Pascal, Benvole, and Morse Code among top contenders.
In a crowded Sunday game fans witnessed a close relay and innings battle. Key performances came from L Mehel Slades and Mkeown Michell while Tay and Flynn Barcee contributed solid scores. The event featured multiple players from Arkh and Tay with varying success, and weather did not derail the match.
Unclear OCR fragment mentions Rt Laren planning a visit with Kee Mchrewer and others to Auetraiin. Names and places are weak. core idea hints at a diplomatic or informal visit. No verifiable event or dates from fragment.
An adjourned inquest hinged on diary exhibits identified by prisoner Sebert William Humphries. He described conversations with witness Bertle and details of a Syrup incident, with references to blood dye and court procedures. The proceedings noted witness questions, police notes, and potential habeas corpus action while discussing government policy affecting peasants and postwar conditions.
Readable fragments show many advertised events and job notices including supplier auctions, hires for positions, training opportunities, and public sales. Names, places, and dates are jumbled. the readable bits reference Atherton, Pioneer Sagat Mille Pty, Seager property, and various suppliers. The overall item lists assorted local notices without clear single focus.
Pravda replies to President Truman during his Moscow tour asserting the United States cannot change fate if the world war is to be prevented. The article mocks U.S. government stance and accuses Washington of war mongering, presenting a point by point critique of the speech.
The acre emerged as a standard size for land a man could plough in a day with varying sizes across countries due to differences in plough capacity and usage.
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