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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 04, 1916
Page
4
The Austral Theatre presents a patriotic program featuring Corporal Sizer recounting Gallipoli experiences in an illustrated lecture and a Charlie Chaplin comedy. Local artists will perform patriotic items with soldiers as chorus, with seats reservable at Whittick's.
Weights announced for the September Gevale Text Club meeting feature a Welter Handicap of 50 pounds and a Farewell Handicap of 145 with six furlongs. Horses listed include Bay Running Malion Blackcap Bushwind Glengariff Jameson and others with various weights and forms noted. Dividends and a patriotic fund contribution are mentioned.
In a chaotic listing from a historical race meet, Bushwind defeats Stuart Tartan by half a length after a close finish. Betting favored Bushwind heavily as show results include Sead aide Se, Show Girl, and Black Cap in a crowded field with several payouts noted.
The report covers Caulfield Cup day results with Prime Bardolph winning the Memes Stites event and King Chancellor among minor placers. It notes King Kora and King Kore in various placings and the looming Caulfield Cup and Moeger Memorial with weight concerns and selections. Sydney Tellygreatia will broadcast Readwick Spring events with curtain raisers and weights to be announced in the Friday paper.
The write up records a wet year hindering log hauling activity, stalls mill work, and dull town commerce. Recruiting officers met informally, eight volunteers joined, timber moves to a siding, and local donations raised funds for families. Children often catch colds. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is recommended.
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