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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 25, 1928
Page
11
The article notes late field changes and potential acceptances for a major cup, with Strephon and Prince Humphrey among leading contenders. Balaverino, Balmerino, and Qatendate attract much of the betting near finalization, as the race field thins before Tuesday’s announcements.
Final acceptances for the Moonee Valley Cup and Cantala Stakes are due at 1 pm Thursday with Emile listed for the Moonee Valley Cup. Jack Wooder will ride in the meeting. Hurdler Pildin was destroyed at Caulfield after the Obi hurdles. Special train arrangements are noted for the upcoming Tully races.
The Mareeba Turf Club schedules its November meeting for November 24 with six divisions. Nominations close with club secretaries on Saturday November 19. Weights will be declared on or before Tuesday November 20.
Brisbane October 24 minor event weights listed for Albion Park races. A long roster includes horses such as Walburra 9.4, Belle Phiant, Dragon 66, Davage, Mona Merase 44, Chastity 65, Lady Leo TI, Prince Merle 9.0, Northern Chief 8.11, Far East 85, Bill Franch 6, Pearl Prince 7.2, First Rock 7.9, Tacitus 75, many others with varied weights and listings.
The Werribee Gold Cup at Melbourne on October 24 saw Ethedron defeating South down with a dead heat for third between Noscitur and Kenny. Other runners included Kongoni Pinnacle Vyeran Cobranveil Sueda Phocion Seventh Heaven El Rey and betting lists show Ethedron at 9 to 2 with South down 6 to 1 and Kenney among contenders.
Melbourne October 24 Strephon remains the clear favorite for the Melbourne Cup with Statesman continuing to attract interest. Winalot and Orientation are among the other leading contenders as discussion focuses on the Cup and Victorian Derby in steady fashion.
Melbourne October 24 latest betting prices list for the Melbourne Cup with Strephon at 4 to 1, Statesman 7, Qatendale 7, and a wide field including Winalot, Maple, Banker, Balmerino, Bacchus, and many others. Evens Strephon appears as the favorite with Oxtendake and Mollison among the longer odds.
The Merinda will sail Saturday at 2:50 p.m. for Turtle Bay with beachcombers aboard for a tropical night. An impromptu concert is planned at No. 2 beach at 5 p.m. followed by a dance. The program features the Froth Blowers Jazz Band, Beachcombers choir, Steve Burley, Joe Williams, and others performing overtures, songs, recitations, and a farce titled The Fatal Wedding.
Berlin reports tests at the Rohbach works for cargo flying boats to be followed by a trans Atlantic service inauguration. The route includes Vigo Asorce and the Bermudas with a planned testing schedule in late October.
Sydney October 24 oil shares softened with a partial recovery noted in the market. Prices showed small gains in some entities while other oil stocks, including Lander, traded around 13 shillings 10 pence, with minimal liquidity and limited turnover.
The English team arrived in Adelaide and were entertained at Government House after a reception. In the afternoon they practiced. team members listed include Chapin White Hobbs Steed Hammond Hendren Duckworth Sutcliffe Larwood Staples Freeman Ames.
London reports unemployment figures showing an increase over the previous week and year. The note cites 1,324,1494 more than last week and 249,904 more than a year ago amid drought conditions affecting work and wage prospects.
Brisbane report shows since start of Main Roads Commission up to now £2,955,054 spent on permanent works and road development. Local authorities contributed £871,360. annual repayment stood at £408,857.
The Brisbane City Council asked for an annual grant of 100000 from commission revenue arguing it would fund rural road construction. The report noted other capitals fund rural roads more heavily and warned acceding would undermine the State’s main roads policy and the Federal Main Roads Agreement. The government refused the council’s request for power to impose a metropolitan flat tax on motors.
The vice mayor Alderman A. Watson said the government’s action would reduce expected council revenue and force reliance on other sources to fund proposed projects. He warned adjustments would follow as the fiscal outlook worsened.
A letter from Innsfail dated October 24 complains of a motorbike without a silencer tearing down Edith Street at 8 PM. A horse was startled but unharmed. the writer urges Johnstone Shire Council to enforce traffic control or risk Home Secretary intervention.
October 23 report from New York notes the presidential contest is a fortnight away. The campaign continues with main threads and diverting sidelights providing materials for observers.
The Registrar General records August totals across Queensland cities with 710 births and 324 marriages. Mackay and Cairns report high birth ratios while Toowoomba notes the lowest. Deaths total 417 with infant mortality at 50.0 per 1000. heart disease leads illness causes at 16.5 percent, cancer 9.9, nephritis 9.0.
The article notes that forty percent of the world diamond output serves commercial needs. It states every motor car uses diamond-turned parts and that magneto vulcanite timing relies on diamonds. It underscores diamonds as essential in modern technology and industry.
A fire has raged since Monday in the old Hillf Colliery Blair area unoccupied for a long time. Bush fires spread to the timber of the shaft which has since been closed. Flames over 20 feet high shoot from the main shaft as workers drop earth to subdue the blaze.
Brussels reports the Defence Minister Count De in the Senate expressing ongoing fear of a German descent. He warned that six months service would risk leaving peace garrisons vulnerable, and ten months offered little improvement. He cautioned it would be a misfortune if Belgium lost the first battle.
Fragmentary notice lists the Cairne venue as hosting events tonight with names Moris and Ce and others involved. The legible portion references a local sub-branch and various attendees, though details are incomplete. The item reads like a civic or social notice for planned activities.
A garbled fragment discusses soap and hygiene products like Rexona Soap and a generic toilet luxury. It mentions price per tablet and claims universal availability though wording is unclear. No coherent event or clear persons are discernible.
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