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Newspaper
Cairns Post
Location
Cairns, Queensland, Australia
Date
Sep 21, 1928
Page
5
A chaotic OCR summary recounts 1909 era motorsport notables. It highlights Opperman’s success in a European class, discusses early open air circuits at Haris and Windshields, and notes evolving tech such as electric lighting and mechanical gear advances. It mentions Segrave and Australian speed trials, with pace, records, and crowd interest tracking a growing global auto scene.
Historical notes describe the upcoming Dunlop Cup motor event with stages from Melbourne to Sydney and back, including weight classes and tests. It also covers early gearless car developments, proclaiming mechanical auto gear systems reducing clutch usage, plus reflections on gardens and flora in a separate feature.
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