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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 27, 1953
Page
2
P Baxter, a farmer from Seath Jebestone, suffered a cut to the right foot toe after contact with a plough share. He received medical care and was taken to hospital.
A dense list of horse names and race participants fills the page, including Renard iver 83, Golden Mansers 12, Lady Aileen 73, Pacife Plight 72, Puy Gum 132, Astrolabe 7.18, Port Wiliam 15, and many more. The scattered items reference horses, stakes, trophies, and confections tied to a racing meet, with notes of preparations and expectations for an Oct event and a Nett planning tone.
In a compact cycling meet Wheeler finished second in the mile and a half and three mile scratch events with strong promise for the future. Another race saw Wheeler place second while a rider named Cusack crashed into Kidder causing minor abrasions to both, and G W ten was nearly hit.
Roberts wins at Warwick Rodeo Championship in a tight event. Roberts claims top placing with strong performance and notable crowd presence.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions lines paced at 26 and 28 feet with references to 225/01 and 24. It notes homes of a newmy that were Mode Otter and a job reference to Jobe. Other lines show pacing at 28 and 218 with unclear context.
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