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Cairns Post

Location

Cairns, Queensland, Australia

Date

Oct 25, 1918

Page

4

Moonee Valley Cup Final Acceptances and Caulfield Trials

Caulfield weather foul with west wind. fast grass track and strong times. Final acceptances list Panacre Rael Loci King s Bounty Edrington Calrais Prince Royal Court Jester Randall Ashwien First Trim Uska Cape Sky Kinilin Fungo Tuneta. Causual notes on Caulfield Flemington training times for many horses and pacing.

Melbourne Panacre Rael Loci King’s Bounty Edrington Calrais Prince Royal Court Jester Randall Ashwien First Trim Uska Cape Sky Kinilin Fungo Tuneta Caulfield Rael Locin Gambler's Denacre Lisates Green Colbert Wolarei Drumore Cetigne Paratoo Perdo Sa Secs Nembletoe Sue Bronrire Luner Shrine So Secs Eusebius Fungold Kenilera New Zealand Wayland Smith Duntulm Lord Nagar Kilfinn Flemington King Offa Davis Carago Pereskia Menin Tropenny Prince Viridis Princess

Melbourne Hurdle Mentions and Social Gossip

Disjointed 19th century notes from Melbourne relay a jumble of racing terms and social items. Names like Sir Carl Leader and Prince Alfonso appear among racing tips and periodical mentions with scattered references to The Weekly Times Punch Table Talk and St Alban’s Handicap.

Melbourne Tharnock Sir Carl Afinitis Meroe Punch Nymph Mero Prince Alfonso J 'Arrasene Elfacre Loner Shrine Raj Oe Elfacre Bondurrs

Melbourne racing notes from Flemington Kennels and Oaks plans

King Offa shows improvement with minimal lameness in morning exercise at Flemington. Nightwatch backs for Melbourne Cup stir causes bookmaker buzz in Melbourne and Sydney. Stage Girl and Fein arrive from Adelaide for Oaks and other Flemington stables. Cog d Or remains lame and may miss Melbourne Cup. A J Lord arrives with Miss Rosslyn. Tim splits mounts with Plenty and Naval Gem, and Dimitel and Murillo.

Melbourne King Offa Flemington Sydney Kine Costa Nightwatch C MacDonald King O Faf Stage Girl Adelaide J. Patterson Fein South Australia Caulfield Cog d'Or A. J. Lord Rosslyn P. Tim Dimitel Murillo

Moonee Valley Cup and Melbourne Cup Price Racing Snippets

Race markets list contender names across the Moonee Valley Cup and Melbourne Cup events. Prices show Panacre Rael Locin at 7 to 2, with other runners like Edrington Ashyview Court Jester Calais Uska and Court Jester among top contenders. Melbourne Cup features Finmark strong at 7 to 4 with Outlook or Eusebius at 7 to 2 and multiple other horses cited.

Arrasene Phoenix Funoid Hightown Chal Calais Hispania Chalk Capeletti Linass Capelleti Rael Locin Uska Court East Ent Laie Edrington Punch Panacre Ashview Broadmeadows Jude Pera Fadelma Martino Perdo Ashyview Court Jester King Offa Arch Marella Kenmaquhair Lingle Estland Finmark Nightwatch

Racing Scratchings From V R C Meeting List

Sydney reports scratchings for the V R C meeting with horses named for Derby Oaks and Cup events. Entries include Bonnie Gal Kis Biscuit Tarifa Malhtoff sehyenani Plate and Queen Mary Filly Infante Filly Webbacre Fenetta. Melbourne Cup contenders Bardolph Erastus Centre Thine Mint berry Persian Gift Immortal. Victoria Derby features King Bardolph and Poodna. Oaks lists Poodna Gayla Amiable Filly Lucilla Filly. Williamstown Cup Meeting names Williamstown Cup Lord Cavendish and Luteplayer.

Sydney Bonnie Gal Education Kis Biscuit Tarifa Infante Filly Webbacre Fenetta Bardolph Erastus Centre Thine Ince Immortal King Bardolph Poodna Gayla Amiable Lucilla Vauntrillo Lord Cavendish

Townsville vandals strike under cover of night

Moonlit vandalism in Flinders Street West involved removing and emptying a number of pans. No witnesses reported seeing the culprits. Railway staff noted a policy of not handling wines and spirits sent to 209 hotels beyond those officially cleared.

Flinders Street West Towers

Brisbane Officials Defend Local Sanitation Response

In Brisbane on October 24, Premier and Home Secretary discuss Townsville sanitation strike. They insist local authorities bear primary duty to run sanitary services and warn government intervention would signal local failure. Government machinery for conciliation exists, but no stance on merits given.

Brisbane Townsville Ryan

Legislative Council reviews Manyake to New Cannindah railway plan

The Select Committee report on the Manyake to New Cannindah railway plan of about 40 miles 40 chains was laid on the table and printed. Commissioners reported against approving the plan section and books of reference. Debate covered Insurance Act amendments and cross state operations. The Council upheld amendments restricting operations to Queensland by 18 to 1.

Brisbane Proce Manyake New Cannindah Assembly Ee Commissioner Mapf Queensland Leahy Fowles Hawthorn

Townsville sanitation strike sparks legislative clash

In Brisbane the Assembly heard Mr Vowles condemn the Townsville sanitary workers strike as illegal and dangerous. He accused the Premier and ministers of inaction, warned of typhoid risk, and demanded government action including arbitration and police support to restore order. The debate highlighted national tension over the dispute.

Brisbane Vowles Townsville Ryan Hoghenden Queensland

Federal Parliament Debates Tax and Emigration Bills

In the House of Representatives a motion to omit words showing committee disagreement on the Dueetainment Tax was defeated 0 to 17, with the schedule approved 29 to 10. Debates covered the Spirits Act amendment, emigration controls, and an Electoral Bill reading as the chamber adjourned, amid remarks on a German internector and government conduct.

Townaville Hexham Vowles Home Secretary Chillagoe Gillies Queensland House Marrrow Council Melbourne House of Representatives Catts Bruce Smith Page Bruce Watt Senate J. Higgs Navy Commmissoner Fenton Otto Willgewdt Merly Finlayson House of Commons Commonwealth Imperial Sinclair Fowler Tudor

Interment of Iri Subject Dalton Examined by Medical Board

A medical board led by Lt Col A Hood and Lt Col J Crawford Robertson examined Maurice Dalton to assess health impacts of internment. They found no inorganic disease or debility beyond age, asserting his longevity would be similar or better under internment, leading the Cabinet to take no further action for now on release.

Melbourne Maurice Dalton Liewt A. Jarvie Hood J. Crawford Robertson Australian Army Medical Corps Watt Dalton Eiven

Windeyer Details Ties in LW W Inquiry Untangles Goldstein Links

In Sydney on October 24 Mr Windeyer continued the LW W inquiry noting an anomalous relationship among the Attorney General the Goldstein brothers and police. He described how when the Goldsteins handled certain documents detectives sent them to a solicitor and then interviewed the solicitor. He had not finished his address when the inquiry adjourned.

Sydney Lw.w Windeyer Goldstein Brothers Goldsteins

Teaching of German at Sydney Oct 24 noted

An article discusses the value of teaching German to keep pace with German developments. It links language study to future understanding and progress in Germany, implying educational importance in the period.

Sydney Germany

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