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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1916
Page
4
The text notes a small attendance at a meeting with poor advertising and mentions officials such as J. Hamill and J. Mann. The writer criticizes the protest process and implies dissatisfaction with how the event was conducted and publicized.
Racing items review Australian horses including Serkan Mafioso and Mafioso, Pony and Lady Wallace. Mentions Randwick Plate, Winter Stakes, Melbourne Cup talk, and stud prospects for mares like Maltec. Also reports on Cairns Club member Hartigan’s death and Townsville Mackay Townsville tennis-style matches results and entries.
In Melbourne on October 21 the Werribee Racing Club held a meeting with fine weather. The principal event the Wersiber Cup at 9 furlongs saw Puke So (Prankin) finish first by a head over Fieur Dor (Howie) and Toleration (Wallace) with six others in the field. Time recorded as 2 minutes.
Scratchings for the Melbourne Cup include Bombita and Aluna. Latest quotations list Shepherd King Bursar Kilboy Sasanoff Quinologist Single Wallace Isinglass with numbers noted. report mentions Eddie Chifs ford defeating Dirksen in a stopped contest in the ninth round by referee.
John Maher reports on Almaden events, detailing Maiden Plate five furlongs with six entries, Basilist and Topman battles, a protest over Basilist maiden status upheld, and the two mile Trotting Race with five starters.
Services of the Church of England will be held at designated times across parish churches with morning and evening prayers listed. Details include typical liturgy and congregation notices for the upcoming week at listed chapels.
The Spence Street venue presents a four act performance titled The of Happiness with star Jon Red Feather and actress Meee. A second program spotlights St Patrick’s Day with the Guards and Fisk Jubilee Singers, praised for Band of Gideon and Jordan’s River choruses. The hall offers good lighting and comfortable seating, with hints of a Saturday surprise and potential return visits by the Fisk singers.
Charlie Chaplin drew a large midweek audience at Cairns Theatre last night with his best screen persona. The program featured The Chatch ing Hand and a London Topical, plus a forthcoming vaudeville entry Tossing Testros and Blaffo. Prices ranged from 6d to 0s 6d as improvements promised more success.
Clara Kimball Young will star in Camille tonight at the Palace. The listing notes a fast pace and high notes of romance, with the film drawing strong crowd interest and media attention.
The Pastoralists' Federal Council of Australia issues a manifesto urging federated bodies and pastoralists to back an affirmative conscription vote on the 28th instant. It condemns importing cheap labour, stresses harvesting of wheat and wool for war financing, and calls maintaining Australian contingents at full strength while supporting the war effort.
An advertisement lists multiple sugar farms and lands for sale near Mulgrave Road, Junction Frenchman’s Creek and Russell River with terms from 10 months to 10 years, royalties per ton and deposits. It also promotes a pony, a Lily White washing machine, and a 4 pond run water supply with several houses and cattle facilities included.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe occupation licenses and improvements. Mentmore mentions fenced acreage of 20 miles, paddocks, bullocks, mules, horses, and a cattle stock reserve. References to water supply, fencing, and farm improvements amid drought conditions. The text lacks coherent narrative or dates.
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