Melbourne Cup odds and riders update from Melbourne race news
Latest Cup figures show Sanjas Chrome Bronzetti and Weetcourt among top contenders with Derby odds favoring Bronzetti. Biplane's Caulfield form and Polygamist’s Melbourne Cup chances noted. rider movements include Seastream and Redfern heading abroad. Fortattons joins Padfield at Caulfield as Victor Derby and Maribyronone Plate schedules announced. Cup riding plans list Lanius Cagon Wallace Isin-Gass Thana Mistico Westcourt.
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Melbourne
Sanjas
Bronzetti
Weetcourt
Wallace
Marculins
Broken Glass
Sir Amyas
Glad Eye
Derby
Biplane
Prince Viridis
Flemington
Comedy King
Ranger
Caulfield
Konegetis
Australia
Richard Wootton
R E. H. Hope
South Australia
Queensland
Hadrian Moody
Adelaide Regieter
WS. Russell
Kriegetis
Sydney
Joseph Burton
W. Fogleham
Wail
Moonee Valley
A. Seastream
India
W. Redfern
Singapore
FB Lewis
Ste Amyas
arez—Lanius
H. Cairns
Cagon
KL Bracken
Wallace Isin- Gass
QL Connell
Thana
A. Wood
Mistico
R. Brennan
Westcourt
McLachlan
Australian Boxing Week End Fights Result Plums Holmes Disqualification
In Brisbane Joe Healey defeated Sydney featherweight Harry Holmes in the sixth round but Holmes was disqualified for illegal hits. Sid Godfrey of Bur i beat Vince Blackburn on points to win the featherweight championship of Australia.
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Brisbane
Get
Joe Healey
Sydney
Harry Holmes
Sid Godfrey
Buri
Vince Blackburn
Australia
Tragedy of Mesopotamia Reveals British Policy Failings
A London Morning Herald excerpt criticizes Britain's Mesopotamian campaign failures. It cites Kut and Ctesiphon losses, 23,000 casualties, and Townsend's overstretched forces, while noting flawed civilian leadership and calls to impeach the Old Gang. It argues for accountability but supports some wartime decision makers.
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Keith Murdoch
London
Melbourne
Herald
Great Britain
Mesopotamia
Kut
Ctesiphon
Townsend
Asquith
Empire
Bagdad
Gallipoli
Nixon
War Office
Nur-ed-diin Pane
Aylmer
Gorringe
Kembail
Tigris
Biate
Commission
Ivan Army
Commissariat
Simla
India
Memoir of Mesopotamian siege faults and reforms debates
The report scrutinizes Townsend's relief attempts at Kut, failures from premature attacks and poor transport, and the Arab treachery. It details medical breakdowns, hospital ship shortages, and inhumane river transport for the wounded, plus Simla bureaucracy and Anglo Indian leadership. It connects to Australia through Birdwood and Kitchener figures.
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Turkey
Commission
Markham Carter
Basra
Medjidieh
Government of India
Secretary of State
Amara
Hathaway
Mesopotamia
India
Simla
The
Times
Carter
Nixon
AVA
Q.M.G
Cowper
D.M.S
Iam
Mudros Bay
W. Kent Hughes
Melbourne
Petrograd
James Porter
Duff
Sir Pinccy Lake
Indian Army
Lim
A.A
Pew
Een Meyer
Lord Hardinge
William Meyer
Tigris
Sir William Meyer
Kitchener
Australia
Bagdad
Birdwood
George Arthur
Lord Kitchener
Italian Grand Opera Opens Six Nights At Palace Theatre
The Filip p pini Italian Grand Opera Company begins a six night run with Rigoletto led by Count Ercole Filippini, a renowned baritone from Milan. The Townsville Bulletin notes strong performances by Balboni Gilda and other cast members, praising Filippini's sustained, demanding portrayal.
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Ttalian Grand Opera
Palace Theatre
Filippini Italian Grand Opera Company
Ercole Filippini
Scala
Milan
Italy
Australia
Townsville
Doca
Duke of
Count Filippini
Count Monterone
Notable Opera Cast Delights City Audience
The company presents a grand production with Miss Gertrude Johnson earning top marks for a poised E natural and a broad range of solos and duets. Noted also are Signor Balboni and Count Filippini as prime vocalists, while Signor Dimitri’s stage management and Horace Keats’s piano work receive praise.
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Gertrude Johnson
Miss Johnson
Madame Melba
Signora
Farrara
Signor
A. Rossolini
Horace Keats
Signor Dimitri
Signor Balboni
Count Filippini
Santizza
Signorina Franchi
Torrida
Augusto Balboni
Alfio
Ales Lubia
Lolo
Signora ‘Attara
Mamma Lucia
Signora Erminia
Pagliacci
Ania
Tonio
Nedda
Beppo
Signor de Luca
Silva
Signor Martinelli
R. Truda
Austral Pictures Showcases Saturday Screenings
Two performances Saturday drew strong crowds at the children's house with the tenth episode of Liberty and a star-studded gal axy program. The Blue Bird drama The Reward of the Faithless leads, followed by Betty and Schade items and a comic from Nester studios. War Topical offers up-to-date features, a blend of grave and gay appeal as audiences enjoy a second screening tonight.
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Star Films
Gewood
Atudio
Nester
Cats Pictures
Caims Pictures
Triangle
Wild Winship
Dorothy Dalton
Cleopatra
Gaumont
Vernon Valley
Pathe
Cairns Pictures
Whittick’s
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Cairns
Port Douglas
Mossman
Innisfail
Districts
Lake Street
Armstrong, Ledlie & Stillman Atherton
Herberton
Mount Garnet
Irvinebank & Peeramon
Sporting
Boxing
Peter Young
Ted Holland
Epsom
Canfield
Holland
Cass
Britain
Amtodd
W.q.rla
Central Hotel
Spence Street
Costin
Mareeba Fos
Sie
Eheda
Gent's
G. Lisha
Entertainments
Berger
Berger’s Paints
Burns, Philp & Co., Ltd
Cairns Pictures Ltd
Dal
Winship
English Gazette
Nustral Pictures
Improvements & T
Wm. Lennon
Shipple
P.O. Box
N.cairns
N.o.ra
Metropolitan
Don McInness
Charley Rphy
Tattersall's Club
Strand Hotel
Mims
C. Murphy
Czirns
Mercer
Abbott
Cainas
Ceece Fillan
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