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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 17, 1951
Page
2
Fragmented OCR lists a shop sale with watches and jewelry including chain bands and mirrors. Mentions customers and a youths term with early hours, unclear details but signals a local retailer event and pricing. The text is garbled but implies a sale at a street location with various items offered today.
The Cairns Turf Club held its Saturday meeting at Cannon Park with a strong crowd and good odds. Sydney led early but Bonaire closed the gap in the straight as Tank surged, while Club Hi Abu and Demalre contested the late stages and the favorite found form in the fourth division.
A damaged OCR extract lists prize results and numbers for a Golden Casket draw. It includes various figures like 1500, 8408, 118, and 110 alongside scattered names and codes, but the exact outcomes or holder names are unreadable. The readable snippets suggest a heavy mix of stake amounts and ticket identifiers without a coherent winner record.
A dense page from a race meeting lists multiple divisions at Rosehill and Parra including Open, Maiden and Handicap events. Notable horses and riders such as Prince, Lady Lovemang, Pudding, and Legal Court contend for multiple wins across eight divisions with varying distances and times.
Race day at the track sees Innigfail and Tanisfail contest multiple divisions despite forecast unsettled weather. Several events feature 4 furlong sprints and handicaps with notable entries such as Dicap, Gee Grove, and Erin's Faol while times hover around 54 to 69 seconds. Contests include the Open Handicap and Mourilian Handicap with a lineup of named horses and riders, though some names blur in the OCR.
Fragmentary OCR text lists names, times, and horses such as Flying Handicap and Yellow Ring with scattered figures and fields. The readable portion mentions Conquest and Tard with times like 7'40, but most details are garbled.
Reports from the Moonee Valley meeting list a wide array of race events and participants. Notable horses, drivers, and officials are named alongside times and placements in a sprawling, crowding program. The text includes references to multiple stakes and race cards with numerous entrants and commentary.
The Cairns Ladies' Associates review shows players and officials named Mrs Speed president and Mrs Luce Price among committee members. A two foot draw competition is listed with results, while weather disrupted play as no games occurred on Yas Tonigfall green in the afternoon.
Fragmentary lines indicate an annual competition at Tullt with unclear details. Reads like a garbled record noting grade A and B entries, with partial scores 4 and 3 and references to Swinney. No decisive outcome or full participant list available.
Devils beat Angels on fouls as D. McGregor led Devils with Pelton scoring in a chaotic match. Higgins and Daddow starred for Devils while Chan and Newton showed for Angels. An executive meeting is planned tonight at 8 o clock at FAL with all officers urged to attend.
Sedgman defeats Herbert Flam 7-5 1-8 5-7 in a sweltering semi final of the Southwest Tennix championship. The Australian Sedgman will meet Tony Teberi in the final after edging Flam in a tight three setter. The match featured strong serves and rapid exchanges as Sedgman claimed the decisive moments late in the third set.
A partial notice for the Arera Turd Club lists a meeting or event on September 22 at 4 pm. Readable fragments point to a local gathering, with no clear location or organizer fully stated in the surviving text.
Fragmented notes describe Cairne Club shooting at Staad range with seven members, 300 yard event, ten shots per man. Mentioned scorers include Adimes, Beroton, Harri, Atkinson, G Harris, and others with scores around 40s. Upcoming events slated for next Sunday and September 30, with transport limits and refreshments provided.
The page lists results from several events: Edge Mill defeated Trojans in a close W/E match. Cairner beat Ciyan 1/68 to 4/49. Maelvin Cup results indicate entries with scores around 12/72. The text is fragmented but preserves key outcomes and participant names.
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